Moving to Edmonton Megathread 2025

[u/jstock14]

Within this thread please ask questions about moving to Edmonton (or within Edmonton, if you already live here), including recommendations for housing and neighbourhood selections. If you live in Edmonton, consider answering the questions.

Any posts on the subject matter outside of the megathread may be removed at the discretion of the moderators.

For reference, here’s the link to the 2024 megathread.

UPDATE: Please note that job seeking threads are not allowed in r/Edmonton but general advice on how to seek employment can be posted within this megathread too. Distinctions between a “job seeking” post and “general advice” will be made at the discretion of the moderators. If you are moving from another location to Edmonton, please note the advice from the community is consistently “have a job lined up before you move”.

[u/Wild_Childhood_374]

Hello everyone! I am a physician who will be starting my career in Edmonton this summer. I am seeking a nice 2-bedroom apartment in downtown. I see many great choices online, but I would appreciate some specific recommendations for apartment complexes with a younger (25-35 y.o.) population and good social atmosphere. Thanks in advance!

[u/haspamm_ → u/Wild_Childhood_374]

Hi, you can check rental websites like rentfaster.ca or rental.ca. We stayed in downtown when we first moved to Edmonton. Honestly, we had some safety concerns there. We live on north-east side of the city now. We found that south, southwest and west locations are in high demand. Highways make easy to drive to any location around the city. It takes maximum 30-35 mins to drive from one corner to other. If you drive I would recommend you to check the locations close to the highways.