Living in St. Albert

St. Albert is a large place in Alberta, Canada, home to 57,719 people. Of the 29 household profiles on Nestlyzer, its strongest are people who put healthcare first (top 18%, #248 of 1,453), business owners (top 25%, #459 of 1,899), single parents (top 27%, #258 of 978).

Residents57,719
Density– per km²
Area– km²
Hub airport36 km ((Duplicate)YEG)
Nearest city of 100k+13 km
Within 30 km1,682,100 people
Climate typeContinental, warm summer (Dfb)
Terrain around itabout 670 m, height range 30 m
Nearest major riverSturgeon, under 1 km
Main railway line3.8 km
Distance to Ottawa2,847 km
Within 10 km138,209 people
Greater areaGreater Edmonton, 13 km out
Winter daylight7 h 26 min, sunset 0:16

See St. Albert on the map

Open in Nestlyzer

Good to know about St. Albert

Best places in Greater Edmonton

How St. Albert ranks

Scores run 0 to 100 against every municipality in Canada. Ranks count only the places that pass each profile's minimums, so the totals differ by profile. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

ProfileScoreIn CanadaIn Alberta
Young family55#664 of 1,760#48 of 286Map
Low-income household51#476 of 1,561#6 of 226Map
Low-income family56#390 of 1,245#4 of 186Map
Single parent61#258 of 978#6 of 130Map
Pensioner couple46#1,168 of 1,453#63 of 240Map
Single pensioner59#874 of 1,453#101 of 240Map
Early retiree49#935 of 1,721#50 of 260Map
Single professional58#387 of 809#32 of 117Map
Young professional60#445 of 844#35 of 125Map
DINKS62#338 of 568#18 of 59Map
Remote worker57#429 of 1,176#34 of 155Map
Commuter72#371 of 1,307#8 of 253Map
Car-free household59#515 of 866#46 of 134Map
Student52#348 of 418#20 of 40Map
First-home buyer56#354 of 1,245#6 of 186Map
Budget-constrained mover48#799 of 1,899#13 of 294Map
Urban lifestyle seeker53#489 of 820#35 of 121Map
Expat professional69#377 of 1,176#42 of 155Map
Healthcare-first mover73#248 of 1,453#9 of 240Map
Nature-focused household43#1,621 of 2,661#150 of 373Map
Cross-border commuter17#720 of 2,508#5 of 363Map
Outdoor and mountain lover3#2,178 of 2,508#217 of 363Map
Rural value seeker33#1,625 of 2,661#136 of 373Map
High-net-worth mover65#436 of 2,508#38 of 363Map
Lottery winner74#185 of 2,923#8 of 396Map
Climate-resilient relocation65#1,228 of 1,899#153 of 294Map
Coastal livingnot ranked: below the minimum for coast–Map
Business owner76#459 of 1,899#58 of 294Map
Digital native51#529 of 867#36 of 125Map

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Services nearby (people within 10 km: shops, doctors, cafes, transport)100
  • Mobility and connectivity91
  • Lifestyle and amenities88
  • Foundation77
  • Flat land (terrain relief)77
  • Freight access (motorway, rail, port)77
  • Climate exposure (estimate: coastal and river flooding, heat; 100 = low)75
  • Jobs and economy68
  • Education and family61
  • Market reach (residents within 100 km, across borders)54
  • Universities in town (universities and universities of applied sciences within 10 km)52
  • University-town character (universities relative to the people nearby)52
  • One-day truck radius (residents within 300 km, across borders)50
  • Home market (residents of the same country within 150 km)50
  • Green space42
  • Affordability35
  • City scale (people within 10 km: big-city life, transit, scenes)35
  • Climate (mild and sunny: climate class and winter daylight)33
  • Chemical park nearby (sites with pipeline links)30
  • Sea or lake shore22
  • Port access (major sea or inland port)0
  • Mountains and water (terrain relief, lakes and the sea nearby)0
  • National border nearby (straight line)0
  • Financial centre (banking and capital markets) within commuting distance0
  • Commodity-trading or gold hub within commuting distance0
  • Crypto hub within commuting distance0
  • Wealth-management centre within commuting distance0

Nearby

Data: Eurostat GISCO LAU 2024; locations EDJNet LAU centres; airports OurAirports; coastline Natural Earth. Updated 2026-10-31. Rankings are decision aids, not advice.