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Around Leger, 14 of 19 schools with results rank among the top fifth in Alberta

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Elementary schools here average 449 students, against 274 in Alberta. The 3 km around Leger counts 13 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, 12,525 students between them. Lillian Osborne High School is the biggest, at 1,961 students.

For hazard risk, Leger gets an A+

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Leger on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Capital Health, Leger included. Leger doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Edmonton.

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

Measured across the Edmonton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 45 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Trips to work from Leger are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 24 min on average

The car took 90% of commuters, in line with Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Renting in Leger costs 14% of household income, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Owners make up nine in ten households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Canadian towns (18%) and below Alberta’s towns (21%).

51% of adults around Leger rate their health very good or excellent

Measured from where Leger’s residents live, a hospital is 4.4 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.2 years at birth, 83.6 for women and 78.8 for men. A pharmacy is nearer: 1.1 km on average, with 1.9 within 3 km of the typical home.

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

The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 179 in a normal year, below Alberta’s towns (193) but above Canadian towns (159). Leger sees July afternoons of 23.5°C on average. Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days.

Visible minorities make up more of Leger than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 55%

Those 65 and older account for 20% of residents. 1.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The share of residents under 15 is 14%.

A normal November in Leger runs from −8°C to 1°C

About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −13°C. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.

Matt Jeneroux (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Riverbend, the riding that includes Leger

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

The nearest public library to Leger is Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library, 1.4 km away

Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Leger among them.

Within 41 km of Leger: Elk Island National Park

Within 10 km are 4 protected areas. The closest provincial park is Big Island Provincial Park, 3.5 km from the edge of town. Of the country within 10 km, 0.3% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.