Cities / Edmonton

Suburban · North & Northeast, Edmonton

Matt Berry

A newer north-side neighbourhood of detached homes

  • Families with kids
  • Buyers wanting new builds
  • Quiet streets
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Matt Berry in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Edmonton.

At a glance

A newer north-side neighbourhood of detached family homes, almost all owned. Values are above the city median. About 83% of homes are detached and 8% are apartments, and 6% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value
$478K
2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026 · city $417K
Residents
4,430
estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,090 at the 2021 census
Households renting
6%
city 37%
Permits per year
11
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median 2026 assessment is $484K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (-1%), that is about $478K, 15% above the Edmonton median of $417K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
  • 6% 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.
  • Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 11 permits a year.

Who lives here

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

0-1414%
15-6470%
65+16%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached83%
Row house and duplex8%
Apartment8%
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
$5,020 a year
about $420 a month on a $484K 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
$530
on $478K

Typical apartment rent nearby3

Matt Berry 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.

Safety4

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

Reported crime
3.4
per 1,000 · below the 8.1 median
Violent crime
0.7
per 1,000 · median 2.7
Property crime
2.7
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 58% below the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 3.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.1.
  • The most common reported crime is break and enter, 40% of the total. 80% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has fallen since 2023: 16 reported incidents in 2025 versus 22 in 2023.

What gets reported

Top crime types in the rate, same period.

Break and enter40%
Vehicle theft40%
Assault13%
Robbery of a person7%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
13
Mischief and vandalism
8
Theft over $5,000
4

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 Matt Berry 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. ↩