Newer suburb · St. Albert, Edmonton

Erin Ridge

A ravine neighbourhood of larger houses on the north side

Families with kids
Commuters
Owners on a budget

Erin Ridge in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Edmonton and Statistics Canada.

At a glance

Erin Ridge is a north-side neighbourhood of larger detached houses and some townhouses, around the Erin Ridge Ravine and a small shopping centre. About 70% of homes are detached and 16% are apartments, 20% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $523K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $586K^*
Residents: 8,080
Households renting: 20%
Homes that are apartments: 16%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $523K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (+12% since then), that is about $586K, 18% above the Edmonton-area suburbs median of $496K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
20% of households rent, well below the 37% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
23% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
70% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 51% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,856 at the 2021 census.

0-1423%

15-198%

20-246%

25-3410%

35-4417%

45-5416%

55-6410%

65+11%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,856 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached71%

Semi-detached9%

Row house4%

Duplex flat0%

Apartment under 5 storeys16%

Apartment 5+ storeys0%

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: $640

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.