Rossdale holds the distinction of being one of Edmonton's oldest inhabited sites — First Nations peoples used this river valley location for thousands of years before European settlement, and fur trade forts were established here in the early 1800s. Named for Donald Ross, who built Edmonton's first hotel on these flats in the 1870s, Rossdale carries more history per square block than almost anywhere else in the city.
Rossdale holds the distinction of being one of Edmonton's oldest inhabited sites — First Nations peoples used this river valley location for thousands of years before European settlement, and fur trade forts were established here in the early 1800s. Named for Donald Ross, who built Edmonton's first hotel on these flats in the 1870s, Rossdale carries more history per square block than almost anywhere else in the city.
Located south of Downtown along the North Saskatchewan River, Rossdale is a small neighbourhood of roughly 800 residents tucked between the river and the escarpment below the Alberta Legislature. That geography is both its greatest asset and its defining constraint. The flood plain limits development, which has kept density low and green space high. About 40% of the neighbourhood's land is parks and open space, giving residents extraordinary trail access and river views. The historic Rossdale Power Plant — now silent but designated a provincial heritage resource — is an architectural landmark on the river's edge, and RE/MAX Field hosts Edmonton Riverhawks baseball nearby.
Housing is a genuine mix: apartment condos in both high-rise and low-rise buildings, single-family character homes, and modern infill townhomes. Proximity to Downtown, the Legislature, and the University of Alberta makes Rossdale highly desirable for upwardly mobile professionals. Household incomes here are among the highest of any inner-city neighbourhood.
For buyers, Rossdale is a rare find — urban living with river valley access, genuine history, and low-density residential streets that most buyers never expected to find this close to downtown. For sellers, limited inventory and consistent demand from buyers who specifically seek this kind of setting make it one of Edmonton's most reliable niche markets.
John Carle works with buyers and sellers in Rossdale through Homes & Gardens Real Estate Limited. Active asking prices on this page come from the MLS® feed. Sold-market statistics for Edmonton are published by the Realtors Association of Edmonton.
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Rossdale is a neighbourhood in Edmonton, Alberta. The City of Edmonton maintains the official neighbourhood list and publishes a profile for each community.
Source: City of Edmonton — Neighbourhood Profiles (read 2026-09-23) · City of Edmonton — Neighbourhoods (open data) (read 2026-09-23)
Use Edmonton Public Schools’ Find a School tool with the street address — the school designated for an address is not always the one closest to it. Attendance areas change, so confirm with EPSB Planning rather than relying on a community-level answer.
Source: Edmonton Public Schools — Find or Choose a School (read 2026-09-23)
The listings section on this page links the homes currently for sale in Rossdale, taken from the live MLS® feed. The full Edmonton inventory is at johncarle.com/listings.
Source: johncarle.com — Edmonton listings (read 2026-09-23)
