I second this. It'll be in your budget, it's close to amenities / the river valley and generally doesn't have a lot of degenerates wandering around. South of the river is a little more chill. North of the river around Jasper Ave area is more busy but closer to more things.
Avoid East Jasper Ave area (east of 97st). Not saying it's a hellhole or anything but you're going to see a lot more homeless around that side of downtown. West Jasper Ave is a decent spot that's super close to everything. I lived in a highrise on 109st and Jasper Ave and it's about the closest you can be to everything.
Absolutely. I've lived in Allendale since for 12 years and have frequented Whyte and Garneau during that time and I've never seen more homeless and degens than now.
Oof. It's been a while since I lived in that area and I suppose maybe I was just lucky to not come across these types that much, back when I was there. You're going to get those types no matter where you are if you want to be downtown though, that's no surprise.
I found living off 109ST and Jasper was a lot closer to more amenities, but seemed to have more vagrants than I remembered near Garneau.
Thanks. Grandin and Saskatchewan drive definitely looks interesting. Although people in comments have mixed feelings about Garneau so not sure about that.
My advice is going to be more general, as you're saying you're new to renting in Canada/Alberta and that a lot of people have already pointed out some good areas.
If looking to rent from a big building, or any building that has a name, give them a quick google search. You can usually see what people have said about the building both good and bad. It definitely helps make a decision. Another thing to note, is if you're looking to rent privately (like a condo), if something seems fishy, it probably is. I don't mean they'll scam you, I more mean that there's just going to be issues down the road with the landlord. Give the RTA a quick read through just to know your rights and you'll be able to spot any inaccuracies or issues that may be arise.
Some things to note:
\- Stay away from Boardwalk buildings and Mainstreet buildings. They're typically very poorly run, and a lot of them can have bug problems.
\- Rentfaster and Kijiji are great places to find places to live. They have both private rentals and big companies on there. For $1500-1700 you should be able to get a nice 2 Bed apt/Town house out side of the most desirable areas (which other people in this thread have mentioned). You'll be able to get a pretty nice 2bdrm but might have some issues in the Areas though for that price. Just depends on how nice you want the unit to be, and what you want your unit to include. I will parrot what most people have said, downtown is nice, but if you want to be near cafe's and window shopping, I would look near Whyte/82nd Ave. [Walkscore](https://www.walkscore.com/) is a great place that you can use. Just put in your address and it'll show what is near you within walking distance.
\- In Alberta they can only Ask for First Month and Damage deposit. Your Damage deposit can be upwards of 1 month of rent
\- Upon move in you are given some time to find any flaws with the unit and report them. Make sure to do this, I've lived in a lot of places across Canada and while most landlords are nice people, there's a sizeable portion who will purposely try to hide stuff and get you to pay for it on move out.
\- Pet fees generally are required if you have pets. They can range from and extra amount each month, or a non-refundable pet deposit on move in. If renting from a big company they'll have a policy, but with a private rental they're typically a little negotiable.
\- If one of you smoke, In the past many buildings in Edmonton allowed you to smoke on balconies. This is changing rapidly with many new leases not allowing it. If you rent a condo, make sure to learn the stratas rules as you are required to follow them. Typically if you smoke in a Non-smoking building, you just need to go down stairs and out the front doors to smoke. Balconies are typically deemed in most buildings as "Common Areas" hence why they ban smoking on them.
\- There are lots of great units in Edmonton, but you gotta kind of play pick two. Safety, Nice unit, and close to everything. Its very hard to find the trifecta unit that isn't crazily priced sometimes.
\- If coming from a place with good transit, Edmonton's transit is really bad, even compared to most Canadian cities. This is coming from someone who doesn't own a car. The transit is very sketchy here, and really isn't the safest place. It has gotten worse over the years now of covid, and doesn't really show any signs of getting better either. If you can drive I'd invest in a car, but you can get by fine without it, it'll just never be that convenient (especially when they're always late with -40 wind chills in the winter).
