Rundle HeightsEdmonton
In Edmonton, this neighbourhood has 5,175 residents. It is one of 195 neighbourhoods of Edmonton.
Is Rundle Heights a good place to live?
Several subjects drag its grade down. Overall, Rundle Heights earns a D, better than 7% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #458 of 473 in Alberta. Its lowest grade is for jobs & income (D−). Also worth knowing: it does especially well on walkability (A+). Owners valued their homes at a median $300,000 in 2021, which is 4.7 years of the typical household’s pay. Pupils here do less well than most (D).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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.
How Rundle Heights grades
Each subject compares Rundle Heights 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Rundle Heights stand out
The 3 things Rundle Heights does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rundle Heights.
Rundle Heights gets an A+ for hazard risk
Flood mapping exists: a study by Government of Alberta. 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. Rundle Heights doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Capital Health. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Edmonton as a whole, not for Rundle Heights alone.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rundle Heights | 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 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Trips to work from Rundle Heights take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
81% of commuters drove, below both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rundle Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 81% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 29 min | 26 min | 26 min |
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.
Rent takes more of local pay in Rundle Heights than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 30% of household income
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Edmonton metro area
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rundle Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 30% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 28% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $300,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Most schools around Rundle Heights score below the middle in Alberta: 17 of 25
Its schools answer to 3 boards. The largest is Argyll Home School Centre, with 2,176 students. 10 of the 27 are Catholic, more than the 18% in Alberta. Within 3 km of Rundle Heights are 14 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 8 schools for every grade, teaching 11,579 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Bonaventure CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 400 | English Catholic |
| Argyll Home School Centre Bottom fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 2,176 | English public |
| Suzuki Charter School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 438 | Other |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Rundle Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Violent crime weighs more where Rundle Heights is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128
Measured across the Edmonton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rundle Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 128 | 109 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 110 | 110 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 45 | 45 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
51% of adults around Rundle Heights rate 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. Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.3 km from the average resident of Rundle Heights, about the norm of 3.7 km. A pharmacy is nearer: 0.7 km on average, with 9.9 within 3 km of the typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rundle Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 51% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Edmonton Zone
Rundle Heights is drier than 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year
A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rundle Heights | 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City))
More of Rundle Heights’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 10%
42% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.7% of Rundle Heights
Here the census found 2,625 women and 2,550 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Rundle Heights | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 27% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 39% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Rundle Heights runs from −8°C to 1°C
Over the year, July is warmest at 24°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night. 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, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (City)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Rundle Heights’ MP is Kerry Diotte (Conservative Party of Canada), for Edmonton Griesbach
Local government for Rundle Heights is Edmonton’s, with Andrew Knack as mayor.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Rundle Heights’s public library is Edmonton Public Library - Abbotsfield - Penny McKee
Edmonton Public Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Rundle Heights among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 27 km of Rundle Heights: Elk Island National Park
The nearest provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, is 17 km away. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rundle Heights | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Rundle Heights
Sunridge Ski Area and 4 more in and around Rundle Heights
A first look at Rundle Heights’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
About Rundle Heights
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Where Rundle Heights begins and ends inside Edmonton is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,175 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Rundle Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rundle Heights | 5,175 | — | D | D | C− | B |
| Beverly Heights | 3,252 | 1.1 | D | D | C− | B |
| Beacon Heights | 4,389 | 1.4 | C− | C | C− | B |
| Overlanders | 2,879 | 1.7 | D | D | C− | B |
| Newton | 2,809 | 2.3 | C− | C− | C− | B+ |
| Belmont | 5,299 | 2.7 | C− | C | C− | B+ |
| Gold Bar | 2,685 | 2.9 | B− | C | 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).