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York’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Shared with the rest of the city of Edmonton: earthquake risk

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 York. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Capital Health, York included.

Violent crime weighs more where York is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Edmonton service area

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.

Trips to work from York take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

By car: that was how 81% of commuters travelled at the census.

In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 32 of the 49 schools around York with results

Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 4, higher than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). M. E. LaZerte School is the biggest, at 2,499 students. Catholic schools make up 21 of 58, above the 18% in Alberta. The 3 km around York counts 42 elementary schools, 9 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade, 26,594 students between them.

In York, a home and getting around cost 41% of the median household’s income; the typical Canadian town spends 29%

Rent took 23% of household income, above both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 24% of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.

Around York, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.6, men 78.8, in 2022/2024. What sets York apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.9 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.8 km away on average (8.1 within 3 km).

York is drier than 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year

January is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average. A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, close to 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.

Children make up 21% of York, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Nearly two in five residents belong to a visible minority, above both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

In York, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −15°C. A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −13°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 20 cm. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow.

Fewer of Edmonton Manning voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 55%, behind 87%

Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding York is in.

The nearest public library to York is Clareview Library, 2 km away

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

Within 30 km of York: Elk Island National Park

Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 14 km. One protected area lies within 10 km.