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Edmonton Neighbourhood Profile

Terrace Heights

Terrace Heights is an Edmonton neighbourhood of about 650 homes — 83.7% houses and 16.3% condos, most homes built around 1959. The typical (median) house is assessed at $411,750, 8% below the citywide median (173rd of 277 neighbourhoods); condos around $103,750. Across its established houses — largely the same properties over time — the median assessed value changed +17% from 2012 to 2025. 45% of homes are owner-occupied, median household income is $65,500, and 3 public schools are designated for it. Figures throughout are City assessed values — directional and comparative, not exact sale prices ("typical" means the median).

Total homes

650

83.7% houses · 16.3% condos

Typical house

$411,750

8% below citywide · 173rd of 277

Typical condo

$103,750

45% below citywide

House $/sq ft

$350

$3,767/m² · 15% above citywide

Condo $/sq ft

$145

$1,561/m² · 24% below citywide

Typical lot

6,103 ft²

567 m² · 14% above citywide

Typical age

1959

median house build year

Part of Southeast — see the area profile for Terrace Heights's wider market context.

Where it is

At a glance.Terrace Heights's location and boundary, with schools marked — green areas are parks and open space.

Map of Terrace Heights, Edmonton — neighbourhood boundary, 1 school, parks and surrounding streets.
Neighbourhood boundary outlined in teal; schools pinned in dark navy. Schools shown are those inside the boundary, plus designated schools that fall inside this view. Map data © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap.

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The homes

What's built here — the housing stock, its age, and the condo & rental supply.

What's here

Mostly houses. 83.7% houses (freehold) · 16.3% condos (condominium-titled).

Houses 83.7% Condos 16.3%
Building types in detail
Detached43%
Semi-detached2%
Apartment in a duplex10%
Apartment (low-rise)23%
Apartment (high-rise)21%

Bedrooms — homes here by bedroom count:

Studio (no bedroom)1%
1 bedroom26%
2 bedrooms24%
3 bedrooms23%
4+ bedrooms26%

8% of homes needed major repairs in 2021, as assessed by their own residents.

Building-type, bedroom and condition figures from the 2021 federal census.

When it was built

Most homes here were built before 1960. The median build year is 1959.

Full age breakdown
pre-1960275
1960s209
1970s19
1980s8
1990s4
2000s5
2010s8
2020s4

Condos & multi-family

5 condo developments here — about 106 condo dwellings, plus 18 purpose-built rental / multi-family buildings.

How condos & rentals are counted

5 condo developments, the largest around 24 units — about 106 condo dwellings in total. Separately-titled parking and storage stalls aren't counted as homes.

18 rental / multi-family buildings, typically built around 19713 small (under $1M), 12 mid ($1–10M), 3 large (over $10M). Purpose-built rentals (assessed as a single parcel each), separate from the owned homes counted above. Unit counts aren't in the open data.

Living here

The people and the day-to-day — who lives here, and the schools, shops, parks and transit around them.

Who lives here

An even owner / renter mix. Median household income $65,500.

Resident snapshot from the 2021 federal census.

Median household income

$65,500

30% earn $100k+

Homeowners

45%

55% rent

Bachelor's degree or higher

27%

of residents 15+

Commute to work

72%

drive · 12% transit · 11% walk/bike

Median age 43.6; 46% of households are people living alone; 47% lived at a different address five years earlier.

Residents by age

Median age 43.6.

0–1413%
15–249%
25–4429%
45–6428%
65+20%
Household income spread
Under $50k31%
$50k–$100k35%
$100k–$150k15%
$150k–$200k8%
$200k+6%

6% of households reported $200k or more; 31% under $50k.

Government transfers made up 20% of residents' 2020 income (including 6.6% pandemic supports — 2020 was a COVID income year); 10.9% of residents were below the low-income measure (LIM-AT).

Household total income, 2020, from the 2021 federal census (income shares and low-income prevalence as reported). Statistics Canada rounds and suppresses small counts, so shares may not sum exactly to 100.

