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Suburban · Southeast, Edmonton

Mill Woods Town Centre

A small seniors' apartment area around the mall and LRT

  • Seniors
  • Transit commuters
  • Budget-conscious renters
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Mill Woods Town Centre in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Edmonton.

At a glance

A small Mill Woods neighbourhood made up of apartment buildings around the Mill Woods Town Centre mall, with seniors a large share of residents. About 0% of homes are detached and 100% are apartments, and 41% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value
$139K
2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026 · city $417K
Residents
1,280
estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,185 at the 2021 census
Households renting
41%
city 37%
Permits per year
0
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median 2026 assessment is $141K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (-1%), that is about $139K, 67% below the Edmonton median of $417K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
  • 41% of households rent, above the 37% city-wide.
  • Only 9% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
  • 38% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
  • 100% of homes are apartments (31% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
  • Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 0 permits a year.

Who lives here

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

0-149%
15-6453%
65+38%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached0%
Row house and duplex0%
Apartment99%
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
$1,460 a year
about $120 a month on a $141K 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
$190
on $139K

Typical apartment rent nearby3

Mill Woods Town Centre sits in CMHC's Millwoods survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio
—
not reported
1 bedroom
$1,434
+$133 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,640
+$42 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,822
+$20 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
62.5
per 1,000 · above the 8.1 median
Violent crime
40.6
per 1,000 · median 2.7
Property crime
21.9
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 7.7× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 62.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.1.
  • The most common reported crime is assault, 53% of the total. 35% of incidents are property crime.
  • Reported crime has risen since 2023 (76 to 101 incidents a year).
  • 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.

Assault53%
Vehicle theft19%
Break and enter16%
Robbery of a person13%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
414
Mischief and vandalism
31
Theft over $5,000
2

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 Mill Woods Town Centre 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. ↩