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Homes in Edmonton
Edmonton's 396,400 occupied homes are a mix: 50% detached houses, 33% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 17% semi-detached and row houses.
Much of Edmonton is new: 39% of homes were built 2001 or later, and only 41% in 1980 or earlier. 64% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 22 Alberta cities we have census figures for, Edmonton has the third-highest share of older homes and the highest share of apartments. In St. Albert, 14 km away, 15% of homes are apartments, fewer than here. Nationally, Edmonton's homes are newer than those in 57% of the 167 Canadian cities we have census figures for.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Period of construction and tenure come from the 25% sample; counts are randomly rounded.
Shallow openings
39% of homes were built in 2001 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Semis and row houses
17% of homes share a wall with the next one. Their front windows face the street side by side with the neighbours', so many owners pick a louver size and a white or off-white finish that sit well beside the houses on either side. Bay windows on semis usually need a separate panel set for each face.
A whole house in Edmonton
The most common home in Edmonton has three bedrooms: 34% of homes. 27% have four bedrooms or more, and 15% have one or none. Homes average 5.8 rooms.
Detached houses are the most common kind of home here. Across Canada, the middle home has 6 to 10 windows (NRCan, 2007). Shuttering that many windows at a typical bedroom-window size comes to roughly $2,700 to $5,700 CAD. For scale, that's about 1.1% of the median home value here, $384,000 CAD (owners’ estimates, 2021).
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (bedrooms, rooms and value from the 25% sample; counts randomly rounded); Natural Resources Canada, Survey of Household Energy Use 2007, Table 4.5a (windows). NRCan SHEU 2007, Table 4.5a
A typical home6–10 windows
All of them shuttered$2,700 to $5,700 CAD
Every window priced as a 36 × 48 in opening in our basic build (flat moulding, paint stage 1, 3½ in louvers), before tax and shipping. Your windows will differ; the designer prices each one.
Price your own windowsOne room at a time
Homes here cost less than in 77% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for, and many owners do a house in stages. Start with the rooms where light and privacy matter most, usually bedrooms and the street-facing front, and keep the same louver size and colour so later rooms match. Your saved design keeps every size.
Young children at home
6.1% of people in Edmonton are under five, more than in 88% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for. Shutters have no cords or chains at all: the louvers tilt with a rod or by hand, so there's nothing to hang within a child's reach. Canada has limited cord length on corded coverings since May 1, 2021; ours never had any.
Working from home
21% of workers here worked from home on census day in May 2021, during the pandemic, more than in 57% of the 167 Canadian cities we have figures for. Glare on a screen comes from direct sun and bright sky behind or beside it. Louvers tilted up throw daylight at the ceiling instead, so the room stays bright and the screen stays readable; wider louvers give the clearest view when you open them.
Ages, place of work and value: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population. Rankings compare the Canadian cities we have figures for.
Edmonton weather and your shutters
At Edmonton (City) (4 km away), July averages a high of 23.5 °C and January a low of −14.7 °C. Average lows sit at or below freezing from October to April.
About 4 days a year top 30 °C, 179 days drop to 0 °C or below and 423 mm of precipitation falls, most of it around July and least in February.
That's more days at or below freezing than in 82% of the 160 Canadian cities we have climate normals for.
Daylight runs from 17 h 3 min on the longest day to 7 h 28 min on the shortest, and the midday sun stands 60° above the horizon in June and 13° in December.
Source: Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020, Edmonton (City). Daylight and sun height: calculated from the city’s latitude.
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | −5.8 °C | −14.7 °C | 19.6 mm |
| Feb | −3 °C | −12.7 °C | 11.8 mm |
| Mar | 1.7 °C | −7.8 °C | 16.8 mm |
| Apr | 10.4 °C | −0.7 °C | 28.6 mm |
| May | 17.5 °C | 5.6 °C | 44.2 mm |
| Jun | 21 °C | 10.2 °C | 69.9 mm |
| Jul | 23.5 °C | 12.6 °C | 82.7 mm |
| Aug | 22.6 °C | 11.3 °C | 60.7 mm |
| Sep | 17.6 °C | 6.2 °C | 38.5 mm |
| Oct | 10 °C | −0.1 °C | 20.5 mm |
| Nov | 0.6 °C | −7.5 °C | 17.5 mm |
| Dec | −4.7 °C | −13.2 °C | 11.8 mm |
Cold winters
With 179 days at or below freezing a year, warm room air meets cold glass for months. Shutters closed tight overnight hold that air against the window, so condensation can collect on the sill: tilt the louvers open in the morning, and wipe the sill on windows that often run wet.
Fitting them in Edmonton
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Near Edmonton
- St. Albert 14 km
- Beaumont 21 km
- Fort Saskatchewan 27 km
- Spruce Grove 27 km
- Strathcona County 29 km
- Leduc 30 km
More about shutters in Edmonton
Each page takes one question further (fitting your windows, room by room, sizes and colours, louvers, or how shutters compare with other choices), using Edmonton’s own figures.
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Price your windows
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