Jackson HeightsEdmonton
Some 4,195 people live in this neighbourhood, in Edmonton. It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton.
Is Jackson Heights a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. Work and incomes are strong (A−). Police record more crime here than in most towns (C−). Owners valued their homes at a median $392,000 in 2021, which is 3.5 years of the typical household’s pay. The overall grade lands at B+, #176 of 473 in Alberta. It comes out better than 66% of Canadian towns.
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 Jackson Heights stand out
The 2 things Jackson Heights does most differently from other towns.
How Jackson Heights grades
Each subject compares Jackson 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.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Jackson Heights.
Jackson Heights’s grade for hazard risk: an A+
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capital Health
Radon topped the guideline in 1.4% of tested homes, below Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Jackson Heights. Jackson Heights shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Edmonton.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Jackson 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
Violent crime weighs more where Jackson Heights is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128
Shared with the rest of the Edmonton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Jackson 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
Jackson Heights has higher household incomes than nine in ten Canadian towns
Getting to work takes 24 min on average. The car took 88% of commuters, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Jackson Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 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.
Jackson Heights’s schools come under 3 different boards
The largest is W P Wagner School, with 1,458 students. Results are mixed: 8 of 24 schools above the middle in Alberta, 9 below it. Taken together, Jackson Heights and its 3 km edge hold 19 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade for 12,537 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Velma E. Baker School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 564 | English public |
| W P Wagner SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,458 | English public |
| Father Michael Troy Catholic Junior High School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaSecondary · Grades 7–9 | Secondary · Grades 7–9 | 351 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Jackson Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Around Jackson Heights, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.6, men 78.8, in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital sits 2.8 km from the average resident of Jackson Heights, about the norm of 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 1.1 km away on average (4.1 within 3 km).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Jackson 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Edmonton Zone)
Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Jackson Heights, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.5°C in Jackson Heights. There are 179 days of frost in a typical year, between Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). 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.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Jackson Heights | 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 Jackson Heights belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 59%
15% are under 15, lower than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
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 51.2% of Jackson Heights
Here the census found 2,150 women and 2,050 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Jackson Heights | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 50% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Jackson Heights in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton forecast. Snow is normal by November, about 20 cm over the month. Then December: −5°C by day, −13°C at night. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation.
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
Jackson Heights’ MP is Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative Party of Canada), for Edmonton Southeast
No provincial riding is named for Jackson Heights: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Jackson Heights: the closest, Mill Woods Public Libary, is 3.3 km away
Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Jackson Heights among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Buying in Jackson Heights takes 3.5 years of household income for the median home, fewer than the 4.7 typical across Canada
Owners make up just over four in five households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median 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, Jackson Heights included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Jackson Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 81% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 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.
Jackson Heights is 29 km from Elk Island National Park
OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 15 km from the edge of town. 0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 2 protected areas lie within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Jackson Heights | 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
Mill Woods Sports Park and 4 more in and around Jackson Heights
From museums to parks and historic sites: Jackson Heights’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Everything we know about Jackson Heights
Jackson Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Heights | 4,195 | — | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| Kiniski Gardens | 6,864 | 1.1 | B+ | B | C− | B+ |
| Greenview | 2,822 | 1.6 | B | B− | C− | B+ |
| Larkspur | 5,472 | 1.8 | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| Minchau | 2,576 | 2.2 | B− | C | C− | B+ |
| Hillview | 5,473 | 2.3 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
| Weinlos | 3,243 | 2.7 | C+ | C− | C− | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Jackson Heights
How old are the people of Jackson Heights?
The typical resident is 40.5 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 18% of the population and under-15s at 15%.
About Jackson Heights
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
The edges of Jackson Heights follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Edmonton’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,195 (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).