{"id":67925,"date":"2026-05-14T12:46:02","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T19:46:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/?p=67925"},"modified":"2026-08-28T12:49:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T19:49:42","slug":"may-2026-calgary-edmonton-rent-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/rent-reports\/may-2026-calgary-edmonton-rent-report\/","title":{"rendered":"May 2026 Calgary &#038; Edmonton Rent Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">At a glance<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Biggest unit type decline<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Two-bedroom rents saw the steepest declines in Alberta, dropping -7.2% in Calgary and -6.6% in Edmonton year-over-year (May 2026 vs May 2025). This marked the largest decline across all unit types.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Calgary Northeast leads Alberta rent declines<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Calgary Northeast recorded the biggest rent drop in Alberta, with one-bedroom rents falling -14.2% year-over-year ($1,546 \u2192 $1,326), while all other areas also declined between -2.4% and -10.8%.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Strongest growth contrast in 2026<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Edmonton Southeast led rent growth in 2026, with one-bedroom rents rising +4.3% since January, from $1,275 to $1,330, while most areas changed by less than 2%.<br><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<style>\n.background-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report{\n  text-align: center;\n  color: #303030;\n  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 24px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report p{\n  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n  color: #303030; \n  font-weight: 400;\n  text-align: center; \n  font-size: 16px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report {\n  background-color: #F5F5F5;\n  border-radius: 16px;\n  padding: 30px;\n  text-align: center;\n  margin: 20px 0px;\n}\n.button-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report{\n  margin-top: 20px;\n  padding: 12px 16px;\n  background: #1D415E;\n  border: 0px solid white;\n  box-shadow: 0px 6px 8px -2px rgba(29, 66, 94, 0.4), 0px 12px 16px rgba(32, 121, 193, 0.15);\n  border-radius: 6px;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  \n  font-family: 'Inter';\n  font-style: normal;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  line-height: 16px;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: #FFFFFF;\n\n}\n  \n<\/style>\n\n<div class=\"background-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report cta-block-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report\">\n<h3><strong>Download The Latest Calgary and Edmonton Rent Reports<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>For the complete Calgary and Edmonton rent reports, download here.<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/landing.liv.rent\/rentreports\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button id=\"downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report\" class=\"button-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report\">Download Report<\/button><\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph has-text-color\" style=\"color:#fe5f55; border: 2px solid #fe5f55; padding: 10px; display: inline-block;\">\n    <em><strong>Download <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/rent-reports\/2026-canada-rental-market-trend-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color:#fe5f55 !important; text-decoration: underline !important;\">liv.rent\u2019s 2026 Canada Rental Market Trends Report<\/a> for in-depth insights and forecasts on average rent prices, regional market comparisons, key economic drivers, and emerging AI trends shaping Canada\u2019s rental landscape.<\/strong><\/em>\n<\/p>\n<br>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As of April 29th, 2026, the <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/landlords\/interest-rates-and-rental-properties\/\">Bank of Canada<\/a> maintains the<a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/business\/bank-of-canada-dec-10-interest-rate-decision-9.7010035\"> interest rate at 2.25%<\/a>, holding steady for the fourth consecutive announcement. Experts predict this rate will be maintained through most of 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let&#8217;s take a look now at the current rental costs and overarching trends in <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/rental-listings\/city\/calgary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calgary<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/rental-listings\/city\/edmonton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edmonton<\/a> for May 2026. Don&#8217;t forget, you can download the entire report as a one-page infographic PDF below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><h2 id=\"average-rent-calgary\">Average rent across Calgary<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This May, Calgary&#8217;s city-wide average monthly rent price for an unfurnished one-bedroom unit increased by $14, bringing the rate for an unfurnished one-bedroom unit to $1,454\/month. <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-6-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67983\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-6-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-6-980x686.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-6-480x336.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><h2 id=\"month-to-month\">Month-to-month rent change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This chart breaks down the percentage change in rent prices across all of Calgary&#8217;s quadrants between April and May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For furnished one-bedroom units, largest decreases were seen in Northwest (-6.24%) and City Centre (-3.02%), while Southwest saw the largest increase (+8.88%). On the other hand, unfurnished one-bedroom units saw an increase across all quadrants, with City Centre (+1.91%) seeing the largest increase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"836\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-3-1024x836.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-3-1024x836.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-3-980x800.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-3-480x392.