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Established · Central, Edmonton

McQueen

A small west-central neighbourhood near Westmount

  • Renters
  • Young professionals
  • Owners on a budget
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McQueen in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Edmonton.

At a glance

A small west-central neighbourhood with a mix of detached homes and apartments, and about half of households renting. About 52% of homes are detached and 30% are apartments, and 52% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value
$424K
2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026 · city $417K
Residents
1,770
estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,620 at the 2021 census
Households renting
52%
city 37%
Permits per year
19
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median 2026 assessment is $429K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (-1%), that is about $424K, close to the Edmonton median of $417K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
  • 52% of households rent, well above the 37% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
  • Building activity is in line with the city as a whole, at about 19 permits a year.

Who lives here

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

0-1417%
15-6469%
65+14%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached52%
Row house and duplex3%
Apartment30%
Other15%

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
$4,450 a year
about $370 a month on a $429K 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
$470
on $424K

Typical apartment rent nearby3

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

Studio
$986
−$122 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$1,199
−$102 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,468
−$130 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,605
−$197 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
18.1
per 1,000 · above the 8.1 median
Violent crime
3.4
per 1,000 · median 2.7
Property crime
14.7
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 2.2× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 18.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.1.
  • The most common reported crime is break and enter, 69% of the total. 81% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has fallen since 2023: 30 reported incidents in 2025 versus 38 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 enter69%
Assault16%
Vehicle theft13%
Robbery of a person3%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
22
Mischief and vandalism
8
Theft over $5,000
0

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 McQueen alone, and they are not asking rents. McQueen lies across a zone boundary, so nearby rents may differ. 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. ↩