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Prince Rupert

A mixed inner-city neighbourhood along the Kingsway corridor

  • Renters
  • Owners on a budget
  • Transit commuters
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Prince Rupert in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Edmonton.

At a glance

A small inner-city neighbourhood west of Kingsway with a mix of older houses and low-rise apartments, split about evenly between owners and renters. About 58% of homes are detached and 35% are apartments, and 50% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value
$370K
2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026 · city $417K
Residents
1,430
estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,305 at the 2021 census
Households renting
51%
city 37%
Permits per year
12
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median 2026 assessment is $375K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Edmonton MLS® Home Price Index (-1%), that is about $370K, 11% below the Edmonton median of $417K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
  • 51% of households rent, well above the 37% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
  • Only 12% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
  • Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 12 permits a year.

Who lives here

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

0-1412%
15-6474%
65+13%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached58%
Row house and duplex8%
Apartment35%
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
$3,890 a year
about $325 a month on a $375K 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
$420
on $370K

Typical apartment rent nearby3

Prince Rupert sits in CMHC's Hudson's Bay Reserve survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio
$941
−$167 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$1,182
−$119 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,466
−$132 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,615
−$187 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
51.7
per 1,000 · above the 8.1 median
Violent crime
27.3
per 1,000 · median 2.7
Property crime
24.5
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 6.4× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 51.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.1.
  • The most common reported crime is assault, 45% of the total. 47% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has fallen since 2023: 87 reported incidents in 2025 versus 126 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.

Assault45%
Vehicle theft28%
Break and enter19%
Robbery of a person8%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
1,707
Mischief and vandalism
30
Theft over $5,000
6

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