Long Branch Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 140 residential moves across southwest Toronto: Long Branch and the 50 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Or call (647) 525-5855 nowMovers in Long Branch: what we know about moving here
Long Branch divides exactly down the middle on tenure, half its homes owned and half rented, so a booking here is as likely to follow a closing as the end of a lease. The housing behind that is mixed and mostly low: apartments in low-rise buildings take the largest share, detached houses the next, and buildings of five storeys or more about a quarter of the whole. Low-rise is the detail that matters on the day, because those are the addresses where a lift is least likely to exist and the staircase is the route. Households are small, so the loads usually are too; it is the walk-up and the front path that add the time.
The panel below draws on the wider group of communities Long Branch sits within, our nearest read on what a move in this corner of the city takes.
Moving costs around Long Branch, by the numbers
Long Branch does not publish a price of its own here, because there are too few closed jobs inside the boundary. What the band shows instead is 50 southwest Toronto communities and 141 residential moves between them, with Fort York-Liberty Village contributing 10, Annex and High Park North 9 each, and Alderwood, Etobicoke City Centre and Junction Area 8 apiece. That pool ran a $733 median with tax and a 3.5 hour middle day, with half the bills between $542 and $1,229 and half the days between 3 and 5.5 hours. 77% graded small.
- The comparison set
- 50 neighbourhoods · 141 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.5 median
- How big those moves are
- 77% small · 20% medium
- Busiest months
- June, March and April
- What those moves cost
- $733 median
communities in southwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.5 hours · 141 moves
June 19, March 19, April 18
half fell between $542 and $1,229 · based on 141 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much do movers cost in Long Branch?
The pooled figure is $733 with tax across 141 residential moves in the southwest Toronto communities around Long Branch, with half of them between $542 and $1,229. A local move is billed hourly, at a rate set by the movers and the truck the job needs. Nothing is added for travel inside the city, and there is no deposit.
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What kind of building is a Long Branch move usually in?
A low-rise apartment more often than anything else: 38% of homes here, against 29% detached houses and 25% in a building of five storeys or more. The low-rise share is the one to check early, because a lift is not guaranteed and there is rarely a loading door. Where the address is a tower, the building books both.
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How long does a move in Long Branch take?
3.5 hours on site at the middle of the 141 pooled jobs, with half of them between 3 and 5.5 hours. Households here hold 2.2 people and more than a third live alone, so the loads are usually light. In this kind of housing the hours go on the route out rather than on the volume going in.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in Long Branch?
Toronto publishes no page covering a moving truck at a residential curb, and its street occupation permit is written for containers, so there is no clean yes or no. 311 will tell you what your own block needs. On the detached streets a driveway usually removes the question. Outside a low-rise it usually does not.
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Is one month cheaper than another in Long Branch?
No, the rate is hourly whatever the date. June and March each carried 19 completed moves across the surrounding communities and April 18. That is a count of jobs done rather than a price signal. If the date can move, ask which day the building will give you rather than which month is quiet.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
Long Branch neighbourhood guide for moving day
The figure to plan around in Long Branch is the low-rise share, which is the largest single kind of home here. A walk-up means stairs, and stairs mean a longer carry between the door and the truck, so it helps to say which floor you are on and whether there is a lift when you book. A lower building may well have one, and where it does, reserve it. Tenure divides evenly, so lease ends and closings are equally ordinary. And since no published page settles whether a truck at your curb needs a permit, 311 is the call to make.
Most homes in Long Branch were built 1961 to 1980
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 11,360
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 5,290
- What people live in
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- 38% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 29% single-detached houses
- 25% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 25% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 50% owned
- 50% rented
- One-person households
- 36%
People per household
2.2
2021 federal census, 25% sample
2021 federal census, 25% sample
Toronto publishes no page that covers a moving truck at the curb, and its Street Occupation Permit names moving containers only. Confirm with 311 whether your street needs a permit.
Not sure what the City wants on your street before a truck parks on it? We move in Long Branch every week and we will tell you who to ask: talk to our Toronto team
Figures come from Cactus’s own completed residential moves (business and high-frequency accounts excluded) and from official municipal open data; they are medians and quartiles, never averages, every published figure rests on at least five moves, percentages are rounded, and all-time counts are floors because some older pickup and drop-off addresses were never geocoded.
Real Customers. Real Movers. Real Reviews.
Five-star Google reviews from customers whose move Cactus completed, newest first, preferring the ones whose job falls inside Long Branch’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
It was a very smooth moving process. The movers were friendly, efficient, and came on time, which made us feel less stressed overall. They were super quick at disassembling and assembling the large furniture such as my bed even though I knew it was a bit complex to build.
5 out of 5
The guys were delightfullly friendly and impeccably professional. Becca in the headoffice made sure everything is in perfect order. Cactus was a great choice!
5 out of 5
I had an incredible experience with Cactus Moving. After being let down by another company, Vinay and David stepped in at the last minute and were fantastic.
5 out of 5
We had the most wonderful experience with Cactus Moving. The guys who showed up were super professional. They arrived early and they were so respectful of our space, and belongings.
5 out of 5
Huge thanks to the Cactus Moving for making our move so smooth and stress-free! 🚛✨ The team was professional, careful, friendly, and very organized from start to finish. Everything was handled with care, arrived safely, and the whole process was much easier than we expected.
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- Annex 9 moves
- High Park North 9 moves
- Alderwood 8 moves
- Etobicoke City Centre 8 moves
- Junction Area 8 moves
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- Islington
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- Kingsway South
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