Cities / Edmonton

Established · West End, Edmonton

Grovenor

Older west-end bungalows near the river valley

  • Long-term owners
  • Quiet streets
  • Families with kids
Map of Grovenor and the neighbouring areas around it High ParkMcQueenNorth GlenoraWoodcroftMeadowlark ParkBritannia YoungstownGlenwoodParkviewSherwoodMayfieldCrestwoodCanoraWest Jasper PlaceWest Meadowlark ParkInglewoodGlenoraWestmountWindsor ParkOliverGrovenorGlenwoodGlenoraCrestwoodWestmountMayfieldNorth GlenoraHigh Park1 km
Grovenor in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Edmonton.

At a glance

A west-central neighbourhood of mostly detached houses. A quarter of households rent. About 83% of homes are detached and 1% are apartments, and 25% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value
$439K
2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026 · city $417K
Residents
3,120
estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,490 at the 2021 census
Households renting
25%
city 37%
Permits per year
69
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median 2026 assessment is $444K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (-1%), that is about $439K, close to the Edmonton median of $417K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
  • 25% of households rent, well below the 37% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
  • 83% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 51% city-wide.
  • Construction is very active: about 69 building permits a year, 2.0× the city rate per resident. Expect new homes, new neighbours and some dust.

Who lives here

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

0-1416%
15-6468%
65+16%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached83%
Row house and duplex16%
Apartment1%
Other0%

Estimated property tax1

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
$4,600 a year
about $385 a month on a $444K assessment

Upfront closing costs2

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
$490
on $439K

Typical apartment rent nearby3

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

Studio
$938
−$170 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$1,131
−$170 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,344
−$254 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,698
−$104 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.

Safety4

Reported incidents in the 12 months to September 2026, per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 244 Edmonton neighbourhoods.

Reported crime
16.3
per 1,000 · above the 8.1 median
Violent crime
4.8
per 1,000 · median 2.7
Property crime
11.5
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 2× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 16.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.1.
  • The most common reported crime is break and enter, 49% of the total. 71% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has fallen since 2023: 51 reported incidents in 2025 versus 62 in 2023.
  • Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

What gets reported

Top crime types in the rate, same period.

Break and enter49%
Assault27%
Vehicle theft22%
Robbery of a person2%

Other reported incidents

Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
43
Mischief and vandalism
11
Theft over $5,000
3

Reported crime by year

Sources and notes

  1. Source: City of Edmonton historical tax rates (Bylaw 21442). 2026 residential rate 1.0364% of assessed value (City 0.77419% + provincial education 0.25409%), applied to this community's median assessment. Homeowners pay tax on the assessed value, not the sale price. Excludes utility bills, local improvement charges, grants and credits, and anything above or below the median. ↩
  2. Source: Government of Alberta, Land Titles and Surveys fee schedule. 2026 rules, applied to this community's median assessment, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. A mortgage adds its own registration fee on the loan amount on the same $50 + $5 per $5,000 scale. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩
  3. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, Housing Market Information Portal. These are zone averages across all units in apartment buildings of three or more units, not a figure for Grovenor alone, and they are not asking rents. Houses, basement suites and condos rented out by owners are not included. Zones are large, so neighbouring communities can share one figure. ↩
  4. Source: Edmonton Police Service, Historic Occurrences (open data). Rates use estimated mid-2025 population. Incidents are counted where they occur. Police services count crime differently, so compare with the local median rather than across cities. How we calculate this. ↩