CapilanoEdmonton
The neighbourhood has 5,046 residents and lies in Edmonton. Edmonton is split into 195 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Capilano a good place to live?
One weak subject stands out against an otherwise good record. It does especially well on jobs & income (A). The typical owner put their home at $448,000 in 2021: 3.8 years of the median household’s income. Crime is the sore point (C−). Overall, that makes a B+, good for #163 of 473 in Alberta. That leaves it better than 69% of Canadian towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for schools and B for health.
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 Capilano grades
Each subject compares Capilano 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 Capilano stand out
The 3 things Capilano does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Capilano.
Capilano’s grade for hazard risk: an A+
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capital Health
Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. One flood study covers the town, by Government of Alberta. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Capilano | 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 · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Edmonton
Trips to work from Capilano are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 23 min on average
The car took 86% of commuters, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Capilano | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 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.
The force covering Capilano records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
Measured across the Edmonton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 45 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Capilano | 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
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Capilano’s health region
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Edmonton Zone
Women in the region live to 83.6 and men to 78.8, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.0 km from the average resident of Capilano, about the norm of 3.7 km. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.0 km away on average and 12 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Capilano | 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
Schools in Capilano: 4 boards, side by side
Of the 44, 3 teach in French (2% of schools in Alberta). Argyll Home School Centre is the biggest, at 2,176 students. On the tests, 12 of 34 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 17 under it. Counting a 3 km margin, Capilano has 22 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade, for 18,868 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holyrood School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 418 | English public |
| Argyll Home School Centre Bottom fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 2,176 | English public |
| École Michaëlle-Jean FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Secondary · Grades 7–12 | 332 | French public |
| Clara Tyner School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 154 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Capilano | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Less rain and snow fall on Capilano than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days. A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Capilano | 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))
Older residents shape Capilano: 21% are 65 or over, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Visible minorities make up 8.6% of the population, below Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. 6.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than 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 50.7% of Capilano
Census 2021 put women at 2,565 and men at 2,495; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Capilano | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Capilano in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton forecast. Snow is normal by November, about 20 cm over the month. By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −13°C. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation.
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
At 69%, 2021 turnout in Edmonton Strathcona beat 91% of the country’s ridings
As a neighbourhood of Edmonton, Capilano answers to the city council and its mayor, Andrew Knack.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Capilano has no public library of its own; the nearest is Edmonton Public Library, Capilano, 1.4 km away
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Capilano among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Elk Island National Park is 30 km from Capilano
For a swim, Accidental Beach is the beach within 5 km. 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 | Capilano | 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
More households own their home in Capilano than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 86%
13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Capilano shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Edmonton metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Capilano | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 86% | 74% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $448,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Capilano keeps its older homes: 73% from before 1961
| Heritage | Capilano | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 73% | 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
Everything we know about Capilano
Art Gallery of Alberta and 33 more in and around Capilano
From museums to parks and historic sites: Capilano’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumMuttart Conservatory2.8 km outside town, to the west
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral3.5 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum3.3 km outside town, to the west
MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta3 km outside town, to the west
CathedralAll Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton3.9 km outside town, to the westPhotos: 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
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- 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 Archives & Museum Of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton: Sapperbdl at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Capilano
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
TownRatings splits Edmonton into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Capilano 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
- 5,046 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Capilano’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capilano | 5,046 | — | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| Gold Bar | 2,685 | 1.1 | B− | C | C− | B |
| Forest Heights | 4,118 | 1.6 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Highlands | 2,677 | 1.9 | B− | C | C− | B+ |
| Ottewell | 8,040 | 2.2 | B− | C− | C− | B |
| Virginia Park | 3,431 | 2.2 | D | D | C− | B+ |
| Beverly Heights | 3,252 | 2.3 | D | D | C− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).