Households & families
Couples with kids at home17%
Couples without kids at home15%
One-parent families11%
Living alone46%
Other shared households11%

Average household size 2; families with kids at home average 1.5 children.

What residents do for work

Occupation groups (share of the labour force):

Sales & service26%
Trades, transport & equipment operators17%
Education, law, social & government16%
Business, finance & administration14%
Health9%
Natural & applied sciences6%
Manufacturing & utilities6%
Art, culture, recreation & sport5%
Natural resources & agriculture1%

Industries residents work in (top 10; the rest combined):

Health care & social assistance15%
Retail trade14%
Construction10%
Educational services10%
Manufacturing7%
Accommodation & food services7%
Professional, scientific & technical6%
Public administration6%
Transportation & warehousing4%
Other services4%
All other sectors combined16%

Unemployment rate in the census reference week (May 2021): 12.2% — a pandemic-period snapshot.

How long people stay

21% of residents had moved within the previous year; 47% lived at a different address five years earlier.

Counts every change of address — moves within Terrace Heights, into it, owners and renters alike.

Immigration & citizenship

77% of residents were born in Canada; 21% are immigrants; 2% are non-permanent residents (e.g. students or workers on a permit).

When the area's immigrants arrived:

Before 198013%
1980–199017%
1991–20007%
2001–201012%
2011–202151%

Immigrant status and period of immigration, the 2021 federal census. Counts everyone in private households.

Ethnocultural origins

The origins residents most often reported. People can report more than one, so these overlap and don't add up to 100%.

English17%
Scottish17%
German14%
Ukrainian14%
Canadian11%
Irish10%
Filipino8%
French7%

Ethnic or cultural origin, the 2021 federal census — share of residents reporting each (multiple responses allowed).

Population groups

24% of residents identified as a visible minority; 75% did not.

Separately, 11% of residents identify as Indigenous.

Filipino9%
South Asian4%
Chinese4%
Latin American3%
Black2%
Arab2%
Southeast Asian1%

Statistics Canada defines a "visible minority" as "persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour" (the federal Employment Equity Act's wording). That's why Indigenous residents are shown separately above, and why there's no "white" category here: the residents counted as "not a visible minority" are predominantly those who identify as white, plus the Indigenous residents shown above. Shares are of all residents, the 2021 federal census.

Religion
Christian48%
No religious affiliation45%
Muslim2%
Hindu2%
Other religions2%
Sikh1%
Buddhist1%

Religion, the 2021 federal census. The census asks this once a decade (most recently 2021); major groups shown.

Housing costs & affordability

A household earning the local median income would put about 16% of it toward typical owner shelter costs here — or 20% toward the typical rent.

Typical owner shelter cost

$860/mo

44.4% of owners hold a mortgage

Typical rent

$1,100/mo

median tenant shelter cost

Affordability in detail

Households spending 30% or more of their own income on their own shelter — the standard affordability-stress measure: 14.4% of owner households · 37.2% of renter households. (Different from the headline above, which compares the median cost against the median income — a typical-household what-if, not a count of stretched households.)

In core housing need (unaffordable, unsuitable or inadequate, with no affordable local alternative): 3.3% of owners · 26.6% of renters.

Owners' own estimate of their home's value (2021): $400,000 median — self-reported, so it can differ from the assessed medians above.

Owner costs reflect current owners — including long-time, mortgage-free ones — not the cost to buy in today. The income-share figures compare 2020 median household income with shelter costs reported in 2021.

Schools

3 designated public schools. Edmonton Public catchment for Terrace Heights: Forest Heights, Hardisty and McNally.

All schools, levels & catchment notes

Designated public schools (Edmonton Public Schools catchment for Terrace Heights):

Catchments are set by the school board and can change — and the City's published catchment data can lag new schools and boundary updates — so confirm the current designated school with Edmonton Public Schools before relying on it.

Schools located in Terrace Heights:

Independent / private schools aren't in the City's open data, so they aren't listed here. School-quality ratings are published separately by the Fraser Institute (not affiliated with this site).

Shopping & amenities

About 104 businesses in Terrace Heights, employing roughly 732 people.

