GlengarryEdmonton
It is one of the 195 neighbourhoods that make up Edmonton. 3,087 people call this neighbourhood in Edmonton home.
Is Glengarry a good place to live?
The data are hard on it. Where it falls short is cost of living (D). Glengarry grades D overall, better than 13% of Canadian towns, and ranks #433 of 473 in Alberta. School results trail most towns (C−). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (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 Glengarry grades
Each subject compares Glengarry 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 Glengarry stand out
The 3 things Glengarry does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glengarry.
Glengarry earns an A+ for hazard risk
Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests · Earthquake risk for 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 Glengarry on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Glengarry | 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
Renting in Glengarry eats 25% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
Owners put the median home at $312,000, below Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Home ownership covers 70% of households. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton metro area, Glengarry included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Glengarry | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $312,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 70% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 20% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
6 boards run the schools in and around Glengarry
34 of 48 schools with results score below the middle in Alberta. The largest is M. E. LaZerte School, with 2,499 students. In or within 3 km of Glengarry: 37 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, with 27,908 students. One of the 59 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 678 | English public |
| M. E. LaZerte SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 2,499 | English public |
| École Père-Lacombe FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 367 | French public |
| St. Anne School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 351 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Glengarry | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering Glengarry records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 45 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Glengarry | 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
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Glengarry trails that of 92% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 23 min. The car took 86% of commuters, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Glengarry | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Glengarry’s health region
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Edmonton Zone
Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.6 and men 78.8 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.4 km from the average resident of Glengarry, about the norm of 3.7 km. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.9 km away on average and 11 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Glengarry | 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 Glengarry than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Frosty days number 179 in a normal year, lower than Alberta’s towns (193) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.5°C in Glengarry.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Glengarry | 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))
More of Glengarry belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 49%
One measure of family life: nearly a fifth of residents are under 15. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town, higher than Alberta’s towns (15%) and near Canadian towns (19%).
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 50.3% of Glengarry
1,535 men and 1,555 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Glengarry | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 26% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 40% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 1°C in Glengarry, nights around −8°C
About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −13°C. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.
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
Glengarry sends Kerry Diotte (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Edmonton Griesbach
Andrew Knack, the mayor, heads the council of Edmonton, which governs Glengarry as one of its neighbourhoods.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Glengarry: the closest, Worsley And District Public Library, is 2.7 km away
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Glengarry among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Glengarry is 34 km from Elk Island National Park
The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 10 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Glengarry | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Glengarry
St. Josaphat Cathedral and 19 more in and around Glengarry
What there is to see in Glengarry and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumAlberta Aviation Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta3.8 km outside town, to the southwestCathedralCathedralSt. John Cathedral4.1 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumTelephone Historical Centre4.2 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Alberta Museum: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alberta Aviation Museum: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archive and Museum of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Glengarry
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Glengarry is a neighbourhood of Edmonton, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,087 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Glengarry’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glengarry | 3,087 | — | D | D | C− | B |
| Northmount | 3,349 | 0.8 | C− | C− | C− | B |
| Killarney | 4,165 | 0.8 | D | D | C− | B+ |
| Rosslyn | 3,242 | 1.5 | D | C− | C− | B |
| Delwood | 3,491 | 1.6 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Lauderdale | 2,954 | 1.7 | D | C− | C− | B |
| Kildare | 2,833 | 1.8 | D | D | 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).