Kiniski GardensEdmonton

Kiniski Gardens’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Shared with the rest of the city of Edmonton: earthquake risk

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 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). The national flood inventory has no study for Kiniski Gardens. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Capital Health, Kiniski Gardens included.

The force covering Kiniski Gardens records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 45 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Household incomes in Kiniski Gardens top those of 94% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 24 min, below both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census.

Kiniski Gardens’s grade for schools: a B+

Results are mixed: 12 of 34 schools above the middle in Alberta, 12 below it. Elder Dr. Francis Whiskeyjack School is the biggest, at 1,394 students. Counting a 3 km margin, Kiniski Gardens has 27 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade, for 18,711 students.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Kiniski Gardens’ health region

Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). What sets Kiniski Gardens apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). A pharmacy is nearer: 0.6 km on average, with 5.8 within 3 km of the typical home.

Kiniski Gardens is a town of owners: 86% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Edmonton metro area

A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 19% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

Precipitation in Kiniski Gardens trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm. Also worth knowing: the frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C).

More of Kiniski Gardens belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 45%

5.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Kiniski Gardens in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C

A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −13°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 20 cm. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.

Kiniski Gardens’ MP is Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative Party of Canada), for Edmonton Southeast

Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Kiniski Gardens is Mill Woods Public Libary, 2.6 km away

Kiniski Gardens is served by Edmonton Library, the library of all of Edmonton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 972,223 people.

Within 29 km of Kiniski Gardens: Elk Island National Park

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 15 km from town is Big Island Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Within 10 km are 2 protected areas. Sherwood Park Natural Area (69 ha) is the biggest, 7.1 km from town.