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Established · West End, Edmonton

West Jasper Place

Stony Plain Road's shops and mid-rise apartments in the west

  • Renters
  • Transit commuters
  • Food lovers

At a glance

A west-end neighbourhood on Stony Plain Road, with a high share of apartments and renters. About 71% of households rent, 36% of homes are single-detached and 59% are apartments.

Median assessed home
$391K
2026 assessment · city $422K
Residents
3,640
estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,040 at the 2021 census
Households renting
71%
city 37%
Permits per year
48
2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

  • The median assessed home is $391K, close to the Edmonton median of $422K.
  • 71% of households rent, well above the 37% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
  • 59% of homes are apartments (31% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
  • Building activity is in line with the city as a whole, at about 48 permits a year.

Who lives here

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

0-1414%
15-6469%
65+16%

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2016 census.

Single-detached36%
Row house and duplex5%
Apartment59%
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
2
city median 2
Cafés and bakeries
5
city median 3
Pharmacies and clinics
4
city median 3
Playgrounds and dog parks
4
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
$4,050 a year
about $335 a month on a $391K 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
$440
on $391K

Typical apartment rent nearby4

West Jasper Place sits in CMHC's Jasper Place survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio
$938
−$170 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$1,131
−$170 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,344
−$254 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,698
−$104 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
11.0
per 1,000 · above the 8.4 median
Violent crime
4.4
per 1,000 · median 3.2
Property crime
6.6
per 1,000 · median 5.2
  • Reported crime runs about 1.3× the median Edmonton neighbourhood: 11.0 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 8.4.
  • The most common reported crime is break and enter, 40% of the total. 60% of incidents are property crime.
  • Crime has been roughly flat since 2023, at about 50 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.

Break and enter40%
Assault38%
Vehicle theft20%
Robbery of a person3%

Other reported incidents

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

Theft under $5,000 (incl. shoplifting)
232
Mischief and vandalism
8
Theft over $5,000
5

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 West Jasper Place 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. ↩