West Queen West Movers, Toronto
Cactus has completed over 160 residential moves across southwest Toronto: West Queen West and the 53 communities around it. Here is what they cost, how long they run and what the City wants at the curb.
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Two thirds of West Queen West lives in a building of five storeys or more, and half of its households are one person on their own. Those two facts set the shape of a move here: a lift and a loading bay reserved with the building rather than negotiated on the morning, and a load that is usually one person's worth of furniture rather than a family's. Owners slightly outnumber renters, so the dates split between closings and lease ends rather than falling one way.
The numbers below come from the ring of southwest Toronto communities West Queen West belongs to, and they are the nearest thing we hold to a measured record of the work here.
Moving costs around West Queen West, by the numbers
The band below reaches past West Queen West to the 53 southwest Toronto communities around it and the 163 moves between them, since the neighbourhood has too few priced jobs of its own to publish. Wellington Place holds 21, Harbourfront-CityPlace 11 and Fort York-Liberty Village 10, with Annex, High Park North and Alderwood behind them. Half of that work cost between $557 and $1,212 and ran between 3 and 5.5 hours, with $757 and 3.25 hours in the middle. 78% of it graded small.
- The comparison set
- 53 neighbourhoods Β· 163 moves
- Crew hours on site
- 3.25 median
- How big those moves are
- 78% small Β· 20% medium
- Busiest months
- June, March and April
- What those moves cost
- $757 median
communities in southwest Toronto: this one and every community next to it
half ran 3β5.5 hours Β· 163 moves
June 23, March 22, April 19
half fell between $557 and $1,212 Β· based on 163 residential moves, total cost with tax
How much does it cost to move in West Queen West?
$757 is the middle of 163 moves recorded across the 53 southwest Toronto communities around West Queen West, with half of them between $557 and $1,212. West Queen West has too few priced jobs to publish alone. Loads here run light, with 51% of homes holding one person, and a light load on an hourly rate is a short day.
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What do I need to book with my building in West Queen West?
The service elevator, the loading bay and the hours the building allows a move to run. 68% of homes here are in a building of five storeys or more, and in those the property controls all three. Book them in the same week you fix the date. A crew can work around most surprises, but not a lift reserved by somebody else.
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Why do prices for a move around West Queen West vary so much?
Because one median covers every size of home in 53 communities. A studio in a condo tower and a row house are billed at the same hourly rate and take completely different amounts of time, which is what stretches the band from $557 to $1,212. Households here hold 1.7 people, so most local jobs sit toward the shorter end.
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Is it cheaper to move at a certain time of year in West Queen West?
No. The hourly rate does not change with the month, so no date is priced below another. June, March and April carry the most of the 163 moves recorded around here, which is about how busy the calendar is rather than what an hour costs. Your own bill still turns on the size of the load.
Call Toronto or get a quote online. Either works.
West Queen West neighbourhood guide for moving day
Two thirds of the homes in West Queen West are in a building of five storeys or more, and that single figure decides most of a moving day. The elevator and the loading bay are reserved with the building rather than negotiated on the morning, and a job left waiting for a shared lift is a job paying for the wait. The row houses and low-rise flats are the exception: stairs, a front door and the question of where the truck stands. Toronto has published no answer to that one. Its permit covers containers rather than trucks, so 311 is the call for your own street.
Most homes in West Queen West were built 1991 to 2000
2021 federal census, 25% sample Β· the band holding the middle home
- People
- 13,170
2021 federal census
- Homes
- 7,700
- What people live in
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- 68% apartments in buildings of five storeys or more
- 17% apartments in low-rise buildings
- 9% row houses
- In a building of five storeys or more
- 68% of homes
- Owned or rented
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- 54% owned
- 46% rented
- One-person households
- 51%
People per household
1.7
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 West Queen West every week and we will tell you who to ask: talk to our Toronto team
Figures come from Cactusβs 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 West Queen Westβs own boundary. Quoted verbatim from the public listing and trimmed at a sentence.
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5 out of 5
The best service is friendly and hard-working super fast thank you
5 out of 5
Great team! Nick and Alex carefully wrapped heavy furniture and moved everything without a scratch. Very happy!
5 out of 5
I recently had the pleasure of working with Alexey, Alexey, and Alexander for my move, and I couldn't be more grateful. They handled an extremely challenging job with great skill and professionalism.
5 out of 5
This is my fourth time using Cactus Moving. And as always, everything went smoothly and quickly. In a galaxy far, far away, there were the coolest movers. Thank you, Nikita and Alex.
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- Harbourfront-CityPlace 11 moves
- Fort York-Liberty Village 10 moves
- Annex 9 moves
- High Park North 9 moves
- Alderwood 8 moves
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