At a glance
A northeast suburb with two-thirds of homes single-detached and low rental share. The median assessed home is close to the Edmonton median. Crime is low.
- Median assessed home
- $450K 2026 assessment · city $422K
- Residents
- 6,990 estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,450 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 18% city 37%
- Permits per year
- 20 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- The median assessed home is $450K, close to the Edmonton median of $422K.
- 18% of households rent, well below the 37% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- 66% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 51% city-wide.
- Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 20 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
- 3 city median 2
- Cafés and bakeries
- 5 city median 3
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 2 city median 3
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 2 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
- $4,660 a year about $390 a month on a $450K 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
- $500 on $450K
Typical apartment rent nearby4
Hollick-Kenyon sits in CMHC's North East survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- — not reported
- 1 bedroom
- $1,195 −$106 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,475 −$123 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- $1,751 −$51 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
- 4.7 per 1,000 · below the 8.4 median
- Violent crime
- 2.0 per 1,000 · median 3.2
- Property crime
- 2.7 per 1,000 · median 5.2
- Reported crime runs about 44% below the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 4.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.4.
- The most common reported crime is assault, 42% of the total. 58% of incidents are property crime.
- Crime has been roughly flat since 2023, at about 37 reported incidents a year.
Crime per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Other reported incidents
Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.
- Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
- 63
- Mischief and vandalism
- 13
- Theft over $5,000
- 7