Patricia HeightsEdmonton

Patricia Heights gets an A+ for hazard risk

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 1.4% of homes, 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 exists: a study by Government of Alberta. Patricia Heights shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Edmonton.

Commuters in Patricia Heights have a short way to work, 23 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

89% of commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Patricia Heights has 19 of its 46 tested schools in the top fifth in Alberta

The 3 km around Patricia Heights counts 35 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, 23,828 students between them. The largest is Jasper Place School, with 3,123 students. No single board runs them all: there are 4. 2 of the 53 teach in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta.

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

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Edmonton service area

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). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 45 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Around Patricia Heights, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men. For Patricia Heights itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.3 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. A pharmacy is nearer: 1.3 km on average, with 11 within 3 km of the typical home.

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

Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm. Patricia Heights sees July afternoons of 23.5°C on average.

1,675 households and a median age of 41.8: who lives in Patricia Heights

Visible minorities make up 15% of the population, below Alberta’s towns (29%) and close to Canadian towns (15%). Under-15s account for 18% of the population. 18% of residents are 65 or over.

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

A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −13°C. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.

Patricia Heights’ MP is Kelly McCauley (Conservative Party of Canada), for Edmonton West

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

Patricia Heights has no public library of its own; the nearest is Jasper Place Branch Library, 1.7 km away

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

Rent takes less of local pay in Patricia Heights than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Edmonton metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers just over three quarters of households.

Elk Island National Park is 41 km from Patricia Heights

A provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, lies 6.6 km away. 0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Count 3 protected areas within 10 km of town.