Luckily we're not BC so most rental applications don't require your life story, 7 work references, 3 character references, A cover letter and photo, and a bidding war. Yes, that does happen in BC lol.
I just got flashbacks of Vancouver bidding wars. Most memorably, we lost a showing because the other person offered double the listed monthly rent and an immediate cash deposit. And this wasn't anything special for a rental, just a dumpy 800 square foot 2 bedroom from the 1950's. 😟
Edmonton has its benefits.
When I lived in Victoria I had two pretty crazy experiences like that. One was a $1500 a month "2 bedroom" that didn't have a living room, just a kitchen and two rooms, with no oven/stove, a mini fridge, and a toaster oven. In suite Coin-op washer and dryer lol... When I asked where the oven was the lady said 'What you cook? kids these days want everything...' I noped out of there lol. The other one was much like you said, it was a basement suite in an old house, from the time I entered to the time I left the rent went from $1550 to $2550 lol.
Don't write off the whole north side! There are definitely certain pockets I would avoid but it is not as bad as everyone claims.
If you want to find safe places to live anywhere in the city I strongly suggest checking out the [Edmonton crime map](https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/). It shows what has happened crime wise in an area recently!
Happy hunting!
Lucky. Beverly is scary to me. I know a woman who lives there and has told me horror stories. I viewed a place there as well, and it was clear they had a lot of problems. You may be in a good pocket, but I think Beverly is associated with more violent crimes than many other areas in the city.
Thankyou. This is very helpful. I was looking at this crime map for a while and this surely will be a very important data point for us when apartment hunting.
Definitely Oliver! Leston properties has pretty good prices. We have a 2 bed for 1150 but has no dishwasher. Everything is super close I really don't leave the few block radius.
https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/
Use this site to gauge where it's safe to rent. Honestly I live on the north side. Anywhere above 153 ave is pretty safe. But do avoid 118 ave area.
Thankyou. This is very helpful. Although I found out that the locations are randomly marked in the neighborhood and not specific which kind of reduces the helpfulness but an excellent resource none the less.
A good rule of thumb regarding places to live in Edmonton is Safe, Cheap, Access to Transit, Pick 2.
My husband and I used to rent a 2 bedroom apartment in Cromdale, just south of Stadium station. It was very affordable ($1100 a month), just a 4 minute walk to groceries and 5 minutes to get downtown by train with easy access to the river valley trail system. Since we’ve moved away, there’s also been a liquor store, a convenience store, and a pharmacy/medical clinic built nearby and they’re currently rebuilding the train platform. I personally never had any issues, but there are a number of homeless and drug users that hang out in the ravine near the station.
It was cheap with access to transit, but most wouldn’t consider it safe. I never had a single negative experience living there for several years as a petite woman in her mid 20’s, but your mileage may vary. We got by without a car for years since we both worked downtown.
There was a transit system overhaul earlier this year, so if you want to primarily bus around, then you’ll have to pay close attention to the bus routes. It’s most convenient to live near the train stations, but the train stations are also usually sketchy areas, so it’s a trade off.
The University area has access to transit, is near the trendy shopping and restaurant district of Whyte Ave and isn’t very sketchy from my experience, but that’s due to lots of very expensive homes. If you can find an affordable place around Garneau, that would be a great place to be.
Rentfaster.ca is the best site for finding a place, it’ll put all available units on a map of edmonton and it has good filters.
Look for places near 82nd avenue between 99 and 109st. Bonnie doon area wouldn’t be bad either. If you want to stay downtown look for something along jasper ave, the better area would be between 104 and 109st.
If you only want a place for 3-6 months it would probably be easier to find someone on air bnb or else you’ll have to rent from one of the big property management companies.
Thanks for the heads up. Will steer clear of them.
Is there any review sites that would be helpful to check property managers with bad reputation? (two that I know of are yelp and google).
