Laurier HeightsEdmonton
It is one of the 195 neighbourhoods that make up Edmonton. It is a neighbourhood of 3,048 residents in Edmonton.
Is Laurier Heights a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Jobs & income is its strong suit (A+). Pupils here do better than most (A). Crime runs high (C−). The typical owner put their home at $800,000 in 2021: 4.9 years of the median household’s income. Overall, that makes an A, good for #35 of 473 in Alberta. It comes out better than 86% 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.
How Laurier Heights grades
Each subject compares Laurier 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 →
What makes Laurier Heights stand out
The 3 things Laurier Heights does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Laurier Heights.
Trips to work from Laurier Heights are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 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 | Laurier Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 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.
Laurier Heights is graded an A+ for hazard risk
Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Edmonton
Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Government of Alberta. Figures for radon tests are published for the Capital Health as a whole, not for Laurier Heights alone.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Laurier 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
Most of the schools around Laurier Heights score above the middle in Alberta: 36 of 52
In or within 3 km of Laurier Heights: 37 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 13 schools for every grade, with 26,059 students. Jasper Place School is the biggest, at 3,123 students. No single board runs them all: there are 4. Of the 63, 2 teach in French (2% of schools in Alberta).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora Academic Charter School Sherbrooke Campus Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–7 | Elementary · Grades K–7 | 853 | Other |
| Jasper Place SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 3,123 | English public |
| École Notre-Dame FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 421 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Laurier Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering Laurier Heights records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover 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). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Laurier 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
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Laurier Heights’ health region
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Laurier Heights is well placed: 1.3 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.8. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.8 km away on average and 9.6 of them within 3 km of a typical home. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Laurier Heights alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton Zone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Laurier 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
Renting in Laurier Heights costs 12% of household income, less than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
Owners make up 82% of households, above both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). 14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). 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, Laurier Heights included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Laurier Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 12% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $800,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 82% | 74% | 74% |
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.
Less rain and snow fall on Laurier Heights than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year
Midsummer afternoons in Laurier Heights peak at about 23.5°C. Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. Rain and snow peak in July, at 83 mm. A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Laurier 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))
Laurier Heights skews older, with 27% of residents 65 or over, more than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
Visible minorities make up a tenth of the population, below both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children are 17% 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 53.0% of Laurier Heights
1,620 women and 1,435 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Laurier Heights | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 57% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 27% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 75% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 1°C in Laurier Heights, nights around −8°C
Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −13°C. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow. About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November.
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
Laurier Heights sends Kelly McCauley (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Edmonton West
Andrew Knack, the mayor, heads the council of Edmonton, which governs Laurier Heights as one of its neighbourhoods.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Laurier Heights has no public library of its own; the nearest is Jasper Place Branch Library, 1.7 km away
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Laurier Heights among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Elk Island National Park is 39 km from Laurier Heights
Named trails close by number 3, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and River Loop Trail among them. For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 7.4 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Laurier Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
An older town: 43% of Laurier Heights’s homes predate 1961
| Heritage | Laurier Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 43% | 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 Laurier Heights
Edmonton Valley Zoo and 55 more in and around Laurier Heights
What there is to see in Laurier Heights and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science3.8 km outside town, to the northeast · 530K visitors a year
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta4.4 km outside town, to the east
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton2.6 km outside town, to the east
AttractionMindbender2.8 km outside town, to the northwest
GardenWilliam Hawrelak Park300 m outside town, to the 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
- William Hawrelak Park: WinterforceMedia ( WinterE229 19:13, 13 May 2008 (UTC)), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Laurier Heights
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Where Laurier Heights begins and ends inside Edmonton is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,048 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Laurier Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laurier Heights | 3,048 | — | A | B | C− | B+ |
| Lynnwood | 3,452 | 1.3 | B | D | C− | B+ |
| Jasper Park | 3,219 | 1.3 | C+ | D | C− | B+ |
| Parkview | 5,729 | 1.4 | A | B | C− | B+ |
| Meadowlark Park | 2,671 | 1.9 | B | C− | C− | B+ |
| Patricia Heights | 4,355 | 1.9 | A− | B− | C− | B+ |
| Elmwood | 2,522 | 2.3 | B | C− | 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).