MactaggartEdmonton
It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton. 3,603 people live in this neighbourhood in Edmonton.
Is Mactaggart a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Taken together, its subjects give Mactaggart a B+ overall, better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. That places it #174 of 473 in Alberta. On schools it is strong (A). What counts against it is safety (C−). Owners valued their homes at a median $700,000 in 2021, which is 5.8 years of the typical household’s pay.
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 Mactaggart grades
Each subject compares Mactaggart 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 Mactaggart stand out
The 3 things Mactaggart does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mactaggart.
Mactaggart gets an A+ for hazard risk
Source area for radon tests: the Capital Health
Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. No flood study for Mactaggart is on the national inventory. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Edmonton as a whole, not for Mactaggart alone.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Mactaggart | 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
In the top two fifths in Alberta: 15 of the 18 schools around Mactaggart with results
Lillian Osborne High School is the biggest, at 1,961 students. Catholic schools make up 8 of 21, above the 18% in Alberta. Its elementary schools are big ones, 471 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable Daniel Woodall School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 787 | English public |
| Lillian Osborne High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,961 | English public |
| Archbishop Joseph MacNeil Catholic Elementary/Junior High School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 692 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Mactaggart | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering Mactaggart 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). The force’s area logs 45 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Mactaggart | 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
Mactaggart’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of Canadian towns
At the census, 91% of commuters went by car. The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Mactaggart | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 91% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Winter nights bite in Mactaggart: January lows of −18.1°C, colder than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
A normal January brings 24 cm of snow, the most of any month. The thermometer drops below freezing on 211 days a year, above Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159) alike. The frost-free season runs from 27 May to 10 September, 105 days. A July afternoon in Mactaggart typically reaches 23.0°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Mactaggart | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 211 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 23.0°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −18.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 434 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport))
Rent is light in Mactaggart: a year of it is 16% of the median income, where the typical Canadian town needs 20%
72% of households are owner-occupiers. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 21% of households, close to Alberta’s towns (21%) and above 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, Mactaggart included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Mactaggart | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $700,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 72% | 74% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
51% of adults around Mactaggart rate their health very good or excellent
Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.5 km from the average resident of Mactaggart, about the norm of 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.7 km away on average (2.6 within 3 km).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Mactaggart | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy: the Edmonton Zone
More of Mactaggart belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 58%
One measure of family life: a fifth of residents are under 15. Retirement age and beyond: 15% of residents are 65 or older. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.2% of residents, below Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
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 50.7% of Mactaggart
Here the census found 1,825 women and 1,775 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Mactaggart | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.2% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 72% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Mactaggart runs from −11°C to freezing
A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −17°C. In November, the normal is 20 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Edmonton.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 49 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 94 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 8°C | 215 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −4°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Mactaggart sends Matt Jeneroux (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Edmonton Riverbend
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Mactaggart has no public library of its own; the nearest is Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library, 3.6 km away
The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Mactaggart among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Elk Island National Park lies 40 km beyond Mactaggart’s edge
4 protected areas lie within 10 km. For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 3.9 km off. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.7% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Mactaggart | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.7% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Mactaggart
Snow Valley Ski Club and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Mactaggart; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta12 km northeast
Big drawMuseumTelus World of Science13 km north · 530K visitors a year
ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton11 km northeast
MuseumMuttart Conservatory12 km northeast
AttractionMindbender10 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus World of Science: WinterforceMedia( WinterE229 ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Mactaggart
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Mactaggart is one of Edmonton’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,603 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Mactaggart’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mactaggart | 3,603 | — | B+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Magrath Heights | 3,728 | 1.2 | A | B+ | C− | B |
| South Terwillegar | 8,183 | 1.4 | B+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Twin Brooks | 5,102 | 1.8 | A− | B+ | C− | B |
| Terwillegar Towne | 6,478 | 1.9 | A | B+ | C− | B |
| Ogilvie Ridge | 5,218 | 2 | A− | C+ | C− | B |
| MacEwan | 6,102 | 2 | 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).