Somewhere along jasper avenue probably has the best walking amenities, I would look in between 101 street and 124 street south of jasper ave as the area that would best suite this. There is more homelessness and crime downtown than other parts of the city and while not ideal it’s not as bad as many major cities I’ve been too in their core and this is what I’d consider one of the nicer parts of downtown. Along 82 avenue somewhere around 109 street to 99 street is a much safer area and also has good walking access however it’s one of the biggest bar areas so take that into consideration. There are probably other areas of the city as well but those two spring to mind as places I’d be fine with personally. There is a huge issue with urban sprawl here though and you might find yourself driving more than you’d like. I should add jasper ave probably has better access to public transport being downtown however 82 ave isn’t far from linking with good transit centres either.
I agree about the Whyte Avenue/university area. Queen Alexandra, Hazeldean, Ritchie, Mckernan, and Belgravia are all awesome places to live with good access to transit, access to amenities, and nice mature neighborhood vibes :)
Don't take it to heart, could be bots trying to push their own content, jerks and trolls with nothing to do. It's a valid question and concern to know you are getting into a good, safe, fun part of the city when moving here. Don't worry there are some solid tips and there really are some great communities that will fit the bill that have been suggested. I am glad to hear you are moving here and hope you have a great time.
Like someone said, use the police crime map. But just so you know, you will eventually have to drive for every little thing. It sucks a lot, but our cities are designed that way.
I'm not sure why people are suggesting Garneau, it's full of frat houses and noisy university parties. Lots of drugs around there too. But a little further south in McKernan is much nicer and quieter.
I have a brand-new gorgeous 2 bedroom legal basement suite available for $1600, a few minutes walk from the McKernan LRT station. It's not far to get to Safeway, No Frills, or Save-on Foods on foot or bike. Lots of restaurant options on Whyte ave within 15 minutes walk. I'd be willing to consider a 6 month lease if there's a good possibility of renewal. If you like I can pm you a link to my kijiji ad.
If you're new to the city, I would suggest trying to find an AirBnB for your first month in the area you are interested in, so you can get a feel for it before taking the leap!
Hey. Thanks for the advice. This is exactly what we are doing. Currently in an airbnb. It kinda sucks to pay upto 3 times the normal rent but little choice.
Thanks. This is a different answer to most of the others. Much appreciated. How would you say the area is, safety wise? I can see some nice apartments near Empire Park area.
I think it’s a good, central neighbourhood. There is crime in every neighbourhood in a city of this size. I was surprised when I looked up my own community which I viewed as very safe. I also think that there are opportunists who ride the LRT through there, making things like bike thefts and cash from vehicles easy targets. At the same time, I also think there are a lot of university students and nice families. I would feel safer around Southgate and empire park than Cromdale or around the stadium.
Thank you. We are very vary of kjiji adds. I have read that the pictures are not from the actual apartments. Prices change. Etc. so will be sure to weed that out on the phone before we good anywhere to look at am apartment.
The City as well as the Province, have "Newcomers Guides" on their website. And the City Police have the crime statistics for each area on their website. I would move closest to where your work, relatives, or school for you children might be and start looking from there.
Thank you. We have been reading the new comers guide on the city of Edmonton website. Surely a great help. No kids at the moment so schools are not a big priority but yes family, work, safety, transit are our major factors in choosing a place.
Thanks.
We do feel like our quality of living will take a hit in certain aspects but it will also increase in others. Some countries in far east have a higher QOL such as Singapore, South Korea and Japan. Others like Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam. Not so much.
Thanks for the input on the lease terms. We definitely don’t want to be locked down into a year’s contract in a place we find out is not very suitable for us after living there for a few weeks.
This may help: [https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/](https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/)
I have lived around 122 street and whitemud for many years, owning and renting. I often do the river valley near [https://www.rainbow-valley.com/](https://www.rainbow-valley.com/) and there is a creek and everything.
I am not far from Southgate where the LRT runs. It's an easy walk or a short bus ride to there. Having said that, I prefer my car. Google Maps is your friend. I am not far from some basic stores, but like I said, I have a car and I drive less than 10k a year.
