Ogilvie RidgeEdmonton

Ogilvie Ridge earns an A+ for hazard risk

Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests

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. In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Government of Alberta has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory.

17 of Ogilvie Ridge’s 27 tested schools score in the top fifth in Alberta

3 boards run its schools. The largest is Harry Ainlay School, with 2,745 students. The 3 km around Ogilvie Ridge counts 19 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, 19,460 students between them. Its elementary schools are big ones, 422 students on average, against 274 in Alberta.

Ogilvie Ridge earns an A− for jobs & income

Commutes averaged 27 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 88% of commuters drove, in line with Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

The force covering Ogilvie 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, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton service area, Ogilvie Ridge included.

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

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Edmonton Zone

For Ogilvie Ridge itself the measure is access: 3.2 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. People in the region live to 81.2 on average: 83.6 for women and 78.8 for men in 2022/2024. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.0 km away on average and 4.5 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

Renting in Ogilvie Ridge costs 16% of household income, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

79% of households own their home, above both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%).

Precipitation in Ogilvie Ridge trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year.

More of Ogilvie Ridge belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 50%

The 65-and-over age group makes up 22% of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, lower than Alberta’s towns (18%) and near Canadian towns (16%).

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

Expect around 20 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −13°C. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −15°C.

Edmonton Riverbend, which takes in Ogilvie Ridge, is held by Matt Jeneroux (Liberal Party of Canada)

Ogilvie Ridge’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only.

Ogilvie Ridge has no public library of its own; the nearest is Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library, 2.1 km away

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

Within 39 km of Ogilvie Ridge: Elk Island National Park

For a provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park lies 4.8 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.