Royal GardensEdmonton

For hazard risk, Royal Gardens gets an A+

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. 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.

The top fifth in Alberta holds 16 of the 33 schools around Royal Gardens with results

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, below Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Harry Ainlay School is the biggest, at 2,745 students. The 3 km around Royal Gardens counts 28 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade, 18,086 students between them.

Home ownership in Royal Gardens, 55%, runs below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

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

23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $400,000, near both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

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

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. 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, Royal Gardens included.

Royal Gardens has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than three in four Canadian towns

Driving is how 81% of commuters got to work at the census. Commutes averaged 29 min, above both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Around Royal Gardens, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.6, men 78.8, in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.1 km from the average resident of Royal Gardens, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.6 km away on average (12 within 3 km). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Edmonton Zone as a whole, not for Royal Gardens alone.

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

Frost comes on 179 days a year, below Alberta’s towns (193) but above Canadian towns (159). A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm. Royal Gardens sees July afternoons of 23.5°C on average.

Children make up 20% of Royal Gardens, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

13% of residents are 65 or over, below Alberta’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. Visible minorities make up 45% of the population, above Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

What November brings in Royal Gardens: −8°C at night, 1°C by day

ECCC’s forecast for Edmonton is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −5°C by day and −13°C by night. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 20 cm of snow in November.

Heather McPherson (New Democratic Party) holds Edmonton Strathcona, the riding that includes Royal Gardens

33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

The nearest public library to Royal Gardens is Whitemud Crossing Library EPL, 2.1 km away

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

Elk Island National Park lies 37 km beyond Royal Gardens’ edge

Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 7.4 km. Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km.