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2025 property assessment notices are on the way 

January 13, 2025


More than 430,000 property assessment notices were sent to Edmontonians last Friday. Property assessments are a key part of the property tax process because they determine each property owner’s fair share of taxes to support the City’s 70 services, such as fire rescue, transit, police and road maintenance.


When you receive your property assessment notice: 

  • Review the details on your assessment notice. Accurate information ensures you only pay your fair share of property taxes — no more, no less.
  • Check what makes up your property’s assessment value and compare it with similar properties in your neighbourhood using the tools on edmonton.ca/assessment
  • Call 311 for one-on-one support with any questions. 311 staff can answer most assessment-related questions with no formal complaint fees required. 


“Assessment values determine a property owner’s fair share of property taxes, so it’s really important to review the details of your assessment and confirm they’re accurate,” said Cate Watt, City Assessor and Branch Manager of Assessment and Taxation. “You should review the information on your assessment notice and compare your property’s assessed value to similar properties in your neighbourhood. If you have any questions about your assessment, we’re happy to help. You can call 311 and get one-on-one support from an assessor.” 


Property assessments reflect the City’s estimate of a property’s market value, which is the amount that a property would have sold for on the open market, as of July 1, 2024. An assessment notice provides the assessed property value only and is not a tax bill. 


City Council set a 6.1 per cent tax levy increase for 2025. Changes to individual tax bills will depend on how your property’s assessed value changed compared to the overall market change within your residential or non-residential assessment class. If your assessment goes up more than the average, your tax increase will be higher than 6.1 per cent; if your assessment change is lower than the market change, your tax change will also be lower. 


In 2025, the overall residential market change is 6.8 per cent and the overall non-residential market change is -1.5 per cent. For more information on how assessment affects individual tax bills, watch this video.


If you have any questions after reviewing your notice, or have not received your notice by the end of January, please contact the City for one-on-one support by calling 311. Visit edmonton.ca/assessment for more resources, or go to myproperty.edmonton.ca for property-specific information.


Every year, City Council does a final review of the budget in April to confirm the municipal tax levy, which determines the total amount of property taxes required. Once the 2025 tax levy is confirmed, property tax rates will be finalized and tax notices will be mailed in May. 

For more information:

edmonton.ca/assessment

Assessment FAQ

Assessment and tax cycle animation


Media contact:

Matt Pretty

Communications Advisor 

Financial and Corporate Services

780-886-7552

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