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Elmwood gets an A+ for hazard risk

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). 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 Elmwood. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Edmonton, Elmwood included.

4 school boards share Elmwood

Counting a 3 km margin, Elmwood has 31 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade, for 21,442 students. The largest is Jasper Place School, with 3,123 students. On the tests, 20 of 41 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 13 under it. In French: 2 of the 52 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%.

The force covering Elmwood 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.

Measured against local pay, Elmwood costs more to live in than 78% of Canadian towns

Owners make up nearly two thirds of households, below Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Edmonton metro area as a whole, not for Elmwood alone.

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

Measured across the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.8 km from the average resident of Elmwood, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. A baby born in the region can expect 81.2 years, 83.6 for a girl and 78.8 for a boy (2022/2024). Also worth knowing: for everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.8 km away on average (16 within 3 km).

A smaller share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Elmwood than in 90% of Canadian towns

The car carried just over four in five commuters at the census. The average trip to work took 24 min, lower than both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

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

January is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average. A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The thermometer drops below freezing on 179 days a year, between Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). In July, daytime highs in Elmwood average 23.5°C.

More of Elmwood’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 8.3%

Those 65 and older account for 16% of residents. Visible minorities make up 28% of the population, close to Alberta’s towns (29%) and above Canadian towns (15%). One measure of family life: 18% of residents are under 15.

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

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 18 mm. A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −13°C. Expect around 20 cm of snow in November. The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in January (−15°C).

Kelly McCauley (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton West, the riding that includes Elmwood

33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Elmwood is Jasper Place Branch Library, 1.3 km away

Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Elmwood among them.

Within 42 km of Elmwood: Elk Island National Park

The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 7.5 km from the edge of town. The protected share within 10 km is 0.8%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 3 protected areas lie within 10 km.