Edmonton, Alberta
As of November 11, 2026, the median asking price in Highlands, Edmonton is $924,900, across 19 active public listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 73 days.
3 new listings came to market in Highlands in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $441 per square foot, based on the 16 listings that report floor area.
Detached homes in Highlands are listed at an average of $974,400 across 16 active listings.
Edmonton had a population of 1,010,899, a median household income of $90,000, 64% of households owning their home at the 2021 Census of Population. These figures describe the broader census geography, not Highlands specifically.
Historic river-valley edge, mostly detached homes
Highlands is a character-home neighbourhood beside the river valley with a residential feel.
This is a place defined by older housing character, mature greenery, and proximity to the North Saskatchewan River trail system, with a few everyday stops close by. The appeal is architectural charm and access to nature while still being connected to broader city amenities. It is not a transit-first neighbourhood, and it is not built around big retail or dense, all-in-one commercial streets.
Being river-valley-adjacent makes it easy to build outdoor time into regular routines, with the North Saskatchewan River trail system close to home.
The neighbourhood is known for early- to mid-20th-century houses and a distinct older-home feel, with some infill mixed in.
Highlands reads as primarily residential, so daily life centres on homes and parks rather than continuous retail corridors.
ArtsHub McLuhan House and Bleeding Heart Art Space add a small-scale cultural layer that’s unusually close for a mostly detached-home area.
Housing in Highlands is mostly detached houses, contributing to a primarily residential feel and a streetscape where homes read as individual properties rather than multi-unit buildings. The neighbourhood is known for a strong stock of character homes alongside pockets of infill, so the experience ranges from older charm to newer-build contrasts.
A typical home here is a detached house, often with character-home appeal rather than a standardized new-build look.
A weekend here can be built around parks and the river valley, with Highlands Park and Buttercup Farm Park close by and the North Saskatchewan River trail system nearby. Local stops like Mandolin Books & Coffee, Fox Burger, or Kind Ice Cream add easy punctuation for a low-key day, with Highlands Yoga Room and local arts spaces offering smaller-scale options.
In Highlands, look past the asking price at how a detached property has been maintained over time and how it fits your day-to-day mobility needs given the transit score (45/100). Older character homes can be rewarding, but condition and updates matter more than cosmetics.
Given the neighbourhood’s strong stock of older character homes, pay close attention to the quality and consistency of past updates versus purely aesthetic refreshes.
With pockets of infill alongside older homes, confirm what you’re buying in terms of layout, finish level, and how it compares in feel to surrounding properties on the block.
Walk and bike scores are moderate-to-strong (64/100 and 68/100), while transit is lower (45/100), so check how your regular trips line up with the reality of getting around.
Confirm which nearby amenities you’ll actually use most often—Highlands School, Highlands Park, and the closest shopping and health services are practical reference points.
Selling in Highlands is about making the home’s individuality easy to understand: buyers are weighing character, upkeep, and setting rather than comparing interchangeable units. Clear, specific presentation around updates, day-to-day livability, and nearby anchors helps people grasp what your property offers within a mostly detached-home neighbourhood. Marketing should make it simple to see how the home fits both the river-valley-adjacent identity and the practical amenity pattern of the area.
Show how the home has been maintained and improved, especially where character homes benefit from thoughtful, consistent updating rather than surface changes.
Make proximity to nearby reference points easy to picture: Highlands School, Highlands Park, Buttercup Farm Park, and the local dining and coffee options like Mandolin Books & Coffee.
Position the river-valley-adjacent setting as a practical lifestyle feature, tied to access to the North Saskatchewan River trail system rather than a vague selling point.
Set expectations with the neighbourhood’s mobility profile—walkable in parts and bike-friendly, with more limited transit—so buyers can map their routines to the location.
Highlands offers a distinct mix of river-valley adjacency and character-home identity in a mostly detached, primarily residential neighbourhood. It works well for people who want architectural charm and nearby parks while still having a few everyday amenities close at hand. It is less compelling for those prioritizing transit-first living or dense, retail-driven streets.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Highlands currently has 19 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $924,900 and an average of $441 per square foot, pointing to a higher-priced, quality-focused segment of the Edmonton market. Homes have been listed for an average of 73 days so far and only 3 new listings came on in the past 30 days, suggesting relatively limited fresh supply and giving buyers time to be selective while investors may find fewer new opportunities coming to market.
AI-written commentary on the active public listing snapshot as of November 11, 2026. Not financial advice.
Statistics Canada, 2021 Census estimate.
Estimated from census areas whose centres fall inside the verified community research boundary. Areas can cross neighbourhood edges and census sample counts are rounded. Each shown field has at least 80% coverage by population across the selected census areas.
Walkability 75 · Transit access 84 · Bikeability 90
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