West Jasper PlaceEdmonton

Hazard risk in West Jasper Place is lower than in 98% of Canadian towns

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No flood study for West Jasper Place is on the national inventory. West Jasper Place shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Capital Health.

Renting in West Jasper Place eats 35% of household income, more than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

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

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 37% of households, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $400,000, in line with Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Household incomes in West Jasper Place trail those of 96% of Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 24 min.

6 boards run the schools in and around West Jasper Place

Jasper Place School is the biggest, at 3,123 students. On the tests, 19 of 41 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 12 under it. In French: 2 of the 54 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%. Counting a 3 km margin, West Jasper Place has 26 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 14 schools for every grade, for 21,882 students.

The force covering West Jasper Place 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). The force’s area logs 45 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in West Jasper Place’s health region

Shared with the rest of the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.8. What sets West Jasper Place apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.5 km away on average (16 within 3 km).

Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on West Jasper Place, less than on 90% of Canadian towns

July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. January is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average.

More of West Jasper Place’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%

Over-65s are 14% of the population. Visible minorities make up 44% of the population, above both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Expect November days around 1°C in West Jasper Place, nights around −8°C

The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in January (−15°C). Next comes December, with normal highs of −5°C and lows of −13°C. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. Expect around 20 cm of snow in November.

West Jasper Place’s MP is Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal Party of Canada), for Edmonton Centre

West Jasper Place is part of Edmonton, whose council is led by Andrew Knack, the mayor.

West Jasper Place has no public library of its own; the nearest is Jasper Place Branch Library, 1.6 km away

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

A national park 41 km from West Jasper Place: Elk Island National Park

One mapped walking route passes within 2 km: the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw. A provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, lies 7.5 km away. The 10 km around town hold 3 protected areas.