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Inner city · Central, Edmonton

Parkdale

Affordable older homes close to downtown and the river valley

  • Owners on a budget
  • Renters
  • First-time buyers

At a glance

A small, older neighbourhood northeast of downtown with a mix of bungalows, row houses and low-rise apartments. About 50% of households rent, 63% of homes are single-detached and 31% are apartments.

Median assessed home
$249K
2026 assessment · city $422K
Residents
4,190
estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,580 at the 2021 census
Households renting
50%
city 37%
Permits per year
27
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median assessed home is $249K, 41% below the Edmonton median of $422K.
  • 50% of households rent, well above the 37% city-wide.
  • Only 13% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
  • 63% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 51% city-wide.
  • Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 27 permits a year.

Who lives here

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

0-1413%
15-6475%
65+13%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached63%
Row house and duplex5%
Apartment31%
Other0%

Daily errands on foot1

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Edmonton.

Supermarkets
4
city median 2
Cafés and bakeries
1
city median 3
Pharmacies and clinics
5
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
$2,580 a year
about $215 a month on a $249K 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
$300
on $249K

Typical apartment rent nearby4

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

Studio
$845
−$263 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$1,146
−$155 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,321
−$277 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,628
−$174 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
25.8
per 1,000 · above the 8.4 median
Violent crime
11.7
per 1,000 · median 3.2
Property crime
14.1
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 3.1× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 25.8 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.4.
  • The most common reported crime is assault, 39% of the total. 55% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has been roughly flat since 2023, at about 104 reported 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.

Assault39%
Break and enter33%
Vehicle theft21%
Robbery of a person6%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
104
Mischief and vandalism
33
Theft over $5,000
18

Reported crime by year

Sources and notes

  1. Source: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), counted October 19, 2026. Counts places inside the neighbourhood or within 400 m (about a 5-minute walk) of its edge, in a straight line. Volunteers map OpenStreetMap, so some places may be missing and counts are a guide, not a census. Supermarkets are tagged shop=supermarket; cafés amenity=cafe and shop=bakery; pharmacies and clinics amenity=pharmacy and amenity=clinic; playgrounds and dog parks leisure=playground and leisure=dog_park. Medians are across the neighbourhoods in this guide. ↩
  2. 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. ↩
  3. Source: Government of Alberta, Land Titles and Surveys fee schedule. 2026 rules, applied to this community's median assessment. 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. ↩
  4. 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 Parkdale 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. ↩
  5. 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. ↩