Cities / Edmonton

Established · Central, Edmonton

Prince Charles

Older north-central streets near Kingsway

  • Owners on a budget
  • Renters
  • First-time buyers
Map of Prince Charles and the neighbouring areas around it Prince RupertSpruce AvenueWestwoodWoodcroftLauderdaleRosslynSherbrookeDovercourtAthloneCalderWellingtonInglewoodKensingtonPrince CharlesPrince RupertCalderAthloneInglewoodWoodcroftDovercourt1 km
Prince Charles in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Edmonton.

At a glance

A north-central neighbourhood of detached homes and townhouses, with prices below the city median. About 68% of homes are detached and 4% are apartments, and 39% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value
$345K
2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026 · city $417K
Residents
1,910
estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,465 at the 2021 census
Households renting
39%
city 37%
Permits per year
44
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median 2026 assessment is $350K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (-1%), that is about $345K, 17% below the Edmonton median of $417K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
  • 39% of households rent, close to the 37% city-wide.
  • 68% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 51% city-wide.
  • Construction is very active: about 44 building permits a year, 2.1× the city rate per resident. Expect new homes, new neighbours and some dust.

Who lives here

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

0-1415%
15-6474%
65+11%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached68%
Row house and duplex27%
Apartment4%
Other1%

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
$3,620 a year
about $300 a month on a $350K 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
$400
on $345K

Typical apartment rent nearby3

Prince Charles 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.

Safety4

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

Reported crime
42.9
per 1,000 · above the 8.1 median
Violent crime
18.3
per 1,000 · median 2.7
Property crime
24.6
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 5.3× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 42.9 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.1.
  • The most common reported crime is assault, 40% of the total. 57% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has been roughly flat since 2023, at about 85 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.

Assault40%
Break and enter38%
Vehicle theft20%
Robbery of a person2%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
52
Mischief and vandalism
19
Theft over $5,000
7

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 Prince Charles alone, and they are not asking rents. Prince Charles 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. ↩