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2009 Housing Prices
 

Type

Price

Qualifying Household Income*

Standard Two-Storey

$365,300 $83,100

Detached Bungalow

$328,300 $74,000

Townhouse

$229,000 $52,100

Condo

$206,000 $46,800

* Based on a 25% down payment and a 25-year mortgage loan at a five-year fixed rate -excluding maintenance fees.
Source: RBC. November 2009.

 

Date

Average House Price

2008 Forecast

$333,000

2009 Projected

$333,000

Source: Royal LePage. 2009.

According to the International Housing Affordability Survey 2009, Edmonton was ranked at 167 out of 265 cities in six countries, so it's less affordable than Chicago (ranked at 162 place).
 

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Average Rent for Two-Bedroom Apartments in 2009
$1,059.00 per month
Source: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation. 2009.
 

 

2008 Average expenditure per household
 

 Concept

Amount ($)

Personal taxes 21,792
Shelter 16,768
Transportation 13,903
Food 7,861
Recreation 5,528
Personal insurance payments and pension contributions 5,224
Household operation 3,960
Health care 2,337
Tobacco products and alcoholic beverages 1,705
Education 1,235
Source: StatCan 2009
 

Public Transportation

Type

Ticket

Monthly Pass

Regular

$2.50

$74.25

Low Income

--

--

Special fares for Seniors, kids, and students; & Special hours.

Source: Edmonton Transit System. 2009.

 

2005 Average Car Insurance
$1,714.78 per year
Source: Car Test .ca
 

2009 Minimum Wage
$8.40 per hour

Non-Immigrant and immigrant FAMILY INCOME in Edmonton
 

 

Median Family Income

2000

2005

Non-immigrant

$72,133

$80,744

Immigrant

$64,766

$69,210

Difference

$7,367

$11,534

Source: Statistics Canada, 2008.

 

Consumption Taxes
Alberta is the only province in Canada with no Provincial Sales Tax (PST). However, there is a 4% Tourism Levy on all hotel rooms. The Canadian Government also charges 7% Goods & Services Tax (GST) on most purchases.
 

2009 Federal Income Tax

Income

Tax Rate

On the first $40,726 of taxable income, +

15%

On the next $40,726 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income between $40,726 and $81,452), +

22%

On the next $44,812 of taxable income (on the portion of taxable income between $81,452 and $126,264), +

26%

Taxable income over $126,264.

29%

Source: Canada Revenue Agency. 2009.

 

 

 

2009 Provincial Income Tax

Income

Tax Rate

Basic Personal Amount

0%

Any amount

10%

Source: Alberta Government. 2009

 

   
   

2006 TOTAL VIOLENT Crime Rate
893 per 100,000 population.
 

   
   

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