AllardEdmonton
It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton. A neighbourhood in Edmonton, home to 8,148 people.
Is Allard a good place to live?
School results are strong (A). Safety lags (C−). It lags on cost of living as well (C). The overall grade comes out at B, #223 of 473 in Alberta. On that grade it does better than 57% of Canadian towns. Its other grades sit near the middle: B for health 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 Allard grades
Each subject compares Allard 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 Allard stand out
The 3 things Allard does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Allard.
For hazard risk, Allard gets an A+
1.4% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, lower than both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping exists: a study by Government of Alberta. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Allard alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Edmonton.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 1.4% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.013 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Capital Health
Most of the schools around Allard score above the middle in Alberta: 6 of 8
Catholic schools make up 3 of 9, above the 18% in Alberta. The largest is Dr. Anne Anderson School, with 1,989 students. The schools around it answer to 2 boards, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Its elementary schools are big ones, 909 students on average, against 274 in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Elementary/Junior High School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Elementary · Grades K–8 | 1,342 | English Catholic |
| Dr. Anne Anderson SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,989 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering Allard records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 45 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Edmonton service area as a whole, not for Allard alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 128 | 109 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 110 | 110 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 45 | 45 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
25% of households in Allard spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
Owners put the median home at $484,000, above Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Home ownership covers 70% of households. Allard doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Edmonton metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 74% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $484,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Summers stay cool in Allard: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Midwinter nights in Allard bottom out at −18.1°C on average. Frost comes on 211 days a year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in January, about 24 cm. Between the last spring frost, 27 May, and the first in autumn, 10 September, lie 105 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 211 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 23.0°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −18.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 434 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport))
Around Allard, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Allard’s is long: 6.8 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.9 km away on average and 1.4 of them within 3 km of a typical home. Allard shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Edmonton Zone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 51% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Trips to work from Allard take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average
88% of commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 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.
Visible minorities make up more of Allard than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 69%
2.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, about level with Canadian towns (2.8%) and below Alberta’s towns (4.6%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of Allard’s residents are women
4,060 women and 4,090 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Allard | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 26% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 4.9% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 68% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Allard: −11°C at night, freezing by day
Then December: −5°C by day, −17°C at night. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 20 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton (Int'l Aprt) forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 49 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 94 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 8°C | 215 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −4°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Edmonton Gateway, which takes in Allard, is held by Tim Uppal (Conservative Party of Canada)
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Allard is Edmonton Public Library, 0.8 km away
Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Allard among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 39 km of Allard: Elk Island National Park
Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 7.5 km. 0.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Count 3 protected areas within 10 km of town. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Allard | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.4% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Allard
Art Gallery of Alberta and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Allard; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta16 km northeast
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science18 km north · 530K visitors a year
MuseumMuttart Conservatory15 km northeast
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton15 km northeast
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral17 km northeast
AttractionMindbender15 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Allard
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
TownRatings splits Edmonton into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Allard is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,148 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Allard’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Allard
How old are the people of Allard?
Half its people are older than 32.4 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 26%, people 65 and over 5%.
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).