BelvedereEdmonton
5,337 people call this neighbourhood in Edmonton home. It is one of the 195 neighbourhoods that make up Edmonton.
Is Belvedere a good place to live?
Belvedere’s weakest is jobs & income (D). A median home here was worth $230,000 at the census, or 3.7 times what the middle household earns in a year. On walkability it is strong (A). All told, that adds up to a D overall and a rank of #442 of 473 in Alberta. Set against the rest, it does better than just over a tenth of Canadian towns.
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.
How Belvedere grades
Each subject compares Belvedere 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 Belvedere stand out
The 3 things Belvedere does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Belvedere.
For hazard risk, Belvedere gets an A+
The radon tests numbers here cover the Capital Health
Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Belvedere on the national inventory. Belvedere shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Edmonton.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Belvedere | 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
The car carries only 81% of commuters in Belvedere, fewer than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 26 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Belvedere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 81% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Rent takes more of local pay in Belvedere than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 31% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 32% of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Belvedere 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 | Belvedere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 31% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 32% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $230,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Violent crime weighs more where Belvedere is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 45 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Belvedere alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Belvedere | 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
37 of Belvedere’s 55 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Alberta
In or within 3 km of Belvedere: 43 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade, with 31,217 students. M. E. LaZerte School is the biggest, at 2,499 students. 4 boards run its schools. Catholic schools make up 22 of 66, above the 18% in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 678 | English public |
| M. E. LaZerte SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,499 | English public |
| St. Anne School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 351 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Belvedere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
For health, Belvedere gets a B+
In the health survey, 51% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Alberta’s 53%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.7 km from the average resident of Belvedere, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Belvedere | 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Edmonton Zone
Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Belvedere, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. July afternoons in Belvedere average 23.5°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Belvedere | 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 Belvedere’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%
36% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). Under-15s account for 17% of the population. The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents.
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 48.6% of Belvedere
Census 2021 put women at 2,590 and men at 2,735; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Belvedere | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 25% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 39% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Belvedere, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights
November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −13°C. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: july brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.
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
Only 55% of electors voted in Edmonton Manning in 2021, fewer than in 87% of Canada’s ridings
Andrew Knack, the mayor, heads the council of Edmonton, which governs Belvedere as one of its neighbourhoods.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Belvedere: the closest, Clareview Library, is 2.1 km away
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Belvedere among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A national park 30 km from Belvedere: Elk Island National Park
The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 14 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Belvedere | 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
Everything we know about Belvedere
St. Josaphat Cathedral and 10 more in and around Belvedere
From museums to parks and historic sites: Belvedere’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta4.1 km outside town, to the southwestSki hillSki hillSunridge Ski Area3.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumTelephone Historical Centre4.9 km outside town, to the southwestTheme parkTheme parkK-Days Midway2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Alberta Museum: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Belvedere
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Belvedere is one of Edmonton’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,337 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Belvedere’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvedere | 5,337 | — | D | C− | C− | B+ |
| York | 4,030 | 1.2 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Homesteader | 6,059 | 1.4 | D | C− | C− | B+ |
| Delwood | 3,491 | 1.5 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Balwin | 4,092 | 1.6 | D | D | C− | B+ |
| Clareview Town Centre | 3,800 | 1.9 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Newton | 2,809 | 2.1 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Belvedere
Is Belvedere a young town or an old one?
Children make up 17% of the population and seniors 18%.
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).