Edmonton area profile
Scona
Covers Old Strathcona, Garneau and the university area.
Scona groups 17 Edmonton neighbourhoods — about 18,754 homes, 64% houses and 36% condos. The typical (median) house is assessed around $503,500, 12% above the citywide median; condos around $207,000. Across its established houses, the median assessed value changed +33% from 2012 to 2025. 41% of homes are owner-occupied, the average household income is about $103,478. Area figures are averages and City assessed values — directional, not sale prices ("typical" means the median; averages are noted as such).
“Scona” follows the City of Edmonton's official Scona planning district — one of 15 the City uses to group its 300+ neighbourhoods. Figures roll up the City's 2025 assessed values and the 2021 federal census across the area's neighbourhoods. Where a median can't be combined across neighbourhoods (income, age, shelter), the page shows the average instead — so those read higher than the medians on the neighbourhood pages and aren't directly comparable.
Neighbourhoods
17
profiled in this area
Total homes
18,754
64% houses · 36% condos
Typical house
$503,500
12% above citywide
Typical condo
$207,000
10% above citywide
House $/sq ft
$394
30% above citywide
Condo $/sq ft
$220
16% above citywide
Typical lot
5,716 ft²
7% above citywide
Avg. household income
$103,478
2021 · average, not median
Where it is
At a glance. Scona and its boundary, with LRT and transit centres marked — green areas are parks and open space.
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The homes
What's here, when it was built, and the condo & rental stock — rolled up across the area's neighbourhoods.
What's here
Mostly houses. 64% houses · 36% condos.
Built-form mix & bedrooms (2021 census · 145% coverage)
When it was built
Most homes here were built before 1960. The median build year is 1962.
Building age, by decade
Condos & multi-family
Condos are 36% of homes — most in Strathcona, Garneau and Empire Park. Plus 611 purpose-built rental buildings.
How the condo & rental stock breaks down
Across roughly 279 condo developments, the largest about 222 units. Separately-titled parking and storage aren't counted as homes.
611 rental / multi-family buildings, typically built around 1976 — 206 small (under $1M), 362 mid ($1–10M), 43 large (over $10M). Purpose-built rentals (assessed as single parcels), separate from the owned homes; unit counts aren't in the open data.
Living here
Who lives in the area, what housing costs, and the schools, shopping, transit and parks across the district.
Who lives here
An even owner / renter mix. Average household income $103,478, average age 38.7.
Income, age and household size are averages (these combine exactly across neighbourhoods, where a median can't) — so they read higher than the medians shown on the neighbourhood pages. The distribution shares below are exact counts.
Income, households, ages, work & mobility
Household income (36% earn $100k+)
Households (average 2 people)
Ages (average 38.7)
Work — occupations
Work — industries
57% of residents moved here within the last 5 years (23% within the last year).
Origins, immigration & religion
71% born in Canada · 21% immigrants · 8% non-permanent residents.
Most commonly reported origins (multiple responses allowed — shares overlap)
Population groups
29% of residents identified as a visible minority; 71% did not. Separately, 6% identify as Indigenous.
StatCan defines a "visible minority" as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour" (Employment Equity Act) — so Indigenous residents are counted separately, and the "not a visible minority" share is predominantly residents who identify as white.
Religion
Immigration, ethnocultural origin, population group and religion from the 2021 federal census, summed across the district's neighbourhoods. Neutral Statistics Canada classifications, shown identically for every area.
Housing costs
Owners pay about $1,714/month; renters about $1,281/month. Average monthly shelter cost, 2021.
Schools
27 schools across Scona — 24 public · 3 Catholic. Senior highs: J.H. Picard, Old Scona, Strathcona.
Schools by level & senior highs
Counts schools located in the district (a school offering several levels is counted in each). Public = Edmonton Public, Catholic = Edmonton Catholic. Fraser Institute rankings → · private/independent schools aren't in the City's open data.
Transit
Served by the Capital Line & Metro Line, with 5 LRT stations in the area and 3 transit centres.
LRT stations & transit centres
LRT: Health Sciences Jubilee (Capital & Metro Lines), McKernan Belgravia (Capital Line), South Campus Ft Edmonton (Capital Line), Southgate (Capital Line), University (Capital & Metro Lines).
Transit centres: South Campus Fort Edmonton Transit Centre, Southgate Transit Centre, University Transit Centre.
Parks & green space
78 parks covering about 478 hectares, including 7 natural areas and river-valley / ravine greenway.
The largest parks
- Kinsmen Park West17 ha
The market
How assessed values have moved, and how much has been built.
Assessed value over time
The median assessed house value changed +33% from 2012 to 2025.
Established houses — largely the same properties over time, so this mostly reflects real value change.
Building activity
Since 2015: 10,052 building permits and 7,164 net new units, plus 991 secondary suites.
Permits, units & suites year by year
Permits count every new home — including purpose-built rental and mixed-use buildings — so the yearly units can run above the owned house/condo count above. “Units” are net of demolitions, so a redeveloping year can read negative; “suites” are secondary-suite permits (basement / garden / garage suites).
The neighbourhoods
Every neighbourhood in Scona, sorted by number of homes — each links to its full data-driven profile.
- Strathcona 2,962 homes · typical house $511,000
- Garneau 2,129 homes · typical house $552,500
- Ritchie 1,826 homes · typical house $445,000
- Pleasantview 1,497 homes · typical house $467,000
- Queen Alexandra 1,458 homes · typical house $441,500
- Hazeldean 1,095 homes · typical house $427,000
- Belgravia 1,017 homes · typical house $782,000
- Empire Park 997 homes · typical house $330,500
- Allendale 958 homes · typical house $443,500
- McKernan 933 homes · typical house $579,500
- Parkallen 880 homes · typical house $481,500
- Malmo Plains 745 homes · typical house $470,000
- Lendrum Place 631 homes · typical house $496,500
- Windsor Park 549 homes · typical house $1,087,500
- Lansdowne 379 homes · typical house $670,500
- Grandview Heights 365 homes · typical house $914,000
- Argyll 333 homes · typical house $426,000
Source
City of Edmonton Open Data — property assessment & property information, building permits (2025); Statistics Canada 2021 Census of Population (City of Edmonton neighbourhood tabulation); area boundaries from City Plan Districts. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Edmonton. Demographics: Statistics Canada 2021 Census of Population (City of Edmonton neighbourhood tabulation). Area boundaries: City Plan Districts.
About these figures. Area figures roll up the City's mass-appraisal assessed values and the 2021 federal census across this district's neighbourhoods — a directional, comparative signal, not the price a specific home would sell for. Income, age and shelter figures are averages (labelled), which read higher than medians and aren't directly comparable to the neighbourhood pages. Trevor Tardif is a licensed REALTOR® with REAL Broker AB Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta. Content on this site does not constitute financial or investment advice.
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