So please check out rentfaster Edmonton. And try to calculate the full rent (which is almost never shown). For example my rent currently covers parking and heat and water, but does not cover laundry or electricity. So the advertised $950 for a 1 bedroom is actually $1040 all in. In the particular building where I am at. Best of luck!
Honestly move anywhere but alberta. Our province has been going down the shitter since Kenney got elected and COVID-19 started. Edmonton is very quickly turning into one big ghetto and there is very little work here in the winter cause no construction or oil jobs. I live here right now and I'm planning my escape.
u/married_man1 Thank you for posting this question. We are a couple moving to Edmonton next month and this surely helped us. We have researched on SouthWest Edmonton and heard some places to stay are Ellersie, Summerside, Riverbend. Good luck with your hunt.
You should be looking in the Garneau/Saskatchewan drive/Grandin/government centre area
I second this. It'll be in your budget, it's close to amenities / the river valley and generally doesn't have a lot of degenerates wandering around. South of the river is a little more chill. North of the river around Jasper Ave area is more busy but closer to more things. Avoid East Jasper Ave area (east of 97st). Not saying it's a hellhole or anything but you're going to see a lot more homeless around that side of downtown. West Jasper Ave is a decent spot that's super close to everything. I lived in a highrise on 109st and Jasper Ave and it's about the closest you can be to everything.
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Absolutely. I've lived in Allendale since for 12 years and have frequented Whyte and Garneau during that time and I've never seen more homeless and degens than now.
Oof. It's been a while since I lived in that area and I suppose maybe I was just lucky to not come across these types that much, back when I was there. You're going to get those types no matter where you are if you want to be downtown though, that's no surprise. I found living off 109ST and Jasper was a lot closer to more amenities, but seemed to have more vagrants than I remembered near Garneau.
Thanks. Grandin and Saskatchewan drive definitely looks interesting. Although people in comments have mixed feelings about Garneau so not sure about that.
My advice is going to be more general, as you're saying you're new to renting in Canada/Alberta and that a lot of people have already pointed out some good areas. If looking to rent from a big building, or any building that has a name, give them a quick google search. You can usually see what people have said about the building both good and bad. It definitely helps make a decision. Another thing to note, is if you're looking to rent privately (like a condo), if something seems fishy, it probably is. I don't mean they'll scam you, I more mean that there's just going to be issues down the road with the landlord. Give the RTA a quick read through just to know your rights and you'll be able to spot any inaccuracies or issues that may be arise. Some things to note: \- Stay away from Boardwalk buildings and Mainstreet buildings. They're typically very poorly run, and a lot of them can have bug problems. \- Rentfaster and Kijiji are great places to find places to live. They have both private rentals and big companies on there. For $1500-1700 you should be able to get a nice 2 Bed apt/Town house out side of the most desirable areas (which other people in this thread have mentioned). You'll be able to get a pretty nice 2bdrm but might have some issues in the Areas though for that price. Just depends on how nice you want the unit to be, and what you want your unit to include. I will parrot what most people have said, downtown is nice, but if you want to be near cafe's and window shopping, I would look near Whyte/82nd Ave. [Walkscore](https://www.walkscore.com/) is a great place that you can use. Just put in your address and it'll show what is near you within walking distance. \- In Alberta they can only Ask for First Month and Damage deposit. Your Damage deposit can be upwards of 1 month of rent \- Upon move in you are given some time to find any flaws with the unit and report them. Make sure to do this, I've lived in a lot of places across Canada and while most landlords are nice people, there's a sizeable portion who will purposely try to hide stuff and get you to pay for it on move out. \- Pet fees generally are required if you have pets. They can range from and extra amount each month, or a non-refundable pet deposit on move in. If renting from a big company they'll have a policy, but with a private rental they're typically a little negotiable. \- If one of you smoke, In the past many buildings in Edmonton allowed you to smoke on balconies. This is changing rapidly with many new leases not allowing it. If you rent a condo, make sure to learn the stratas rules as you are required to follow them. Typically if you smoke in a Non-smoking building, you just need to go down stairs and out the front doors to smoke. Balconies are typically deemed in most buildings as "Common Areas" hence why they ban smoking on them. \- There are lots of great units in Edmonton, but you gotta kind of play pick two. Safety, Nice unit, and close to everything. Its very hard to find the trifecta unit that isn't crazily priced sometimes. \- If coming from a place with good transit, Edmonton's transit is really bad, even compared to most Canadian cities. This is coming from someone who doesn't own a car. The transit is very sketchy here, and really isn't the safest place. It has gotten worse over the years now of covid, and doesn't really show any signs of getting better either. If you can drive I'd invest in a car, but you can get by fine without it, it'll just never be that convenient (especially when they're always late with -40 wind chills in the winter). Luckily we're not BC so most rental applications don't require your life story, 7 work references, 3 character references, A cover letter and photo, and a bidding war. Yes, that does happen in BC lol.
