Downtown

At a glance

Edmonton's business and entertainment core, with almost all housing in apartment towers and condos. Most households rent, few children live here, and young adults make up about a third of residents. The Ice District around Rogers Place and the arts and civic buildings on Churchill Square anchor the area.

Median assessed home

$223K

2026 assessment · city $422K

Residents

15,030

estimate for mid-2025, up from 12,000 at the 2021 census

Households renting

77%

city 37%

Permits per year

1

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $223K, 47% below the Edmonton median of $422K.
• 77% of households rent, well above the 37% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• Only 3% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
• 35% of residents are 20 to 29, versus 14% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• 95% of homes are apartments (31% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
• Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 1 permits a year.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, 2019 city census, residents who gave an age.

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Edmonton.

Supermarkets

6

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

52

city median 3

Pharmacies and clinics

17

city median 3

Playgrounds and dog parks

7

city median 6

Estimated property tax²

What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.

Median home

$2,310 a year

about $195 a month on a $223K assessment

Upfront closing costs³

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:

Land title transfer fee

$270

on $223K

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

Downtown sits in CMHC's Downtown survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,181

+$73 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,350

+$49 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,772

+$174 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,156

+$354 vs metro average

How it's changing

Building permits issued each year, a leading signal of new homes and renovations.

*2026 is year to date.

Safety⁵

Reported incidents in the 12 months to September 2026, per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 102 Edmonton neighbourhoods.

Reported crime

65.6

per 1,000 · above the 8.4 median

Violent crime

49.2

per 1,000 · median 3.2

Property crime

16.4

per 1,000 · median 5.2

• Reported crime runs about 7.8× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 65.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.4.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 67% of the total. 25% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2023, at about 1,110 reported incidents a year.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year