ErmineskinEdmonton
It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton. Home to 7,483 people, this neighbourhood lies in Edmonton.
Is Ermineskin a good place to live?
Overall, Ermineskin earns a B−: better than 46% of Canadian towns, and #281 of 473 in Alberta. Buying in is costly (D). Where it does best is walkability (A+). Add schools to its strengths (A).
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 Ermineskin grades
Each subject compares Ermineskin 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 Ermineskin stand out
The 3 things Ermineskin does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ermineskin.
Ermineskin is graded an A+ for hazard risk
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Edmonton
Radon topped the guideline in 1.4% of tested homes, below 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). No one has filed a flood map for Ermineskin on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Ermineskin | 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Capital Health
Renting in Ermineskin eats 25% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
29% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $400,000, about level with both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Edmonton metro area, with Ermineskin one part of it.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Ermineskin | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 20% | 20% |
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.
Results around Ermineskin lean high: 21 of 34 schools in the top two fifths in Alberta
The largest is Harry Ainlay School, with 2,745 students. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Taken together, Ermineskin and its 3 km edge hold 25 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade for 19,498 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Secord School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 697 | English public |
| Harry Ainlay SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Secondary · Grades 7–12 | 2,745 | English public |
| Avalon Junior School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Secondary · Grades 7–9 | 552 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Ermineskin | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering Ermineskin records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Edmonton service area
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). 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 | Ermineskin | 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
The car carries only 79% of commuters in Ermineskin, fewer than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 26 min, near both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Ermineskin | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 79% | 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.
Around Ermineskin, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Residents have 0.6 km to cover to reach a hospital, below Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. A baby born in the region can expect 81.2 years, 83.6 for a girl and 78.8 for a boy (2022/2024). A pharmacy is nearer: 0.6 km on average, with 10 within 3 km of the typical home. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton Zone, Ermineskin included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Ermineskin | 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
Less rain and snow fall on Ermineskin than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month. July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Ermineskin | 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))
Ermineskin skews older, with 24% of residents 65 or over, more than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
Children under 15 make up 13% of residents. Visible minorities make up 43% of the population, above Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
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 52.3% of Ermineskin
Census 2021 put women at 3,920 and men at 3,570; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Ermineskin | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 1°C in Ermineskin, nights around −8°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −13°C. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 18 mm.
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
Tim Uppal (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Ermineskin in Ottawa as MP for Edmonton Gateway
The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Ermineskin is Whitemud Crossing Library EPL, 2.4 km away
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Ermineskin among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Ermineskin is 36 km from Elk Island National Park
2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 8.0 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Ermineskin | 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
Everything we know about Ermineskin
Mill Woods Sports Park and 4 more in and around Ermineskin
What there is to see in Ermineskin and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
About Ermineskin
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
TownRatings splits Edmonton into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Ermineskin 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
- 7,483 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Ermineskin’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ermineskin | 7,483 | — | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Blue Quill | 4,567 | 1.4 | C+ | D | C− | B+ |
| Skyrattler | 2,956 | 1.6 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Duggan | 6,247 | 1.7 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Bearspaw | 5,192 | 1.7 | B+ | C | C− | B+ |
| Sweet Grass | 2,616 | 1.7 | B− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Greenfield | 3,710 | 1.8 | A− | B | 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).