Edmonton, Alberta
As of November 11, 2026, the median asking price in Strathcona, Edmonton is $269,000, across 49 active public listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 65 days.
16 new listings came to market in Strathcona in the last 30 days.
Asking prices work out to about $334 per square foot, based on the 49 listings that report floor area.
Condos in Strathcona are listed at an average of $303,694 across 36 active listings.
Detached homes in Strathcona are listed at an average of $793,275 across 12 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 Strathcona specifically.
Historic inner-south living around Whyte Avenue
Strathcona is an urban, lived-in neighbourhood where daily life orbits Old Strathcona.
This is a place for people who want a neighbourhood with constant street-level activity—cafés, venues, markets, and a strong sense of being in the city. The appeal is proximity to Old Strathcona’s culture and everyday errands in a compact area; it is not a quiet, purely residential environment where nightlife and events fade into the background.
Living here means being close to the Old Strathcona district and Whyte Avenue (82 Ave), with its independent retail, restaurants, and nightlife woven into the neighbourhood.
Old Strathcona Farmers' Market and shops like Bonjour Boulangerie Artisanale (Tree Stone Bakery) give the area a distinct “buy local” rhythm that’s hard to replicate elsewhere.
Cultural venues such as The Roxy Theatre, Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre, and Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre concentrate live performance and film within the neighbourhood.
A dense set of nearby green spaces—such as Strathcona Park, Queen Elizabeth Park, and Nellie McClung Park—adds breathing room to a busy urban setting.
Housing in Strathcona is mostly condominium apartments, with detached houses also common, creating a neighbourhood that reads as both urban and residential at once. This mix supports a wide range of ownership styles, from building-based condo living to stand-alone homes in the same inner-south setting.
A typical home here is a condominium apartment in a low- to mid-rise building, with detached houses also appearing as a common alternative.
A weekend here often revolves around Old Strathcona: browsing Old Strathcona Farmers' Market, grabbing coffee at places like Fringe Grounds Cafe or Second Cup Café, and building an evening around venues such as The Roxy Theatre or Old Strathcona Performing Arts Centre. Parks nearby—like Strathcona Park and Queen Elizabeth Park—add an easy option for a walk between stops.
Selling in Strathcona is about making the buyer quickly understand which version of Strathcona they’re getting: close to the Whyte Avenue (82 Ave) energy, closer to parks, or oriented to the neighbourhood’s cultural and everyday-errand ecosystem. Because much of the housing is condo-based, buyers are also comparing building-to-building as much as suite-to-suite. Clear, practical detail beats broad claims.
Anchor the home to the specific nearby anchors that shape daily life—Old Strathcona Farmers' Market, Strathcona Library, or nearby parks—without glossing over the neighbourhood’s activity level near main corridors.
If it’s a condo, make it easy to understand the building: what fees cover, how the property is maintained, and the day-to-day basics like parking and storage.
Show how the home supports the Strathcona lifestyle—walkable dining, independent shopping, and cultural venues—using the closest relevant destinations rather than generic amenity lists.
In a neighbourhood where buyers may be choosing between older walk-ups, mid-rise condos, and detached houses, visible maintenance and documented updates help buyers compare confidently across very different options.
Strathcona offers a distinct inner-city Edmonton experience built around Old Strathcona and Whyte Avenue (82 Ave): independent businesses, a dense set of cultural venues, and a daily-errand ecosystem that rewards being close in. The housing mix—mostly condos with a meaningful share of detached homes—fits both building-based and house-based living in the same neighbourhood. It’s not the right match if you prioritize a consistently quiet setting or want a neighbourhood whose identity is primarily residential rather than street-level active.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
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 73 · Transit access 60 · Bikeability 92
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