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--\n  Reusable Buildings Block - By Building URLs\n  ---------------------------------------------------\n  This block takes full liv.rent building URLs, pulls the numeric id\n  out of each one for the GraphQL query, and links the card straight\n  back to the URL you pasted, so the pretty slug is always the one you\n  supplied.\n\n  To change which buildings appear, edit BUILDING_URLS in the script\n  below. 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Number(a.getAttribute(\"data-position\")) : null,\n        link_url: a.href || \"\"\n      });\n    }, false);\n  }\n})();\n<\/script>\n\n\n\n<br><h2 id=\"unfurnished-furnished\">Average unfurnished vs furnished rates<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<br><h3 id=\"unfurnished-furnished-calgary\" style=\"color: #fe5f55\">Unfurnished vs furnished rates in Calgary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Average rates for furnished and unfurnished one-bedroom units in Calgary increased this month. The average monthly rent for an unfurnished one-bedroom unit increased (0.92%) to an average of $1,454\/month this month. Prices for furnished one-bedroom units increased this month (0.18%), to a new average cost of $1,590\/month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At present, furnished units cost an average of $136 more per month to rent than unfurnished units. This means that landlords are likely to earn a higher profit by renting their units furnished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67985\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-2-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-2-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><h2 id=\"average-rent-edmonton\">Average rent across Edmonton<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This month, Edmonton&#8217;s rental rates for an unfurnished one-bedroom unit increased, making Edmonton&#8217;s average monthly rent $1,249\/month. There is a significant difference from last year, when rent prices were $69 more than this May&#8217;s average rent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"717\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-6-1-1024x717.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-6-1-1024x717.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-6-1-980x686.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-6-1-480x336.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><h2 id=\"month-to-month\">Month-to-month rent change<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>This chart breaks down the percentage change in rent prices across all of Edmonton&#8217;s different sectors between April and May 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This May, there was a substantial increase for furnished one-bedroom units in Southwest Edmonton (6.95%), while there were notable decreases seen in Southeast Edmonton (-4.00%) and Northwest Edmonton (-3.37%). On the other hand, Southeast Edmonton saw the largest increase (+4.87%) for unfurnished one-bedroom units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"956\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-3-1-1024x956.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-68040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-3-1-1024x956.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-3-1-980x915.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-3-1-480x448.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><h3 id=\"unfurnished-furnished-edmonton\" style=\"color: #fe5f55\">Unfurnished vs furnished rates in Edmonton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/rental-listings\/city\/edmonton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edmonton<\/a>, average monthly rent prices for furnished one-bedroom units decreased (-2.60%) to $1,386\/month, while prices for unfurnished one-bedroom units increased (0.65%) to $1,249\/month. As of May 2026, furnished units in Edmonton rent for an average of $137 more than unfurnished units. This indicates that landlords who can rent their units furnished would benefit from doing so, particularly on a <a aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/landlords\/short-term-vs-long-term-rentals-which-are-right-for-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short-term basis<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-2-1024x683.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67988\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-2-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-2-980x653.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-2-480x320.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<style>\n.background-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth {\n  text-align: center;\n  color: #303030;\n  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 24px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth p{\n  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n  color: #303030; \n  font-weight: 400;\n  text-align: center; \n  font-size: 16px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth {\n  background-color: #F5F5F5;\n  border-radius: 16px;\n  padding: 30px;\n  text-align: center;\n  margin: 20px 0px;\n}\n.button-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth {\n  margin-top: 20px;\n  padding: 12px 16px;\n  background: #1D415E;\n  border: 0px solid white;\n  box-shadow: 0px 6px 8px -2px rgba(29, 66, 94, 0.4), 0px 12px 16px rgba(32, 121, 193, 0.15);\n  border-radius: 6px;\n  cursor: pointer;\n  \n  font-family: 'Inter';\n  font-style: normal;\n  font-weight: 600;\n  font-size: 14px;\n  line-height: 16px;\n  text-align: center;\n  color: #FFFFFF;\n\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class=\"background-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth cta-block-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth\">\n<h3><strong>Try Premium Landlord Features for free!<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Alberta landlords, elevate your rental game with a FREE one-month trial of <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/pricing\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">liv.rent&#8217;s Growth plan<\/a>! Access $68 worth of premium features like Multi-Platform Advertising and <a href=\"https:\/\/landlords.liv.rent\/screening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trust Score tenant screening reports<\/a> with Equifax\u00ae credit information.