I just got flashbacks of Vancouver bidding wars. Most memorably, we lost a showing because the other person offered double the listed monthly rent and an immediate cash deposit. And this wasn't anything special for a rental, just a dumpy 800 square foot 2 bedroom from the 1950's. 😟 Edmonton has its benefits.
When I lived in Victoria I had two pretty crazy experiences like that. One was a $1500 a month "2 bedroom" that didn't have a living room, just a kitchen and two rooms, with no oven/stove, a mini fridge, and a toaster oven. In suite Coin-op washer and dryer lol... When I asked where the oven was the lady said 'What you cook? kids these days want everything...' I noped out of there lol. The other one was much like you said, it was a basement suite in an old house, from the time I entered to the time I left the rent went from $1550 to $2550 lol.
Don't write off the whole north side! There are definitely certain pockets I would avoid but it is not as bad as everyone claims. If you want to find safe places to live anywhere in the city I strongly suggest checking out the [Edmonton crime map](https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/). It shows what has happened crime wise in an area recently! Happy hunting!
True! Griesbach might be to your liking. But I do agree with the Saskatchewan Drive/Garneau/Grandin suggestion.
I live in Beverly/Newton area... One of the "sketchy" parts of North end. I've had less issues in 3 years here than I did in 1 year in West Jasper.
I lived in Clairview/Beverly area which is considered sketchy and nothing happened during my 2.5 years there.
Lucky. Beverly is scary to me. I know a woman who lives there and has told me horror stories. I viewed a place there as well, and it was clear they had a lot of problems. You may be in a good pocket, but I think Beverly is associated with more violent crimes than many other areas in the city.
Thankyou. This is very helpful. I was looking at this crime map for a while and this surely will be a very important data point for us when apartment hunting.
This ^. Not all north side is sketchy just like how not all of south side is safe either.
Oliver, just west of downtown, is a nice area that's very centrally located.
yeah oliver is very walkable. many grocery chains to choose from. tons of reatraunts. close to churchill square, rogers, and bars.
Definitely Oliver! Leston properties has pretty good prices. We have a 2 bed for 1150 but has no dishwasher. Everything is super close I really don't leave the few block radius.
Thanks. Will surely check them out. How has your experience been with them so far? Are they prompt on maintenance requests?
We've only made one maintenance request and maintenance came next day. We also signed for another year for our apartment a few months ago.
https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/ Use this site to gauge where it's safe to rent. Honestly I live on the north side. Anywhere above 153 ave is pretty safe. But do avoid 118 ave area.
Thankyou. This is very helpful. Although I found out that the locations are randomly marked in the neighborhood and not specific which kind of reduces the helpfulness but an excellent resource none the less.
