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Property owners in Edmonton will learn how much they owe in taxes this year — including a 6.9 per cent tax increase approved by city council last December — as the city mails out tax notices this week.
Along with the 6.9 per cent increase for municipal services, homeowners also face paying more if their property went up in value last year.
Anton Szabo, the city’s director of taxation, said residential properties in Edmonton have gone up 5.7 per cent in value overall, based on the real estate market as of July 1, 2025.
“If the assessment value of your home went up by more than 5.7 per cent, you can expect to see a higher tax increase,” Szabo said Tuesday. “And if your home went up in value by less than 5.7 per cent, you can expect to see a lower tax increase.”
Values go up or down based on supply and demand factors, Szabo noted, like location, age and size of property and additions like secondary suites.
The tax bill includes a portion allotted to the province every year, known as the education tax. This year, the province is also asking 10.2 per cent more from Edmonton homeowners.
For both municipal services and the provincial education tax, the average single dwelling house assessed at $492,500 will be levied $5,104 this year.
That’s up from $4,724 the average home assessed at $465,891 was charged in 2025.
Three-quarters of the tax bill — $2.5 billion — goes to municipal services, like snow clearing, police, fire rescue, road maintenance and waste pickup, Szabo noted.
The remaining $643 million, collected by the city, is handed to the province.
A third factor this year: the city is getting less tax revenue from multifamily apartment units. They used to have their own sub-class, taxed at a higher rate than single-family detached homes.
Three years ago, council made a decision to phase out the multifamily apartment sub-class.
Altogether, the overall residential tax increase is 8 per cent.
Council votes
City council approved the 6.9 per cent property tax hike in December, with two councillors Coun. Karen Principe and Coun. Mike Elliott voting against it.
On Tuesday at city hall, Principe said she’s concerned that hike rate would impact residents.
“Even though Edmonton is one of the most affordable cities in Canada, people are struggling, it’s hard to get by,” she said.
Other councillors have pointed out that the increase is in part a way to make up for several years of low or zero per cent increases during the COVID-19 pandemic years.
Council is also approaching a four-year budget cycle this fall, during which councillors look at every city department and decide what to approve — where to cut or where to add.
Principe anticipates a slew of tough decisions on capital projects and the operating budget.
“If everything’s a priority, nothing’s a priority,” she said. “So we need to truly focus on our priorities and the priorities that we’re hearing from the people we represent.”
The city sent out more than 440,000 notices starting May 25. People can also access their notices online on the city’s MyProperty portal.
Taxes are due June 30, unless a property owner is on a monthly payment plan.