Cities / Edmonton

Established · North & Northeast, Edmonton

Rundle Heights

Affordable bungalows and walk-ups near Rundle Park

  • Owners on a budget
  • Budget-conscious renters
  • Nature lovers

At a glance

A northeast neighbourhood of older houses and apartments, with the river valley close. About 64% of households rent, 35% of homes are single-detached and 28% are apartments.

Median assessed home
$313K
2026 assessment · city $422K
Residents
3,730
estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,440 at the 2021 census
Households renting
64%
city 37%
Permits per year
10
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median assessed home is $313K, 26% below the Edmonton median of $422K.
  • 64% of households rent, well above the 37% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
  • 23% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
  • Housing is a mix: 28% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
  • Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 10 permits a year.

Who lives here

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

0-1423%
15-6464%
65+13%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached35%
Row house and duplex36%
Apartment28%
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
3
city median 2
Cafés and bakeries
1
city median 3
Pharmacies and clinics
4
city median 3
Playgrounds and dog parks
12
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
$3,250 a year
about $270 a month on a $313K 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
$360
on $313K

Typical apartment rent nearby4

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

Studio
—
not reported
1 bedroom
$1,195
−$106 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,475
−$123 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,751
−$51 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
7.2
per 1,000 · a little below the 8.4 median
Violent crime
2.9
per 1,000 · median 3.2
Property crime
4.3
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 14% below the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 7.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.4.
  • The most common reported crime is vehicle theft, 37% of the total. 59% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has fallen since 2023: 34 reported incidents in 2025 versus 56 in 2023.

What gets reported

Top crime types in the rate, same period.

Vehicle theft37%
Assault33%
Break and enter22%
Robbery of a person7%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
19
Mischief and vandalism
13
Theft over $5,000
1

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 Rundle Heights 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. ↩