Ramsay HeightsEdmonton

Around Ramsay Heights, 15 of 22 schools with results rank among the top fifth in Alberta

Taken together, Ramsay Heights and its 3 km edge hold 17 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade for 13,107 students. Lillian Osborne High School is the biggest, at 1,961 students. The schools around it answer to 2 boards, below Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Elementary schools here average 404 students, against 274 in Alberta.

Ramsay Heights’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Edmonton

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping exists: a study by Government of Alberta. Ramsay Heights shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Capital Health.

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

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Fewer households own their home in Ramsay Heights than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 63%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 21% of households, near Alberta’s towns (21%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $348,000, lower than both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Ramsay Heights doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Edmonton metro area.

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

Closer to home, a hospital sits 2.7 km from the average resident of Ramsay Heights, about the norm of 3.7 km. Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 2.5 km away on average (1.6 within 3 km).

The climate in Ramsay Heights

Frost comes on 179 days a year, lower than Alberta’s towns (193) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.5°C in Ramsay Heights.

An older town: 21% of people in Ramsay Heights are 65 or over, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up 31% of the population, above Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

Expect November days around 1°C in Ramsay Heights, nights around −8°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton forecast. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow. By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −13°C.

Matt Jeneroux (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Ramsay Heights in Ottawa as MP for Edmonton Riverbend

Ramsay Heights is part of Edmonton, whose council is led by Andrew Knack, the mayor.

The nearest public library to Ramsay Heights is Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library, 2 km away

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

Driving to work is less common in Ramsay Heights than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 83% of commuters

Getting to work takes 27 min on average.

A national park 41 km from Ramsay Heights: Elk Island National Park

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 5.1 km. CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km.