WindermereEdmonton
In Edmonton, this neighbourhood has 14,922 residents. Edmonton is split into 195 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Windermere a good place to live?
Windermere does especially well on schools (A+). Add jobs & income to its strengths (A−). Homes were valued at a median $460,000 at the 2021 census, 3.7 times the typical household’s income. The catch is safety (C−). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, better than three quarters of Canadian towns. Its place in the ranking is #114 of 473 in Alberta. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for health and B− for walkability.
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 Windermere grades
Each subject compares Windermere 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 Windermere stand out
The 3 things Windermere does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Windermere.
Windermere is graded an A+ for hazard risk
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Government of Alberta.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Windermere | 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Capital Health · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Edmonton
13 of Windermere’s 19 tested schools score in the top fifth in Alberta
Counting a 3 km margin, Windermere has 9 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade, for 16,064 students. The largest is Lillian Osborne High School, with 1,961 students. The Catholic boards run 9 of its 22 schools, against 18% in Alberta. Elementary schools here average 441 students, against 274 in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Constable Daniel Woodall School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 787 | English public |
| Lillian Osborne High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,961 | English public |
| Archbishop Joseph MacNeil Catholic Elementary/Junior High School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 692 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Windermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
The force covering Windermere records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128
The index for the force that serves it came to 110, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 45 property crimes are reported each 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, Windermere included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Windermere | 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
Commuters in Windermere travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average
92% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Windermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Windermere has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.0°C
Counting rain and snow alike, 434 mm falls in a year, close to Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and below Canadian towns (883 mm). Windermere sees January nights of −18.1°C on average. A normal January brings 24 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in July, at 87 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Windermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Days with frost a year | 211 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 23.0°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −18.1°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 434 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport))
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Windermere’s health region
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Edmonton Zone
For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.2 years at birth, 83.6 for women and 78.8 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is 8.2 km from the average resident of Windermere, further than the usual 3.7 km. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 2.0 km away on average and 1.0 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Windermere | 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 Windermere than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income
Owners make up 80% of households, above Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 23% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Windermere alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Windermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 80% | 74% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $460,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Visible minorities make up more of Windermere than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 58%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.9% of residents, below both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.5% of Windermere’s residents are women
7,530 women and 7,390 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Windermere | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 7% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 70% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Windermere runs from −11°C to freezing
About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −17°C. November normally sees 20 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Edmonton forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −5°C | −17°C | 49 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 94 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 8°C | 215 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −4°C | 77 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Edmonton (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kelly McCauley (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Windermere in Ottawa as MP for Edmonton West
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Windermere is Riverbend Branch - Edmonton Public Library, 4.2 km away
Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Windermere among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Windermere borders Big Island Provincial Park
Protected areas cover 1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The nearest national park is Elk Island National Park, 43 km away. Count 12 protected areas within 10 km of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Windermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Windermere
Snow Valley Ski Club and 5 more in and around Windermere
Sights in Windermere and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
GardenUniversity of Alberta Botanic Garden4.7 km outside town, to the west
Theme parkEdmonton Corn Maze2.6 km outside town, to the northwestSki hillSki hillRabbit Hill Snow Resort2.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumRutherford House4.9 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumIndigenous Peoples Experience4.6 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- University of Alberta Botanic Garden: Neil, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Edmonton Corn Maze: Mack Male from Edmonton, AB, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Windermere
Neighbourhood in Edmonton
Windermere is a neighbourhood of Edmonton, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 14,922 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Edmonton
- Census subdivision
- 4811061
Windermere’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windermere | 14,922 | — | A− | B | C− | B |
| Ambleside | 7,733 | 1.2 | B | C− | C− | B |
| Keswick | 3,957 | 2 | B+ | B− | C− | B |
| Glenridding Heights | 4,388 | 2.2 | B+ | B | C− | B |
| Haddow | 4,026 | 2.4 | A− | A− | C− | B |
| South Terwillegar | 8,183 | 2.7 | B+ | C+ | C− | B |
| Terwillegar Towne | 6,478 | 3 | A | B+ | 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).