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Riverdale is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Radon tests for the Capital Health · Shared with the rest of the city of Edmonton: earthquake risk

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. One flood study covers the town, by Government of Alberta. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Rent takes more of local pay in Riverdale than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 23% of household income

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

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 27% of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $496,000, above both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

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

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Edmonton service area

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

Commuters in Riverdale have a short way to work, 24 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

7 school boards share Riverdale

Counting a 3 km margin, Riverdale has 27 elementary schools, 27 secondary schools and 15 schools for every grade, for 33,780 students. Centre High is the biggest, at 2,501 students. On the tests, 16 of 44 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 20 under it.

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

What sets Riverdale apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.0 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.6 and men 78.8 (2022/2024). A pharmacy is nearer: 1.2 km on average, with 20 within 3 km of the typical home.

Riverdale is drier than nine in ten Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year

Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average.

Fewer children live in Riverdale than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are under 15

People 65 and over make up 21% of the town, above both Alberta’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (19%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.9% of residents, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

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

A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to −5°C and −13°C. Expect about 18 mm of rain and snow over November. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

At 69%, 2021 turnout in Edmonton Strathcona beat 91% of the country’s ridings

Andrew Knack, the mayor, heads the council of Edmonton, which governs Riverdale as one of its neighbourhoods.

The nearest public library to Riverdale is Stanley A. Milner Library, 1.4 km away

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

Within 33 km of Riverdale: Elk Island National Park

One protected area lies within 10 km. For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 13 km off. 2 mapped walking routes pass within 2 km, among them the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw and Edmonton Pedway Network.

32% of Riverdale’s homes were built before 1961