Empire ParkEdmonton
Of Edmonton’s 195 neighbourhoods, this is one. Home to 4,817 people, this neighbourhood lies in Edmonton.
Is Empire Park a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its weakest subject is jobs & income (D). Overall, Empire Park earns a C+, better than nearly two fifths of Canadian towns. Walkability is its strong suit (A+). Pupils here do better than most (A). At $258,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.9 times local household income.
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. A university neighbourhood: graded, but left out of rankings (so many residents are students that income and jobs read as students' figures).
What makes Empire Park stand out
The 3 things Empire Park does most differently from other towns.
How Empire Park grades
Each subject compares Empire Park 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 →
Edmonton Valley Zoo and 17 more in and around Empire Park
From museums to parks and historic sites: Empire Park’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park4.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumFort Edmonton Park4.3 km outside town, to the northwestSki hillSki hillSnow Valley Ski Club2.8 km outside town, to the westGardenGardenMill Woods Sports Park4.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumEdmonton Radial Railway Society3.5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Edmonton Park: Dylan Kereluk from White Rock, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Empire Park.
A quiet place for hazards: low wildfire, little earthquake risk, and 1.4% of tested homes over the radon guideline in Empire Park’s area
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. No one has filed a flood map for Empire Park on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Empire Park | 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 · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Capital Health) · Earthquake risk published for the city of Edmonton, not by town
Fewer of Empire Park’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 91% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 28 min, above both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Empire Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Empire Park earns an A for schools
They come under 4 school boards. Harry Ainlay School is the biggest, at 2,745 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 47; in Alberta, 2% of schools teach in it. The 3 km around Empire Park counts 30 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, 22,184 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Academic Charter School Sherbrooke Campus Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–7 | Elementary · Grades K–7 | 853 | Other |
| Harry Ainlay SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Secondary · Grades 7–12 | 2,745 | English public |
| École Joseph-Moreau FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Secondary · Grades 7–9 | 313 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Empire Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Renting in Empire Park eats 29% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
38% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Empire Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 38% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 29% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $258,000 | $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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Edmonton metro area
Violent crime weighs more where Empire Park 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, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 45 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Empire Park | 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
51% of adults around Empire Park rate their health very good or excellent
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Edmonton Zone
The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Empire Park live 2.7 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. Women in the region live to 83.6 and men to 78.8, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.5 km away on average and 13 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Empire Park | 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 Empire Park trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in July, at 83 mm. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Gardeners get 141 frost-free days, from 7 May to 25 September.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Empire Park | 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))
Visible minorities make up more of Empire Park than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.4% of residents, above 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 48.7% of Empire Park
The 2021 census counted 2,345 women and 2,475 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Empire Park | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 80% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 8.2% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Empire Park runs from −8°C to 1°C
November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. December follows at −5°C by day and −13°C by night. Expect about 18 mm of rain and snow over November. 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
Turnout in Edmonton Strathcona reached 69% in 2021, above 91% of ridings
Local government for Empire Park is Edmonton’s, with Andrew Knack as mayor.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Empire Park: the closest, Whitemud Crossing Library EPL, is 0.6 km away
Empire Park is served by Edmonton Library, the library of all of Edmonton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 972,223 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A national park 36 km from Empire Park: Elk Island National Park
The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 9.0 km off. Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Empire Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Since 1961: 94% of the homes in Empire Park
| Heritage | Empire Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 6.2% | 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 Empire Park
Empire Park’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Park | 4,817 | — | C+ | D | C− | B |
| Pleasantview | 3,746 | 0.8 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Duggan | 6,247 | 1.2 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Malmo Plains | 4,150 | 1.5 | B+ | C | C− | B+ |
| Royal Gardens | 3,392 | 1.8 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Allendale | 2,951 | 2 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Greenfield | 3,710 | 2 | A− | B | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Empire Park
How old are the people of Empire Park?
Children make up 12% of the population and seniors 8%.
About Empire Park
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Statistics Canada counts Edmonton as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Empire Park and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,817 (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).