EdgemontCalgary
Of Calgary’s 152 neighbourhoods, this is one. The neighbourhood has 15,359 residents and lies in Calgary.
Is Edgemont a good place to live?
Plenty to like here, at a price. Edgemont grades A− overall, better than 77% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #105 of 473 in Alberta. People here tend to be in good health (A+). Buying in is costly (C−). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Edgemont grades
Each subject compares Edgemont with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Edgemont stand out
The 3 things Edgemont does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Edgemont.
For health, Edgemont gets an A+
Measured across the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy
Adults who call their own health very good or excellent: 56%, above both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). A baby born in the region can expect 83.0 years, 85.0 for a girl and 80.9 for a boy (2022/2024). The region has fewer smokers than Alberta, 7.9% of adults to 11%. What sets Edgemont apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Most of the schools around Edgemont score above the middle in Alberta: 21 of 33
Taken together, Edgemont and its 3 km edge hold 33 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade for 23,280 students. The largest is Sir Winston Churchill High School, with 2,165 students. Of the 47, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 816 | English public |
| Sir Winston Churchill High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,165 | English public |
| École Terre des Jeunes FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 385 | French public |
| Blessed Marie-Rose CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 903 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Half the owned homes in Edgemont are worth more than $640,000, half less
A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 85% of households are owner-occupiers. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Calgary metro area, with Edgemont one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $640,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 85% | 74% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Wildfire low, radon 8.1%: how Edgemont stands on hazards
Shaking is about as much of a worry in Edgemont as in most places, at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.1% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.023 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Calgary Health Region) · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Calgary
Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Edgemont, less than on 82% of Canadian towns
A normal March brings 24 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to June: 113 mm on average. July afternoons reach 23.5°C on average, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 445 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport))
Visible minorities make up more of Edgemont than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%
Those 65 and older account for just over a fifth of residents. Children under 15 make up 16% of residents. 2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.8% of Edgemont
7,555 men and 7,795 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Edgemont | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.7% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 69% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Edgemont: −8°C at night, 4°C by day
November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −12°C. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary (Olympic Park).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −12°C | 34 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 108 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 71 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Calgary Nose Hill gave Michelle Rempel Garner a 17,690-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 84% of ridings
Local decisions for Edgemont are made by Calgary’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More loans per person served than 82% of Alberta’s town libraries: Calgary Library lends 12.7
Calgary Library serves the whole of Calgary, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,285,711 people, Edgemont among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Household incomes in Edgemont top those of 97% of Canadian towns
The commute to work averages 28 min. The car took 87% of commuters, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 87% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
For safety, Edgemont gets a B−
The index for the force that serves it came to 67, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Alberta’s towns (110). Its police area records 31.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.6 per 1,000 people a year. Edgemont shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Calgary service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 67 | 110 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 79 | 109 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 31.9 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 10.6 | 14.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Edgemont is 9.7 km from Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Bowmont Beach the nearest. A drive of 71 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park. The 10 km around town hold one protected area.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Edgemont | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Edgemont
Glenbow Museum and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Edgemont; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum11 km south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower11 km south
ZooCalgary Zoo12 km south
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre12 km southeast · 380K visitors a year
GardenPrince's Island Park9.6 km south
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral11 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Glenbow Museum: Darthrussel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Tower: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Zoo: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus Spark Science Centre: CharlesAPhillips63, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Edgemont
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Where Edgemont begins and ends inside Calgary is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 15,359 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Edgemont’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | 15,359 | — | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Hamptons | 7,342 | 1.9 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Hawkwood | 9,188 | 2 | A− | C | B− | A+ |
| Macewan Glen | 4,718 | 2.2 | B+ | C | B− | A+ |
| Dalhousie | 8,617 | 2.6 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Hidden Valley | 10,614 | 2.8 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Citadel | 10,196 | 3.1 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Edgemont
How old are the people of Edgemont?
At 46.3, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 22%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).