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Walker is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Shared with the rest of the Capital Health: radon tests · Source area for earthquake risk: 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. The national flood inventory has no study for Walker.

Of Walker’s 21 tested schools, 11 sit above the middle in Alberta and 4 below

In or within 3 km of Walker: 10 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade, with 11,855 students.

The force covering Walker 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, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 45 per 1,000 people a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Walker alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton service area.

Summers stay cool in Walker: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal January brings 24 cm of snow, the most of any month. There are 211 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). The coldest nights come in January, when Walker averages a low of −18.1°C. The frost-free season runs from 27 May to 10 September, 105 days.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Walker’s health region

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.6 and men 78.8 (2022/2024). Measured from where Walker’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 4.9 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.7 km away on average (2.9 within 3 km). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton Zone, Walker included.

Household incomes in Walker top those of 94% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 29 min. Just over nine in ten commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Between the home and the car, Walker’s households spend 36% of income, above the 29% of the typical Canadian town

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Edmonton metro area

Rent took 17% of household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). The owner-occupied share of households is 76%.

Visible minorities make up more of Walker than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 77%

2.2% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Expect November days around freezing in Walker, nights around −11°C

A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −17°C. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 20 mm. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Edmonton.

Federally, Walker is divided between 2 ridings, among them Edmonton Southeast and Edmonton Gateway

Most of Walker (54% of residents) is represented by Jagsharan Singh Mahal, and much of the rest by Tim Uppal.

The nearest public library to Walker is Mill Woods Public Libary, 4.1 km away

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

Elk Island National Park lies 32 km beyond Walker’s edge

The 10 km around town hold one protected area. The nearest provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, is 13 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 0.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. OpenStreetMap shows 4 unnamed beaches within 5 km.