Buying in Southeast Edmonton: What Your Money Reaches
The southeast is where Edmonton's newer family housing has concentrated, and it shows in the bedroom counts: three-bedroom-plus homes dominate what is for sale here more than in any other quadrant.
The short answer
The median active listing in Southeast Edmonton is $445,000, which is about $2,190 a month in mortgage payment. It sits 5 of 6 on median monthly payment, between Central and West. Most of what is for sale is detached house (57% of typed listings), and the median home here was built in 2011.
Key takeaways
- 1,115 active listings, at a median of $445,000 — roughly $2,190 a month.
- Median price per square foot is $292, against about $297 across the city.
- Housing mix: detached house 57%, townhouse / row 21%, duplex / half duplex 11%, apartment condo 11%.
- 81% of listings have three or more bedrooms.
- Newer does not mean uniform. Mill Woods dates from the 1970s and the communities beyond it from the 2010s onward; they differ on lot size, tree cover and price in ways the quadrant median flattens.
Who this guide is for
Buyers considering southeast Edmonton who want the numbers before the tour. Every figure refreshes with our listing feed, and covers the City of Edmonton only — surrounding municipalities are a separate market.
Where it sits against the rest of the city
Quadrant medians are a starting point and nothing more. They are dragged around by the mix of housing in each — a quadrant full of apartments will always look cheap beside one full of new detached homes, without either being better value.
What Southeast Edmonton is
Mill Woods and the communities around it, plus the newer south-end developments — Walker, Laurel, Summerside, The Orchards — spreading toward the southeastern edge.
City of Edmonton open data for the 49 communities here shows a median lot of about 544 m², a median of 20 transit stops per community, 2,474 development permits in the last twelve months.
The busiest communities here
Among its busiest communities the median payment runs from $1,998 a month in Walker to $2,758 in Alces — a spread of $760 within one quadrant.
Each has its own page with current listings, schools, parks and transit:
What it costs by the square foot
At $292 per square foot against roughly $297 citywide, southeast Edmonton sits below the city median on this measure — which is a different question from whether its homes are cheap.
In Edmonton this figure tracks property type and land value rather than size. Apartment condos run around $239 a square foot and detached houses around $319, because a detached price buys the lot as well as the building. A quadrant's number therefore moves with its housing mix and what its land costs — central detached homes reach past $400 a square foot on land value alone.
Use price per square foot to compare like with like: two comparable houses in the same area. Across property types it mostly tells you which type you are looking at, not which is better value.
Best suited to
Southeast Edmonton suits households wanting bedroom count and a newer build, at a lower price than the west end.
What to watch: Lot sizes in the newest areas, which are smaller than the mature communities nearby, and the young tree canopy that comes with them.
Before you commit to an area
- Drive the commute at the hour you would really drive it, from the specific community rather than the quadrant.
- Visit twice — a weekday evening and a weekend morning.
- Check the total monthly cost, not the payment: taxes, insurance, and condo fees where they apply.
- Look at what is actually listed in your range, not the median. The median is one number describing hundreds of very different homes.
Ryan McCann
Ryan is an Edmonton-based REALTOR® with MaxWell Polaris and the person behind Padster. He's helped over 2,200 clients in the Edmonton area buy and sell their home.
Contact Ryan today at 780-964-8445 to talk through your next step.
Last reviewed 28 August 2026. General information for Edmonton-area buyers — not individualized financial, mortgage, legal or tax advice. Mortgage rules, government programs and market figures change; confirm current details with a licensed mortgage professional, an Alberta real-estate lawyer, or the relevant government source before making a decision. Padster is not a brokerage.
Sources
- Listing prices, counts and property types derived from the CREA DDF® feed for the City of Edmonton, refreshed with this site.
- City of Edmonton — Open Data Portal (lot sizes, transit stops, development permits)
- City of Edmonton — Your neighbourhood
Your next step
See what is listed in Southeast Edmonton now
Every active listing in the quadrant, priced by its estimated monthly payment, with the communities inside it.
Browse Southeast EdmontonFrequently asked questions
How much does a home cost in Southeast Edmonton?
The median active listing is $445,000, which works out to roughly $2,190 a month in mortgage payment at 10% down, 4.34% fixed over 25 years. Taxes, insurance and any condo fee are on top, and the range within the quadrant is wide.
What kind of housing is in Southeast Edmonton?
Of listings where the property type is recorded, 57% are detached house. The full mix is detached house 57%, townhouse / row 21%, duplex / half duplex 11%, apartment condo 11%.
Is Southeast Edmonton expensive?
It ranks 5 of 6 on median monthly payment. But quadrant medians mostly reflect the mix of housing in each area rather than value for money — an apartment-heavy quadrant will always show a lower median than a quadrant of new detached homes.
How old are the homes in Southeast Edmonton?
The median active listing was built in 2011. Our guide to older Edmonton homes covers what each construction era brings with it.
How often do these figures update?
They are rebuilt from the CREA DDF® feed every time the site refreshes, several times a day. The date on each chart is the date of the data behind it.
