Town centre · St. Albert, Edmonton
Downtown St. Albert
A river-valley townsite with a museum, a historic chapel and the Saturday market
- Young professionals
- Food lovers
- Renters
At a glance
Downtown St. Albert is the city's historic core on the Sturgeon River: St. Albert Place, the Arden Theatre, the Musée Héritage Museum, the library and the Saturday farmers' market, with older houses and the city's densest apartments. About 46% of homes are detached and 45% are apartments, 39% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $326K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $365K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $496K
- Residents
- 4,020 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,410 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 39% city 37%
- Homes that are apartments
- 45% city 31%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $326K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (+12% since then), that is about $365K, 26% below the Edmonton-area suburbs median of $496K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 39% of households rent, close to the 37% city-wide.
- Only 12% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
- 40% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
- Housing is a mix: 45% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,410 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,410 at the 2021 census.
Upfront closing costs1
Alberta has no land transfer tax; the Land Titles transfer fee is about 0.1% of the price. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.
- Land title transfer fee
- $420 on $365K
How it's changing
These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.
Safety
Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for St. Albert. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.