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Edgemont is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Measured across the city of Edmonton: earthquake risk

Radon topped the guideline in 1.4% of tested homes, 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: none on the national inventory for Edgemont. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Capital Health, Edgemont included.

The top fifth in Alberta holds 5 of the 10 schools around Edgemont with results

Elementary schools here average 440 students, against 274 in Alberta. Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). The Catholic boards run 4 of its 11 schools, against 18% in Alberta. Counting a 3 km margin, Edgemont has 6 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 4 schools for every grade, for 6,300 students.

Household incomes in Edgemont top those of 97% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Violent crime weighs more where Edgemont is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Edmonton service area

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Renting in Edgemont costs 16% of household income, less than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

A quarter of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 85%.

Around Edgemont, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 6.8 km away, above both Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 2.0 km away on average (2.6 within 3 km).

Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Edgemont, less than on 90% of Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year.

More of Edgemont belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 56%

3.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Alberta’s towns (4.6%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

Edgemont in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −13°C. November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. Expect about 18 mm of rain and snow over November. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −15°C.

Edgemont sends Kelly McCauley (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Edmonton West

As a neighbourhood of Edmonton, Edgemont answers to the city council and its mayor, Andrew Knack.

Edgemont has no public library of its own; the nearest is Lois Hole Library, 4.7 km away

Edgemont is served by Edmonton Library, the library of all of Edmonton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 972,223 people.

Elk Island National Park is 46 km from Edgemont

12 protected areas lie within 10 km. Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 2.2 km. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw is the one mapped walking route close by.