Business mix & how this is counted

From the City's business census (2025 survey).

The mix of what's here, from currently-licensed businesses:

Food & dining19
Shops & retail18
Personal & health services23
Recreation & fitness1
Professional & office17
Trades, auto & industrial19
Other3
Everyday amenities Other businesses

Counts come from City of Edmonton business licences and the City's business census — a licence means a business is registered at an address here, not a guarantee it's open today , and includes home-based businesses (about 28% of licences here). Landlord rental licences are excluded, and a listing isn't an endorsement.

Parks & green space

2 parks (8.9 hectares) and 1 playground in Terrace Heights — includes a natural area.

Parks

2

8.9 hectares total

Playgrounds

1

Green-space types & notes

Types of green space:

  • Natural area1
  • School & community park1

Counts come from the City of Edmonton's parks and playgrounds open data. A park is attributed to the neighbourhood its centre point falls in, so a large park or greenway that spans several areas is counted once — treat boundaries as approximate. Trail corridors appear here as greenways; off-street bike routes aren't included.

Transit & connectivity

No LRT line in Terrace Heights today. The nearest station is Strathearn (Valley Line Southeast), about 2.0 km away (straight-line). The neighbourhood is served by 4 bus routes.

Looking ahead, the nearest future stop is MacEwan Arts / 112 Street on the Valley Line West, about 5.0 km from the centre — under construction, targeted to open later this decade. Timelines can slip, and a nearby line doesn't imply any change in property values.

Nearest LRT

2.0 km

to Strathearn

Bus routes

4

serving the area

Future LRT

5.0 km

MacEwan Arts / 112 Street · under construction

Bus routes & notes

4 bus routes serve Terrace Heights: 1, 1B, 411 and 635. They run from 11 boardable stops inside the neighbourhood.

No route here meets the frequent-service bar (≈ 15-minute weekday headway).

Bus routes and frequency come from the City's ETS GTFS schedule — the routes whose trips call at stops inside Terrace Heights, with “frequent” meaning at least 100 weekday trips through the neighbourhood (about a bus every 15 minutes or better, counting both directions). Distances are straight-line (“as the crow flies”) from the neighbourhood centre — the actual walking or driving route is longer. Future stations are under construction; their locations and timelines come from City of Edmonton project pages and can change. Day-to-day commute mode (drive / transit / walk) is shown under “Who lives here.” Source: City of Edmonton LRT & ETS (GTFS) Open Data.

The market

Assessed value over time, and recent building activity.

Assessed value over time

Median assessed value changed +17% from 2012 to 2025.

That tracks Terrace Heights's houses — largely the same homes throughout — so it's a real value change, not a shifting mix.

$351,500 $413,000 2012201620212025

Building activity

Since 2015: 227 building permits, about 79 net new homes, and 27 secondary-suite permits.

Of those new units, roughly 30% are individually-owned (houses + condos), 70% purpose-built rental, and 0% in mixed-use buildings.

Owned Purpose-built rental

Split by building type (a strong proxy, not a guarantee of final tenure).

Permits year by year

Permits count every new home built — including purpose-built rental apartments and mixed-use buildings — so this can run well above the "total homes" figure above, which counts only individually-owned houses and condos.

Source

City of Edmonton Open Data — assessment, property info, building permits; Statistics Canada 2021 Census of Population (City of Edmonton neighbourhood tabulation). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Edmonton.

About these figures. They use the City of Edmonton's annual property assessment — its mass-appraisal estimate of value as of July 1 the prior year, informed by that year's sales but applied across the whole roll at once. That makes it a reliable directional and comparative signal (ideal for "how does this neighbourhood compare"), but not the exact price a specific home would sell for today — for that you need a comparative market analysis. Resident demographics and housing-cost figures (income and its distribution, age, education, commute, tenure, household types, shelter costs, occupations and industries, mobility) and the building-type, bedroom and condition mix are from the 2021 federal census — the most recent neighbourhood-level vintage; the City notes it fell during the pandemic, so treat these figures as directional. Census figures are adapted from Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. 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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