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#2,363 of 2,556

Home to 4,029 people, this neighbourhood lies in Edmonton. Of Edmonton’s 195 neighbourhoods, this is one.

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Photo: Kaz Andrew from Edmonton,Alberta, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population

4,029

people, Census 2021

Median age

40.6

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

47%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

20%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Parkdale a good place to live?

Parkdale’s weakest subject is jobs & income (D). Homes are dear (D). Where it does best is walkability (A+). Health is a strength too (B+). The overall grade comes out at D, #432 of 473 in Alberta. Set against the rest, it does better than 13% of Canadian towns.

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.

StrongestA⁺Walkability A⁺Hazard riskWeakestDJobs & income DCost of living

How Parkdale grades

Each subject compares Parkdale 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 grading works

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁺Open →Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesDOpen →SafetyCrime runs among the highest comparedC⁻Open →SchoolsWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Parkdale stand out

The 3 things Parkdale does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walkability

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

Hazard risk

Better than 98%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A+.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

20% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

50% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Parkdale.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁺

For hazard risk, Parkdale gets an A+

Lowwildfire bandA⁺Hazard risk Grade

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capital Health

1.4% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, below both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Parkdale.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Parkdale1.4%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Parkdale	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

Low

wildfire band

Full pageParkdale’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.013 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon1.4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Edmonton

Work & commuteJobs & income D

Fewer commuters in Parkdale drive than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 76%

20%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 26 min, near both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van76%

Public transit16%

Walk2%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
Car or van	76%	88%	89%
Average trip	26 min	26 min	26 min

$64,300

median household income, 2020

17%

worked from home, May 2021

87%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageParkdale’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Getting to work20% walk, cycle or take transit Unemployment20% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%

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.

HousingCost of living D

Rent takes more of local pay in Parkdale than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 30% of household income

$250,000median home value, 2021DCost of living Grade

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Edmonton metro area

55% of households own their home, below Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Owners put the median home at $250,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Parkdale$250,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
Rent as a share of income	30%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	30%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	55%	74%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$250,000	$400,000	$406,000

$1,598

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

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Renting$1,598 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.9 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $250,000, against the median household income Owners and renters55% own their home

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.

SafetySafety C⁻

Violent crime weighs more where Parkdale is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

110Crime Severity Index

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 45 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023115

2024111

2025104

2023–2025	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	128	109	86
Crime Severity Index	110	110	67
Property crime per 1,000	45	45	31.2

104

non-violent Crime Severity Index

34%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageParkdale’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety110 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Parkdale’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Parkdale safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Edmonton service area

SchoolsSchools C⁻

Parkdale’s schools come under 7 different boards

52schools within 3 kmC⁻Schools Grade

Of the 34 with results, 23 sit in the lower two fifths in Alberta. Centre High is the biggest, at 2,501 students. In French: 3 of the 52 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%. Within 3 km of Parkdale are 23 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 12 schools for every grade, teaching 26,523 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Glengarry School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6	Elementary · Grades K–6	678	English public
Centre HighLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 12–12	Secondary · Grades 12–12	2,501	English public
École À la Découverte FrenchTeaches in FrenchAll grades · Grades K–9	All grades · Grades K–9	435	French public
St. Francis of Assisi CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades 6–9	All grades · Grades 6–9	636	English Catholic

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Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public25

English Catholic12

Independent9

Other3

French public3

Schools within 3 km	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
School boards	4	3	3

26,523

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageParkdale’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

The boards7 school boards · The Edmonton School Division Every school52 schools within 3 km · 23 elementary schools, 17 secondary schools and 12 schools for every grade Results6 of 34 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Language3 of 52 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta Questions“What schools are there in Parkdale?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth B⁺

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Parkdale’s health region

51%very good or excellent healthB⁺Health Grade

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.6 and men 78.8 (2022/2024). What sets Parkdale apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). A pharmacy is nearer: 0.4 km on average, with 18 within 3 km of the typical home. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton Zone, Parkdale included.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Parkdale51%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	18%	17%
Very good or excellent health	51%	51%	52%

0.9 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

0.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.9 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.6, men 78.8 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

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

23.5°CJuly afternoons

The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm. Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.5°C

Spring9.9°C

Summer22.4°C

Autumn9.4°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Parkdale	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

124 cm

of snow a year

179

days with frost a year

141

frost-free days, 7 May to 25 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow423 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 23.5°C, January lows −14.7°C Snow124 cm of snow a year Weather station3.4 km to the station · Edmonton (City)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City))

Who lives here

More of Parkdale’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%

40.6median age

Children under 15 make up 14%, below Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. Those 65 and older account for 13% of residents.

ParkdaleAlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

13%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree25%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.7% of Parkdale

2,110 men and 1,925 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Parkdale
	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	14%	18%	16%
15 to 64	73%	67%	64%
65+	13%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	25%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	54%	56%

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Ages40.6 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households1,905 households English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

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

1°Ca normal November afternoon

Expect about 18 mm of rain and snow over November. Then December: −5°C by day, −13°C at night. About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November1°C

December−5°C

January−6°C

February−3°C

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

−8°C

a normal November night

18 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Kerry Diotte (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Griesbach, the riding that includes Parkdale

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Who runs itCity

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

The nearest public library to Parkdale is Edmonton Public Library Sprucewood Branch, 1.2 km away

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

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A year at the library3.6 visits per person served Places to belong1.3 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Within 33 km of Parkdale: Elk Island National Park

0%of the land within 10 km protected

For a swim, Accidental Beach is the beach within 5 km. OpenStreetMap shows 3 walking routes nearby, including the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and Edmonton Pedway Network.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Parkdale0%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	2	4

33 km

to Elk Island National Park

12 km

to Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks33 km to a national park · Elk Island National Park Footpaths & routes3 named routes · Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Parkdale keeps its older homes: 44% from before 1961

44%built before 1961

44%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Parkdale	Alberta	Canada
Homes built before 1961	44%	4.5%	18%

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Older homes44% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Parkdale have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Parkdale

15pages on Parkdale

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 110 Housing & costDHomes 3.9 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁻52 schools within 3 km HealthB⁺Life expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteD50% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Art Gallery of Alberta and 44 more in and around Parkdale

From museums to parks and historic sites: Parkdale’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumArt Gallery of Alberta1.9 km outside town, to the southwest

CathedralSt. Josaphat Cathedral1 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumMuttart Conservatory2.8 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumRoyal Alberta Museum1.6 km outside town, to the southwest

ChurchSt. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton3.3 km outside town, to the southwest

MuseumUkrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta2 km outside town, to the southwest

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (6)

Art Gallery of Alberta: Stella Blu, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Josaphat Cathedral: Odysseus1479, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Muttart Conservatory: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Royal Alberta Museum: Mack Male, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Joseph's Basilica, Edmonton: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johntwrl, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ukrainian Canadian Archives & Museum Of Alberta: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Parkdale

Neighbourhood in Edmonton

TownRatings splits Edmonton into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Parkdale is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 4,029 (people, 2021 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
City: Edmonton
Census subdivision: 4811061

Parkdale’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Alberta AvenueVirginia ParkEastwoodDeltonMcCauleyBoyle StreetParkdale

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Parkdale	4,029	—	D	D	C⁻	B⁺
Alberta Avenue	6,097	1	D	D	C⁻	B⁺
Virginia Park	3,431	1	D	D	C⁻	B⁺
Eastwood	4,681	1.1	D	D	C⁻	B⁺
Delton	2,657	1.5	D	D	C⁻	B⁺
McCauley	4,060	1.6	D	D	C⁻	B⁺
Boyle Street	5,862	1.8	C	D	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).