At a glance
The historic heart of south Edmonton, with Whyte Avenue's bars, shops and theatres next to quieter streets of older homes and apartments. Seven in ten households rent, children are rare, and the median assessed home is below the Edmonton median. The Fringe Festival fills the area in August.
- Median assessed home
- $306K 2026 assessment · city $422K
- Residents
- 9,850 estimate for mid-2025, up from 8,695 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 69% city 37%
- Permits per year
- 61 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- The median assessed home is $306K, 28% below the Edmonton median of $422K.
- 69% of households rent, well above the 37% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- Only 8% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
- 24% of residents are 20 to 29, versus 14% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
- 71% of homes are apartments (31% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
- Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 61 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
- 4 city median 2
- Cafés and bakeries
- 35 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
- $3,170 a year about $265 a month on a $306K 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 $306K
Typical apartment rent nearby4
Strathcona sits in CMHC's University survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $1,218 +$110 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $1,305 +$4 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,667 +$69 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- $1,822 +$20 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
- 27.6 per 1,000 · above the 8.4 median
- Violent crime
- 17.7 per 1,000 · median 3.2
- Property crime
- 9.9 per 1,000 · median 5.2
- Reported crime runs about 3.3× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 27.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.4.
- The most common reported crime is assault, 59% of the total. 36% of incidents are property crime.
- Crime has fallen since 2023: 271 reported incidents in 2025 versus 382 in 2023.
- Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.
Crime per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Other reported incidents
Counted by police but left out of the rate, same period.
- Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
- 397
- Mischief and vandalism
- 100
- Theft over $5,000
- 13