Ottewell

At a glance

A mature east-side neighbourhood where 80 per cent of homes are single-detached and a fifth of residents are 65 or older. The median assessed home is slightly above the Edmonton median.

Median assessed home

$450K

2026 assessment · city $422K

Residents

6,450

estimate for mid-2025, up from 5,915 at the 2021 census

Households renting

22%

city 37%

Permits per year

68

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $450K, close to the Edmonton median of $422K.
• 22% of households rent, well below the 37% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• 20% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 80% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 51% city-wide.
• Building activity is in line with the city as a whole, at about 68 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

2

city median 3

Pharmacies and clinics

7

city median 3

Playgrounds and dog parks

11

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

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

Studio

$1,188

+$80 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,144

−$157 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,379

−$219 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,683

−$119 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

14.4

per 1,000 · above the 8.4 median

Violent crime

5.6

per 1,000 · median 3.2

Property crime

8.8

per 1,000 · median 5.2

• Reported crime runs about 1.7× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 14.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.4.
• The most common reported crime is break and enter, 43% of the total. 61% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2023, at about 114 reported incidents a year.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year