<\/p>\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/landlords\/free-trial-alberta\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><button id=\"button-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth\" class=\"button-landlord-cta-ab-free-trial-growth\">Start Your Free Trial Today<\/button><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<br>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>Looking for our full May 2026 Calgary &amp; Edmonton Rent Report? Download your copy <a href=\"#resources\">here<\/a> to get all the latest insights, including a detailed breakdown by neighbourhood.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landlords.liv.rent\/screening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"278\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-06-MRR-TrustScore-min-1024x278.jpg\" alt=\"Banner image Trust score\" class=\"wp-image-60833\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-06-MRR-TrustScore-min-980x266.jpg 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/2024-08-06-MRR-TrustScore-min-480x130.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><h2 id=\"neighbourhood-breakdown\">Quadrant\/Sector&nbsp;breakdown&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To better understand each of these cities&#8217; average rental prices, let&#8217;s break down both <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/rental-listings\/city\/calgary\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Calgary<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/rental-listings\/city\/edmonton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Edmonton<\/a> into their constituent quadrants\/sectors. We&#8217;ll examine prices and trends for one-, two-, and three-bedroom units in each city for a more in-depth analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<br><h3 id=\"breakdown-calgary\" style=\"color: #fe5f55\">Quadrant breakdown: Calgary<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Prices increased for unfurnished one-bedroom units in all sectors.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prices decreased for all unfurnished two-bedroom units except in the Southeast.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A little over half of unfurnished three-bedroom units increased in rental cost across Calgary quadrants except in the Northwest and Southeast.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-5-1024x529.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67989\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-5-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-5-980x506.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-5-480x248.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"529\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-4-1024x529.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67990\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-4-1024x529.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-4-980x506.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Calgary-Blog-4-480x248.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<br><h3 id=\"breakdown-edmonton\" style=\"color: #fe5f55\">Sector breakdown: Edmonton<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Rents increased for unfurnished one-bedroom units in Downtown, Northwest, West, and Southeast Edmonton, while they decreased in Northeast and Southwest Edmonton. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Furnished rents increased for all unit types in Southwest Edmonton.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Furnished two-bedroom rents saw an increase across all quadrants except Downtown and Northwest.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-5-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67992\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-5-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-5-980x564.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-5-480x276.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"589\" src=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-4-1024x589.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67991\" srcset=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-4-1024x589.png 1024w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-4-980x564.png 980w, https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/RentReport_Alberta_2026_May_Edmonton-Blog-4-480x276.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) and (max-width: 980px) 980px, (min-width: 981px) 1024px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Downloadable-Resources\">Downloadable resources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<br>\n<style>\n.background-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report{\n  text-align: center;\n  color: #303030;\n  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n  font-size: 24px;\n}\n\n.cta-block-downloadable-report-ab-monthly-rent-report p{\n  font-family: 'Inter', sans-serif;\n  color: #303030; 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tenant responsibilities in Alberta<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/rental-laws\/faq-everything-you-need-to-know-about-rent-deposits-in-alberta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>FAQ: Everything you need to know about rent deposits in Alberta<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/livrent\/liv-rent-user-guide-landlords-and-property-managers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Complete User Guide To liv.rent For Landlords &amp; Property Managers<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/liv.rent\/blog\/livrent\/liv-rent-user-guide-for-renters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>The Ultimate Renter\u2019s Guide To Using liv.rent<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<br><h2 id=\"methodology\">Data collection methodology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<font size= \"2\"><i>\r\n<p>Our monthly rent reports use data from our own liv.rent listings, as well as data our team manually collects from other popular listing sites &#8211; 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Investing in manual data collection means that we only consider the current month\u2019s listing, since we can filter out duplicate listings and older ads that haven\u2019t been removed. <\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Another key difference between our data collection methods and some government agencies like the CMHC is that we only include current asking rent prices. 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