The HamptonsEdmonton
With 12,008 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Edmonton. Of Edmonton’s 195 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is The Hamptons a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Schools are where it shines (A). Walkability is another plus (A−). At $412,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.4 times local household income. The catch is safety (C−). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, better than three quarters of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #114 of 473 in Alberta. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for health and B for jobs & income.
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.
What makes The Hamptons stand out
The 3 things The Hamptons does most differently from other towns.
How The Hamptons grades
Each subject compares The Hamptons with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in The Hamptons.
The Hamptons is graded an A+ for hazard risk
Radon tests for the Capital Health
Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. The national flood inventory has no study for The Hamptons. The Hamptons doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Edmonton.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | The Hamptons | 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
Around The Hamptons, 6 of 14 schools with results rank among the top fifth in Alberta
The Catholic boards run 6 of its 16 schools, against 18% in Alberta. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. In or within 3 km of The Hamptons: 10 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade, with 8,431 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good Shepherd Catholic Elementary School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 620 | English Catholic |
| St. Oscar Romero Catholic High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 968 | English Catholic |
| Centennial School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 404 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | The Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering The Hamptons 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, The Hamptons included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | The Hamptons | 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
Households in The Hamptons earn more than those in 96% of Canadian towns
The car took 91% of commuters, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). Getting to work takes 27 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | The Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 91% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 27 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Around The Hamptons, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Edmonton Zone
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 5.5 km from the average resident of The Hamptons, further than the usual 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.8 km away on average (4.8 within 3 km).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | The Hamptons | 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
Rent takes less of local pay in The Hamptons than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income
Owners make up 79% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 22% of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | The Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 79% | 74% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Edmonton metro area
Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on The Hamptons, less than on 90% of Canadian towns
Frosty days number 179 in a normal year, below Alberta’s towns (193) but above Canadian towns (159). July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month. Midsummer afternoons in The Hamptons peak at about 23.5°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | The Hamptons | 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))
Visible minorities make up more of The Hamptons than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 45%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5% of residents, above Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
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 50.8% of The Hamptons
In 2021 there were 6,100 women to 5,905 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| The Hamptons | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 5.5% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 63% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In The Hamptons, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 18 mm. December follows at −5°C by day and −13°C by night. November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.
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
The Hamptons sends Kelly McCauley (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Edmonton West
The Hamptons is part of Edmonton, whose council is led by Andrew Knack, the mayor.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in The Hamptons: the closest, Lois Hole Library, is 3.8 km away
The Hamptons is served by Edmonton Library, the library of all of Edmonton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 972,223 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A national park 46 km from The Hamptons: Elk Island National Park
The nearest provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, is 3.8 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 1.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. CPCAD lists 11 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | The Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.2% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Mindbender and 5 more in and around The Hamptons
A first look at The Hamptons’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
AttractionMindbender4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkGalaxyland4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkWorld Waterpark3.7 km outside town, to the northeast
Theme parkEdmonton Corn Maze4.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumIndigenous Peoples Experience4.9 km outside town, to the eastAquariumAquariumSea Life Caverns3.8 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Mindbender: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Galaxyland: JZ85, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- World Waterpark: Vr1, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmonton Corn Maze: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about The Hamptons
The Hamptons’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Hamptons | 12,008 | — | A− | B | C− | B |
| Edgemont | 5,059 | 1.4 | A− | B | C− | B |
| Jamieson Place | 3,813 | 1.9 | A− | B+ | C− | B |
| Granville | 2,994 | 2 | A− | B+ | C− | B |
| Glastonbury | 9,745 | 2.5 | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| Ormsby Place | 4,412 | 2.7 | B | B− | C− | B |
| Lymburn | 7,231 | 2.9 | B | C | C− | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about The Hamptons
Is The Hamptons a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 35.1 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 24% are under 15 and 6% are 65 or over.
About The Hamptons
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up The Hamptons, one part of Edmonton; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 12,008 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
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).