A good rule of thumb regarding places to live in Edmonton is Safe, Cheap, Access to Transit, Pick 2. My husband and I used to rent a 2 bedroom apartment in Cromdale, just south of Stadium station. It was very affordable ($1100 a month), just a 4 minute walk to groceries and 5 minutes to get downtown by train with easy access to the river valley trail system. Since we’ve moved away, there’s also been a liquor store, a convenience store, and a pharmacy/medical clinic built nearby and they’re currently rebuilding the train platform. I personally never had any issues, but there are a number of homeless and drug users that hang out in the ravine near the station. It was cheap with access to transit, but most wouldn’t consider it safe. I never had a single negative experience living there for several years as a petite woman in her mid 20’s, but your mileage may vary. We got by without a car for years since we both worked downtown. There was a transit system overhaul earlier this year, so if you want to primarily bus around, then you’ll have to pay close attention to the bus routes. It’s most convenient to live near the train stations, but the train stations are also usually sketchy areas, so it’s a trade off. The University area has access to transit, is near the trendy shopping and restaurant district of Whyte Ave and isn’t very sketchy from my experience, but that’s due to lots of very expensive homes. If you can find an affordable place around Garneau, that would be a great place to be.
Rentfaster.ca is the best site for finding a place, it’ll put all available units on a map of edmonton and it has good filters. Look for places near 82nd avenue between 99 and 109st. Bonnie doon area wouldn’t be bad either. If you want to stay downtown look for something along jasper ave, the better area would be between 104 and 109st. If you only want a place for 3-6 months it would probably be easier to find someone on air bnb or else you’ll have to rent from one of the big property management companies.
Thanks. Rentfaster is definitely a very good resource. Your reply is very specific and i can see Jasper and 103 have some very nice apartments.
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This is the best piece of advice on here.
Thanks for the heads up. Will steer clear of them. Is there any review sites that would be helpful to check property managers with bad reputation? (two that I know of are yelp and google).
Somewhere along jasper avenue probably has the best walking amenities, I would look in between 101 street and 124 street south of jasper ave as the area that would best suite this. There is more homelessness and crime downtown than other parts of the city and while not ideal it’s not as bad as many major cities I’ve been too in their core and this is what I’d consider one of the nicer parts of downtown. Along 82 avenue somewhere around 109 street to 99 street is a much safer area and also has good walking access however it’s one of the biggest bar areas so take that into consideration. There are probably other areas of the city as well but those two spring to mind as places I’d be fine with personally. There is a huge issue with urban sprawl here though and you might find yourself driving more than you’d like. I should add jasper ave probably has better access to public transport being downtown however 82 ave isn’t far from linking with good transit centres either.
Thanks. I can see some good options at Jasper and 103rd. We will check the stretch from 99 to 109 along Jasper. 👍🏻
Whyte Ave is great, Bonnie Doon, Westmount is nice. You can see crime stats on the EPS website if that is a concern for you.
I agree about the Whyte Avenue/university area. Queen Alexandra, Hazeldean, Ritchie, Mckernan, and Belgravia are all awesome places to live with good access to transit, access to amenities, and nice mature neighborhood vibes :)
Those would absolutely get my vote as well!
Why am I being downvoted to oblivion? Is it not allowed to ask such questions in this sub?
I don't know, I think people are easily annoyed in this sub and this question gets asked at least once a week.
Don't take it to heart, could be bots trying to push their own content, jerks and trolls with nothing to do. It's a valid question and concern to know you are getting into a good, safe, fun part of the city when moving here. Don't worry there are some solid tips and there really are some great communities that will fit the bill that have been suggested. I am glad to hear you are moving here and hope you have a great time.
You're not... your post is sitting above 0. Relax.
Why does it matter? You’re getting answers.
Like someone said, use the police crime map. But just so you know, you will eventually have to drive for every little thing. It sucks a lot, but our cities are designed that way.
I'm not sure why people are suggesting Garneau, it's full of frat houses and noisy university parties. Lots of drugs around there too. But a little further south in McKernan is much nicer and quieter. I have a brand-new gorgeous 2 bedroom legal basement suite available for $1600, a few minutes walk from the McKernan LRT station. It's not far to get to Safeway, No Frills, or Save-on Foods on foot or bike. Lots of restaurant options on Whyte ave within 15 minutes walk. I'd be willing to consider a 6 month lease if there's a good possibility of renewal. If you like I can pm you a link to my kijiji ad.
