GarneauEdmonton
Edmonton is split into 195 neighbourhoods, and this is one. It is a neighbourhood of 8,492 residents in Edmonton.
Is Garneau a good place to live?
Garneau’s grades pull in different directions. Housing is expensive (D−). With a C+ overall, Garneau is better than 37% of Canadian towns. Pupils here do better than most (A). The local economy is weaker than most (D).
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).
How Garneau grades
Each subject compares Garneau 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 Garneau stand out
The 3 things Garneau does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Garneau.
Rent takes more of local pay in Garneau than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 33% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 41% of households, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $480,000, above Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Garneau | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 33% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 41% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $480,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Edmonton metro area, not by town
A flood study covers Garneau: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta
The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Edmonton
Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. 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. Garneau shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Capital Health.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Garneau | 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
The schools around Garneau answer to 9 boards
Taken together, Garneau and its 3 km edge hold 38 elementary schools, 21 secondary schools and 17 schools for every grade for 33,074 students. Results lean high: 35 of 55 in the top two fifths in Alberta. Centre High is the biggest, at 2,501 students. In French: 7 of the 76 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%.
| 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 |
| Centre HighLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 12–12 | Secondary · Grades 12–12 | 2,501 | 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 | Garneau | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Households in Garneau have lower incomes than those in 91% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 22 min, lower than both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Garneau | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Violent crime weighs more where Garneau is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton service area, Garneau included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Garneau | 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 Garneau’s health region
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Edmonton Zone
What sets Garneau apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.3 km away on average and 19 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Garneau | 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 Garneau than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Garneau | 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))
Fewer children live in Garneau than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 7.5% are under 15
44% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 13% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.2% of Garneau’s residents are women
4,310 men and 4,180 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Garneau | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 7.5% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 80% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 13% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 4.7% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 73% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 1°C in Garneau, nights around −8°C
Snow is normal by November, about 20 cm over the month. Then December: −5°C by day, −13°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 18 mm. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.
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
Garneau sends one MP to Ottawa from Edmonton Strathcona, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Heather McPherson (New Democratic Party).
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Garneau’s public library is Herbert T. Coutts Education Library
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Herbert T.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Garneau is 36 km from Elk Island National Park
Within 10 km of the town, 0.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 9.8 km from town is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a swim, Accidental Beach is the beach within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Garneau | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Garneau’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
Before 1961 is when 19% of the homes went up, above both Alberta’s towns (4.5%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Rutherford House 1911
| Heritage | Garneau | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 19% | 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 Garneau
William Hawrelak Park and 58 more in and around Garneau
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Garneau, the best known first.
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Parkin town
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta2.2 km outside town, to the northeast
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science2.8 km outside town, to the north · 530K visitors a year
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton1.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumMuttart Conservatory2.3 km outside town, to the east
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral3.1 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Garneau
No notable person born in Garneau is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
James McKay: Archives of Manitoba, Public domain · Johnny Francis Grant: Unknown author, Public domain
About Garneau
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Where Garneau begins and ends inside Edmonton is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,492 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Garneau’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garneau | 8,492 | — | C+ | D− | C− | B+ |
| Queen Alexandra | 5,106 | 1 | C+ | D− | C− | B+ |
| McKernan | 2,880 | 1.1 | B | D | C− | B+ |
| Strathcona | 8,283 | 1.7 | B− | D− | C− | B+ |
| Belgravia | 5,478 | 1.9 | A− | C+ | C− | B+ |
| Allendale | 2,951 | 2.2 | B− | D | C− | B+ |
| Downtown | 12,880 | 2.4 | C+ | D | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Garneau
How old are the people of Garneau?
The typical resident is 30.2 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 13% of the population and under-15s at 8%.
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).