Edmonton’s latest infill cohort will add $15M per year in property taxes, data scientist says
Posted August 6, 2026 11:41 am.
Last Updated August 6, 2026 11:44 am.
An advocate for infill housing says he’s done the math, and infill homes could mean big bucks for the City of Edmonton.
Jacob Dawang, a data scientist and pro-infill advocate, says Edmonton could add billions to its property tax base once the current slate of under-construction infill housing is up and ready to rent.
“An estimate of the steady state revenue that the city is going to get once just the cohort from 2024 to 2026 will be built out, and that’s $15 million every year in perpetuity, just for allowing more infill since 2024,” said Dawang of Grow Together Edmonton.
Dawang tells CityNews real estate trends show infill raises property values.
“There’s actually a lot of value uplift,” he said. “We’re talking about $1 million, $2 million in value uplift, and all of that incremental property value is something that brings in more revenue to the city.”
Councillor Michael Janz says “the math is correct” after checking the numbers with the city manager. He adds that infill housing already on the market has led to rents going down as well as housing prices.
“Rents are dropping,” said Coun. Janz. “You’re paying the same in this area that I paid as a student in 2007, 20 years ago.
“There are townhouses in Michener Park right now going in the 300s. That’s unheard of. That’s a price that you used to have to cross the Henday for.”