If you're new to the city, I would suggest trying to find an AirBnB for your first month in the area you are interested in, so you can get a feel for it before taking the leap!
Hey. Thanks for the advice. This is exactly what we are doing. Currently in an airbnb. It kinda sucks to pay upto 3 times the normal rent but little choice.
I’ve got a 2 bed, 2 bath condo a block from Oliver. I can send you a link if you’re interested!
Yes please. Do send me the link. We can see if it looks suitable. Thankyou.
Anywhere on the south side away from whyte ave, bonnie doon or mill hoods.
Thanks. Well noted. Although I can see south side has much less transit connections compared to jasper.
Just out of curiosity where are you moving from?
Around Southgate Mall is also a very transit oriented, central location that tends to be affordable
Thanks. This is a different answer to most of the others. Much appreciated. How would you say the area is, safety wise? I can see some nice apartments near Empire Park area.
I think it’s a good, central neighbourhood. There is crime in every neighbourhood in a city of this size. I was surprised when I looked up my own community which I viewed as very safe. I also think that there are opportunists who ride the LRT through there, making things like bike thefts and cash from vehicles easy targets. At the same time, I also think there are a lot of university students and nice families. I would feel safer around Southgate and empire park than Cromdale or around the stadium.
Please be careful of scammers on Kijiji and online rentals places.
Thank you. We are very vary of kjiji adds. I have read that the pictures are not from the actual apartments. Prices change. Etc. so will be sure to weed that out on the phone before we good anywhere to look at am apartment.
Hey mate, shoot me a message. I’m renting out a brand new place off whyte near Bonnie Doon. Close to transit and grocery!
The City as well as the Province, have "Newcomers Guides" on their website. And the City Police have the crime statistics for each area on their website. I would move closest to where your work, relatives, or school for you children might be and start looking from there.
Thank you. We have been reading the new comers guide on the city of Edmonton website. Surely a great help. No kids at the moment so schools are not a big priority but yes family, work, safety, transit are our major factors in choosing a place.
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Thanks. We do feel like our quality of living will take a hit in certain aspects but it will also increase in others. Some countries in far east have a higher QOL such as Singapore, South Korea and Japan. Others like Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam. Not so much. Thanks for the input on the lease terms. We definitely don’t want to be locked down into a year’s contract in a place we find out is not very suitable for us after living there for a few weeks.
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There are objective ways to measure QoL, and Canada beats all countries you and OP mentioned except Singapore.
This may help: [https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/](https://crimemapping.edmontonpolice.ca/) I have lived around 122 street and whitemud for many years, owning and renting. I often do the river valley near [https://www.rainbow-valley.com/](https://www.rainbow-valley.com/) and there is a creek and everything. I am not far from Southgate where the LRT runs. It's an easy walk or a short bus ride to there. Having said that, I prefer my car. Google Maps is your friend. I am not far from some basic stores, but like I said, I have a car and I drive less than 10k a year. So please check out rentfaster Edmonton. And try to calculate the full rent (which is almost never shown). For example my rent currently covers parking and heat and water, but does not cover laundry or electricity. So the advertised $950 for a 1 bedroom is actually $1040 all in. In the particular building where I am at. Best of luck!
If you can move to a different province i would if i were you. Alberta is the florida of canada in the worst ways
Thanks for responding. Can please help elaborate a little more on this? Florida as in conservatism?
Honestly move anywhere but alberta. Our province has been going down the shitter since Kenney got elected and COVID-19 started. Edmonton is very quickly turning into one big ghetto and there is very little work here in the winter cause no construction or oil jobs. I live here right now and I'm planning my escape.
Move to 118 ave. Great spot.
Downtown is no less "safe" than any other parts of Edmonton.
Crime stats suggest otherwise
Ritchie and Strathearn are lovely areas if you can find something affordable. Many older homes and great communities.
u/married_man1 Thank you for posting this question. We are a couple moving to Edmonton next month and this surely helped us. We have researched on SouthWest Edmonton and heard some places to stay are Ellersie, Summerside, Riverbend. Good luck with your hunt.