West Meadowlark ParkEdmonton

For hazard risk, West Meadowlark Park gets an A+

Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). No one has filed a flood map for West Meadowlark Park on the national inventory. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Edmonton, West Meadowlark Park included.

Fewer households own their home in West Meadowlark Park than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 60%

Rent took a quarter of household income, above both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

The force covering West Meadowlark Park records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Edmonton service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 45 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Schools in West Meadowlark Park: 4 boards, side by side

19,486 students attend the 31 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools and 11 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of West Meadowlark Park. The largest is Jasper Place School, with 3,123 students. Results are mixed: 17 of 41 schools above the middle in Alberta, 16 below it. 2 of the 52 teach in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in West Meadowlark Park’s health region

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.8. What sets West Meadowlark Park apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.6 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.6 km away on average and 18 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

Less rain and snow fall on West Meadowlark Park than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.5°C in West Meadowlark Park. Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days. A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 179 days of frost in a typical year, between Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159).

Working-age people in West Meadowlark Park are less likely to have a job than in 63% of Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 24 min.

An older town: 24% of people in West Meadowlark Park are 65 or over, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

One measure of family life: 13% of residents are under 15. Nearly two in five residents belong to a visible minority, above Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

In West Meadowlark Park, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights

By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −13°C. About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

Kelly McCauley (Conservative Party of Canada) represents West Meadowlark Park in Ottawa as MP for Edmonton West

As a neighbourhood of Edmonton, West Meadowlark Park answers to the city council and its mayor, Andrew Knack.

West Meadowlark Park has no public library of its own; the nearest is Jasper Place Branch Library, 1.5 km away

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

Elk Island National Park is 43 km from West Meadowlark Park

A provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, lies 7.7 km away. CPCAD lists 7 protected areas within 10 km. Within 10 km, 2.5% of the land is protected, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).