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Spruce Avenue, Edmonton, AB Area Guide

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Living in Spruce Avenue, Edmonton, AB

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Spruce Avenue Area Facts

  • Spruce Avenue has a Livability Score of 76/100, which is considered excellent
  • Spruce Avenue crime rates are 26% higher than the Edmonton average
  • Cost of living in Spruce Avenue is 5% lower than the Edmonton average

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Steady Decline Despite 'Infill' 2 rating By Anonymous ( Nov 15, 2021) In the 10 years we have lived here, crime has steadily increased, and anyone unfortunate enough to not have high fences and locked dates will find themselves frequent targets of yard-thefts, break-and-enters, vehicle break-ins, and mail theft/porch-pirates. The once-lovely 'matur ...Read More e' neighbourhood has an increasing number of run-down houses as absentee speculators have bought up the formerly-affordable properties but then failed to maintain them, resulting in high turnover, attracting squatters and enabling drug-houses. The speculators eventually tear down the old character homes and have erected dozens of 'infill' duplexes, triplexes and fourplexes, all laughably unaffordable, most sitting empty after months or years 'on the market' but still driving up the overall neighbourhood 'market value' so that even the worst-maintained rentals are now unaffordable. The empty speculator-units and high rental turnover of the slumlord-owned properties translate to an increasing lack of community cohesion and stability. Read Less
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      A+ Amenities

      Are there many local amenities in Spruce Avenue? Yes, there are lots of amenities close to this location.

      Parks

      Spruce Avenue Park
      Victoria Cross Memorial Park
      Norwood Square
      Alberta Avenue Park 2
      Central McDougall Park
      Queen Mary Park
      Lorne Street Park
      Lorne Larsen Park

      Entertainment

      Workshop West Playwrights' Theatre
      Giant Aluminum Baseball Bat
      Ukrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta
      Prince of Wales Armouries
      Alberta Aviation Museum
      Nina Haggerty Centre for the Arts
      Stollery Gallery
      Avenue Theatre

      Food & Drink

      Mr. Pretzels
      Purdys Chocolatier
      Kernels Popcorn
      Cookies By George
      Cinnzeo
      New York Fries
      Booster Juice
      Subway

      A+ Commute

      Is public transit available in Spruce Avenue? Of all people who commute, 13.5% take public transportation in Spruce Avenue.
      Drive to Work
      33%

      14% lower than the CDN average

      Take Public Transit
      14%

      7% higher than the CDN average

      Walk to Work
      6%

      3% higher than the CDN average

      A+ Cost of Living

      What is the cost of living in Spruce Avenue? The cost of living in Spruce Avenue is 86/100 - which is 14% lower than Alberta.
      Spruce Avenue
      86

      14% less expensive than average

      Edmonton
      90

      10% less expensive than average

      Canada
      100

      National cost of living index

      F Crime

      What is the crime rate in Spruce Avenue? Spruce Avenue crime rates are 8,016, which are 25% higher than Alberta
      Total Crime
      8,016 per 100k people

      90% higher than the CDN average

      Chance of being a victim
      1 in 13

      90% higher than the CDN average

      Year-over-year crime
      0%

      Year over year crime is n/a

      D+ Employment

      What is the median income in Spruce Avenue? The median income in Spruce Avenue is $65,433 which is 31% lower than Alberta.
      Median household income
      $65,43321% lower than the CDN average
      In labour force
      70%9% higher than the CDN average
      Unemployment rate
      7%

      5% higher than the CDN average

      A+ Health & Safety

      Is Spruce Avenue a healthy and safe place to live? Yes, there are many hospitals, police and fire stations.

      Hospitals

      Stollery Children's Hospital
      Passport Health Downtown Edmonton Travel Clinic
      Cross Cancer Institute
      Kaye Edmonton Clinic
      Grey Nuns Community Hospital
      Alberta Hospital Edmonton
      Royal Alexandra Hospital
      Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital

      Pharmacies

      Complete Care Pharmacy
      Shoppers Drug Mart
      Alberta Avenue Pharmacy
      Medicine Village
      Rexall
      Shoppers Drug Mart
      London Drugs
      London Drugs

      Doctors

      Medicentre
      Eye Q Laser
      Kensington Medical Clinic
      East Edmonton Health Clinic
      Dr. Rusli Jeh
      Medical Center
      King Edward Medical Centre
      Ottewell Medical Clinic Ltd

      B Housing

      What are Spruce Avenue home prices? Spruce Avenue home prices are n/a - which is 100% lower than Alberta
      Median home value
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Median rent price
      n/a100% lower than the CDN average
      Home Ownership
      43%

      36% lower than the CDN average

      A Spruce Avenue Schools

      Does Spruce Avenue have good schools? The Spruce Avenue graduation rate is 87% - which is 3% higher than Alberta
      High school grad. rates
      87%

      5% higher than the CDN average

      Bachelor's degree
      23%

      9% lower than the CDN average

      School test scores
      61%

      8% lower than the CDN average

      F User Ratings

      Is Spruce Avenue a good place to live? Spruce Avenue has an overall rating of 41% from 3 reviews.
      Overall user rating
      41%

      3 total ratings

      User reviews rating
      40%

      1 total reviews

      User surveys rating
      43%

      2 total surveys

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