Glenridding HeightsEdmonton
It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton. Population 4,388: a neighbourhood in Edmonton.
Is Glenridding Heights a good place to live?
Glenridding Heights’s standout strength is schools (A). Its overall grade, B+, puts it better than 71% of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #142 of 473 in Alberta. Add walkability to its strengths (A−). The catch is safety (C−). At $416,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.5 times local household income. The rest of its grades are middling: B for health and B for jobs & 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.
What makes Glenridding Heights stand out
The 3 things Glenridding Heights does most differently from other towns.
How Glenridding Heights grades
Each subject compares Glenridding Heights with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Glenridding Heights.
For hazard risk, Glenridding Heights gets an A+
The radon tests numbers here cover the Capital Health
Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. 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 Glenridding Heights.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Glenridding Heights | 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: earthquake risk (the city of Edmonton)
Glenridding Heights has 5 of its 10 tested schools in the top fifth in Alberta
Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Its elementary schools are big ones, 475 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. The 3 km around Glenridding Heights counts 3 elementary schools and 7 schools for every grade, 8,048 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable Daniel Woodall School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 787 | English public |
| Donald R. Getty School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 1,179 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Glenridding Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Violent crime weighs more where Glenridding Heights is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Edmonton service area
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than 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 | Glenridding Heights | 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
Summers stay cool in Glenridding Heights: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Snow peaks in January: 24 cm in a normal year. Frosty days number 211 in a normal year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). In January, overnight lows in Glenridding Heights settle at −18.1°C. Between the last spring frost, 27 May, and the first in autumn, 10 September, lie 105 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Glenridding Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 211 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 23.0°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −18.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 434 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport))
Commuters in Glenridding Heights travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 30 min on average
92% of commuters drove, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and above Alberta’s towns (88%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Glenridding Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 30 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Glenridding Heights’ health region
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 7.7 km away, above Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.6, men 78.8, in 2022/2024. A pharmacy is nearer: 1.0 km on average, with 1.6 within 3 km of the typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Glenridding Heights | 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Edmonton Zone
More households own their home in Glenridding Heights than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 88%
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 24% of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Rent took 16% of household income, below Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 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, Glenridding Heights included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Glenridding Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 88% | 74% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 24% | 21% | 18% |
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.
More of Glenridding Heights belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 64%
3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Alberta’s towns (4.6%) yet higher than 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 49.4% of Glenridding Heights
Census 2021 put women at 2,170 and men at 2,220; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Glenridding Heights | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 2.9% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 6.7% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 75% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Glenridding Heights runs from −11°C to freezing
By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −17°C. Expect about 20 mm of rain and snow over November. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 49 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 94 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 8°C | 215 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −4°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Glenridding Heights sends Matt Jeneroux (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Edmonton Riverbend
City council runs Glenridding Heights, and Edmonton’s mayor is Andrew Knack.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Glenridding Heights is Edmonton Public Library, 4.3 km away
Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Glenridding Heights among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 43 km of Glenridding Heights: Elk Island National Park
Of the country within 10 km, 1.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 2.5 km from the edge of town. Count 6 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Glenridding Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Rabbit Hill Snow Resort and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Glenridding Heights; with it, the best known within 40 km.
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science15 km northeast · 530K visitors a year
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta15 km northeast
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton14 km northeast
AttractionMindbender11 km north
MuseumMuttart Conservatory15 km northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Glenridding Heights
Glenridding Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glenridding Heights | 4,388 | — | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Ambleside | 7,733 | 1 | B | C− | C− | B |
| Keswick | 3,957 | 1.7 | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| South Terwillegar | 8,183 | 2.1 | B+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Windermere | 14,922 | 2.2 | A− | B | C− | B |
| Chappelle | 14,815 | 2.8 | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| Paisley | 2,897 | 3 | B+ | B | C− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About Glenridding Heights
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Glenridding Heights 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
- 4,388 (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).