KillarneyEdmonton
4,165 people live in this neighbourhood in Edmonton. Of Edmonton’s 195 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Killarney a good place to live?
Killarney grades low on several counts. Its lowest grade is for cost of living (D). The neighbourhood’s overall grade is D, better than nearly a tenth of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #453 of 473 in Alberta. Jobs & income is weaker too (D). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Health is a strength too (B+).
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 Killarney grades
Each subject compares Killarney 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 Killarney stand out
The 3 things Killarney does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Killarney.
Killarney gets an A+ for hazard risk
Shared with the rest of the Capital Health: radon tests
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Killarney.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Killarney | 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 · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Edmonton
Renting in Killarney eats 27% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Edmonton metro area
Nearly a third of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $324,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Killarney | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 32% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 27% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $324,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Fewer of Killarney’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 96% of Canadian towns
Just over four in five commuters drove, below both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work took 26 min, close to both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Killarney | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 81% | 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.
Killarney’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Alberta, 34 of the 45 with results
Boards running schools in the area: 5, above Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. M. E. LaZerte School is the biggest, at 2,499 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 57; in Alberta, 2% of schools teach in it. 26,523 students attend the 34 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Killarney.
| 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 | Killarney | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering Killarney records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Killarney | 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 published for the Edmonton service area, not by town
51% of adults around Killarney rate their health very good or excellent
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Edmonton Zone
Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). Measured from where Killarney’s residents live, a hospital is 2.6 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.0 km away on average and 12 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Killarney | 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
Precipitation in Killarney trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Midsummer afternoons in Killarney peak at about 23.5°C. A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month. For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. Gardeners get 141 frost-free days, from 7 May to 25 September.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Killarney | 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 Killarney’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%
Children are just over a fifth of the town. Visible minorities make up 36% of the population, higher than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). Retirement age and beyond: 11% of residents are 65 or older.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.6% of Killarney’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 2,025 were women and 2,140 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Killarney | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 11% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 28% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 38% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Killarney in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C
ECCC’s forecast for Edmonton is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −5°C by day and −13°C by night. November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow.
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
Kerry Diotte (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Killarney in Ottawa as MP for Edmonton Griesbach
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Killarney isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Killarney has no public library of its own; the nearest is Worsley And District Public Library, 2.1 km away
Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Killarney among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Elk Island National Park lies 34 km beyond Killarney’s edge
10 km from town is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. One named trail is close: the NAIT Pwedway System. Within 5 km is one beach, Accidental Beach.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Killarney | 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
In Killarney, 35% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Killarney | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 35% | 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 Killarney
Art Gallery of Alberta and 30 more in and around Killarney
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Killarney, the best known first.
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta4.2 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral3.2 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralAll Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton4.8 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumAlberta Aviation Museum2.6 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Alberta Museum: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- All Saints' Anglican Cathedral, Edmonton: Sapperbdl at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Alberta Aviation Museum: CambridgeBayWeather, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Killarney
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Killarney 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
- 4,165 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Killarney’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
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).