Beacon HeightsEdmonton
Population 4,389: a neighbourhood in Edmonton. It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton.
Is Beacon Heights a good place to live?
A town with more to fix than most. Overall, Beacon Heights earns a C−, better than 16% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #424 of 473 in Alberta. Its schools fall short (C−). At $300,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.5 times local household income. It does especially well on walkability (A−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
What makes Beacon Heights stand out
The 3 things Beacon Heights does most differently from other towns.
How Beacon Heights grades
Each subject compares Beacon Heights with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Beacon Heights.
Beacon Heights’s grade for hazard risk: an A+
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capital Health
Government of Alberta has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Beacon Heights | 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 · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Edmonton
Most schools around Beacon Heights score below the middle in Alberta: 23 of 34
No single board runs them all: there are 4. M. E. LaZerte School is the biggest, at 2,499 students. Counting a 3 km margin, Beacon Heights has 27 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, for 16,934 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Dominic CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 631 | English Catholic |
| M. E. LaZerte SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,499 | English public |
| St. Francis of Assisi CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades 6–9 | All grades · Grades 6–9 | 636 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Beacon Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Violent crime weighs more where Beacon Heights is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Beacon Heights | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Edmonton service area
Beacon Heights households put 38% of their income into housing and transport, more than the 29% typical across Canada
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Edmonton metro area
A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, higher than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). The owner-occupied share of households is 79%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Beacon Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $300,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 79% | 74% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Beacon Heights than in 86% of Canadian towns
A trip to work takes 27 min on average. 89% of commuters drove, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Beacon Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
51% of adults around Beacon Heights rate their health very good or excellent
The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.8. Measured from where Beacon Heights’ residents live, a hospital is 3.2 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. A pharmacy is nearer: 0.5 km on average, with 14 within 3 km of the typical home. Beacon Heights shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Edmonton Zone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Beacon Heights | 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
Precipitation in Beacon Heights trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Beacon Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 423 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 179 | 193 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 124 cm | 127 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City))
More of Beacon Heights’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%
The under-15s are 15% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, higher than Alberta’s towns (15%) yet lower than Canadian towns (19%).
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 48.3% of Beacon Heights
The 2021 census counted 2,110 women and 2,255 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Beacon Heights | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 23% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 41% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 1°C in Beacon Heights, nights around −8°C
Into December, the normals move to −5°C and −13°C. Precipitation in November averages 18 mm. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −14°C | 43 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −1°C | 90 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 11°C | 213 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | 0°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kerry Diotte (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Beacon Heights in Ottawa as MP for Edmonton Griesbach
No provincial riding is named for Beacon Heights: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Beacon Heights: the closest, Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee, is 1.1 km away
Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Beacon Heights among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Elk Island National Park is 29 km from Beacon Heights
One beach is mapped within 5 km: Accidental Beach. The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 15 km away. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Beacon Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Beacon Heights, 42% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Beacon Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 42% | 4.5% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
St. Josaphat Cathedral and 6 more in and around Beacon Heights
What there is to see in Beacon Heights and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral5 km outside town, to the west
MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta4.8 km outside town, to the westSki hillSki hillSunridge Ski Area1.5 km outside town, to the southeastTheme parkTheme parkK-Days Midway2.4 km outside town, to the westWater parkWater parkBrintnell Splash Pad4 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryLowlands Project Space1.4 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Beacon Heights
Beacon Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Heights | 4,389 | — | C− | C | C− | B |
| Beverly Heights | 3,252 | 0.6 | D | D | C− | B |
| Newton | 2,809 | 1 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Rundle Heights | 5,175 | 1.4 | D | D | C− | B |
| Overlanders | 2,879 | 1.6 | D | D | C− | B |
| Homesteader | 6,059 | 2 | D | C− | C− | B+ |
| Highlands | 2,677 | 2 | B− | C | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Beacon Heights
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Where Beacon Heights begins and ends inside Edmonton 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
- 4,389 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
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).