North Riverdale Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 130 residential moves across southeast Toronto: North Riverdale and the 32 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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No single housing type accounts for even a third of North Riverdale. Apartments in low-rise buildings and semi-detached houses account for the same share of it, detached houses come next, and only a small minority of homes sit in a building of five storeys or more. A crew working here cannot assume anything about the door it will carry through, which is why describing the home before the date is worth more in mixed stock than in uniform stock.
It is also a small and old piece of the city: most of its buildings have been standing since 1960 or before, households are modest and a third of them are one person. Low-rise blocks and pre-1960 semis both come with stairs, and stairs are what turn a short job into a long one. What is measured below is the wider southeast Toronto set North Riverdale belongs to.
Moving costs around North Riverdale, by the numbers
North Riverdale's own closed jobs are too few for a published figure, so the band pools 32 southeast Toronto communities and 132 residential moves. Wellington Place carries 21 of them, Downtown Yonge East 15 and Harbourfront-CityPlace 11, with three more at 9 apiece. The pooled middle was $722 with tax over 3.25 hours on site, half the bills between $568 and $1,146 and half the days between 3 and 5.06 hours. 82% graded small. That pool is weighted to condo work, while North Riverdale is old semi-detached and low-rise stock, most of it standing in 1960 or before.
- The comparison set
- 32 neighbourhoods · 132 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 82% small · 16% medium
- Busiest months
- August, June and March
- What those moves cost
- $722 median
communities in southeast Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3–5.06 hours · 132 moves
August 17, June 16, March 15
half fell between $568 and $1,146 · based on 132 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does a move in North Riverdale cost?
$722 is the pooled median with tax across 132 residential moves in the southeast Toronto communities around North Riverdale, with half of them between $568 and $1,146. The rate is hourly and identical whatever the home. What differs here is the hours, because an old semi with a narrow staircase is not a condo with a service lift.
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What is the housing like for a move in North Riverdale?
Old and at street level. 28% of homes here are low-rise apartments, 28% are semi-detached and 16% are detached, with only 14% in a building of five storeys or more. Most of it was standing in 1960 or before. That means narrow stairs, a shared frontage on the semis, and no loading bay to fall back on.
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How long does a move in North Riverdale take?
3.25 hours at the middle of the 132 pooled jobs, with half of them between 3 and 5.06 hours and 82% graded small. Households here hold 2.3 people and a third live alone, so the loads are modest. In this stock the staircase and where the truck can stand are what stretch a day, not the volume.
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Do I need a permit to park a moving truck in North Riverdale?
Quite possibly, because few of these homes have a driveway. Toronto publishes no page covering a moving truck standing at a residential curb, and its street occupation permit is written for containers instead, so 311 is the number for your own block. On a narrow street of semis it is worth calling well ahead.
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Which neighbourhoods sit behind the North Riverdale figures?
Thirty-two southeast Toronto communities that border one another, this one included, with 132 completed residential moves between them. Wellington Place supplies 21, Downtown Yonge East 15 and Harbourfront-CityPlace 11, with South Eglinton-Davisville, St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands and The Beaches at 9 each. A figure for this boundary alone would rest on too few jobs.
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North Riverdale neighbourhood guide for moving day
The entry that matters most on this panel is the one that is low: very few homes here are in a building of five storeys or more, so a job in North Riverdale is far more likely to involve stairs than a reserved lift, and crew size rather than an elevator window is the lever that shortens the day. The second is parking. Toronto publishes no guidance on where a moving truck may stand outside a house, so on a street of semis and low-rise blocks it is worth putting the question to 311 before the date.
Most homes in North Riverdale were built 1960 or before
2021 federal census, 25% sample · the band holding the middle home
- People
- 11,290
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 4,900
- What people live in
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- 28% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 28% semi-detached houses
- 16% single-detached houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 14% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 58% owned
- 42% rented
- One-person households
- 33%
People per household
2.3
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 North Riverdale 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 North Riverdale’s own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
5 out of 5
Alex and Nikita are outstanding movers. They are very professional, capable, respectful, friendly, and extremely helpful. Alex is an excellent lead and Nikita works in sync with him. They made my move seemless and effiencient. I highly recommend them and Cactus Moving for your next move.
5 out of 5
I had a great experience with Cactus Moving! The team was very friendly and professional. They helped me a lot with my move, making the whole process smooth and stress-free. I highly recommend their services!
5 out of 5
Friendly, fast, fantastic coordination and got things done. Highly recommend them. Also gave me a nice little gift :)
5 out of 5
I recently moved and chose Cactus Moving great decision! The team arrived on time, quickly disassembled, packed, and transported everything. They worked efficiently but carefully, making sure everything was handled properly. What impressed me most was their attention to detail.
5 out of 5
I would like to express my sincere gratitude to Cactus Moving for the excellent work done during my move to my brand-new basement.
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Nearby and similar neighbourhoods in Toronto
- Wellington Place 21 moves
- Downtown Yonge East 15 moves
- Harbourfront-CityPlace 11 moves
- South Eglinton-Davisville 9 moves
- St Lawrence-East Bayfront-The Islands 9 moves
- The Beaches 9 moves
- Bay-Cloverhill
- Birchcliffe-Cliffside
- Blake-Jones
- Broadview North
- Cabbagetown-South St. James Town
- Church-Wellesley
- Danforth
- Danforth-East York
- East End Danforth
- Greenwood-Coxwell
- Kensington-Chinatown
- Leaside-Bennington
- Moss Park
- Mount Pleasant East
- North St. James Town
- Oakridge
- Old East York
- Playter Estates-Danforth
- Regent Park
- Rosedale-Moore Park
- South Riverdale
- Taylor Massey
- Woodbine Corridor
- Woodbine-Lumsden
- Yonge-Bay Corridor
- Yonge-St. Clair
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