Lee RidgeEdmonton

Lee Ridge earns an A+ for hazard risk

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Lee Ridge is on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Capital Health, Lee Ridge included. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Lee Ridge alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Edmonton.

Measured against local pay, Lee Ridge costs more to live in than 84% of Canadian towns

Owners make up 66% of households. The median home value was $300,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

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

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Lee Ridge doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Edmonton service area.

Working-age people in Lee Ridge have jobs less often than in 81% of Canadian towns

The car carried 83% of commuters at the census. The average trip to work took 27 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

3 school boards share Lee Ridge

17,787 students attend the 31 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Lee Ridge. W P Wagner School is the biggest, at 1,458 students. Results are mixed: 13 of 36 schools above the middle in Alberta, 13 below it.

Around Lee Ridge, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

A baby born in the region can expect 81.2 years, 83.6 for a girl and 78.8 for a boy (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.2 km from the average resident of Lee Ridge, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. A pharmacy is nearer: 0.4 km on average, with 4.5 within 3 km of the typical home.

Less rain and snow fall on Lee Ridge than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. 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: in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C).

A town of families: 22% of people in Lee Ridge are under 15, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 9.3% of residents, above both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 16% of the population.

Lee Ridge in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C

Expect around 20 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −13°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 18 mm. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.

Tim Uppal (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Gateway, the riding that includes Lee Ridge

Local government for Lee Ridge is Edmonton’s, with Andrew Knack as mayor.

No public library stands in Lee Ridge: the closest, Mill Woods Public Libary, is 2.1 km away

The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Lee Ridge among them.

Elk Island National Park lies 32 km beyond Lee Ridge’s edge

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 12 km from the edge of town. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. Sherwood Park Natural Area (69 ha) is the biggest, 9.9 km from town.