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Best places to live in Greater Edmonton

153 places with 1,674,974 residents within about 30 km of Edmonton, ranked for 29 household profiles. 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.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Edmonton, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Sherwood Park
    Alberta, 70,618 residents    60
  2. 2Ambleside (Alberta)
    Alberta, 6,173 residents    57
  3. 3Spruce Grove
    Alberta, 38,985 residents    57
  4. 4Carlton
    Alberta, 2,735 residents    56
  5. 5Edmonton
    Alberta, 1,010,899 residents    56
  6. 6Rutherford
    Alberta, 8,407 residents    55
  7. 7MacEwan (Alberta, 5,618 residents)
    Alberta, 5,618 residents    55
  8. 8Summerside (Alberta)
    Alberta, 7,976 residents    55
  9. 9The Hamptons
    Alberta, 9,405 residents    55
  10. 10St. Albert
    Alberta, 57,719 residents    55

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For retired couples

  1. 1Spruce Grove
    Alberta, 38,985 residents    58
  2. 2Sherwood Park
    Alberta, 70,618 residents    55
  3. 3Ambleside (Alberta)
    Alberta, 6,173 residents    53
  4. 4Beaumont
    Alberta, 7,366 residents    51
  5. 5Fort Saskatchewan
    Alberta, 14,957 residents    51
  6. 6Carlton
    Alberta, 2,735 residents    50
  7. 7Rutherford
    Alberta, 8,407 residents    50
  8. 8Windermere
    Alberta, 2,136 residents    50
  9. 9Walker
    Alberta, 2,036 residents    50
  10. 10MacEwan (Alberta, 5,618 residents)
    Alberta, 5,618 residents    49

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For remote workers

  1. 1Sherwood Park
    Alberta, 70,618 residents    63
  2. 2Spruce Grove
    Alberta, 38,985 residents    62
  3. 3Edmonton
    Alberta, 1,010,899 residents    61
  4. 4Kiniski Gardens
    Alberta, 6,637 residents    60
  5. 5Cumberland (Alberta)
    Alberta, 6,411 residents    59
  6. 6Dunluce
    Alberta, 6,341 residents    59
  7. 7Ambleside (Alberta)
    Alberta, 6,173 residents    59
  8. 8Evansdale
    Alberta, 5,645 residents    59
  9. 9Belmont (Alberta, 5,198 residents)
    Alberta, 5,198 residents    58
  10. 10Baturyn
    Alberta, 5,267 residents    58

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For commuters

  1. 1Edmonton
    Alberta, 1,010,899 residents    82
  2. 2Sherwood Park
    Alberta, 70,618 residents    74
  3. 3St. Albert
    Alberta, 57,719 residents    72
  4. 4Calder
    Alberta, 3,995 residents    72
  5. 5Woodcroft
    Alberta, 2,598 residents    71
  6. 6Evansdale
    Alberta, 5,645 residents    71
  7. 7Kensington (Alberta)
    Alberta, 3,488 residents    71
  8. 8Athlone
    Alberta, 3,116 residents    71
  9. 9Canora (Alberta)
    Alberta, 3,309 residents    71
  10. 10Belmont (Alberta, 5,198 residents)
    Alberta, 5,198 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Edmonton
    Alberta, 1,010,899 residents    79
  2. 2Cumberland (Alberta)
    Alberta, 6,411 residents    61
  3. 3Dunluce
    Alberta, 6,341 residents    61
  4. 4Evansdale
    Alberta, 5,645 residents    61
  5. 5Kiniski Gardens
    Alberta, 6,637 residents    61
  6. 6Sherwood Park
    Alberta, 70,618 residents    59
  7. 7St. Albert
    Alberta, 57,719 residents    58
  8. 8Terwillegar Towne
    Alberta, 6,627 residents    51
  9. 9Twin Brooks
    Alberta, 6,435 residents    51
  10. 10Callingwood South
    Alberta, 5,581 residents    51

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Edmonton
    Alberta, 1,010,899 residents    50
  2. 2Sherwood Park
    Alberta, 70,618 residents    48
  3. 3St. Albert
    Alberta, 57,719 residents    48
  4. 4The Hamptons
    Alberta, 9,405 residents    45
  5. 5South Terwillegar
    Alberta, 7,532 residents    45
  6. 6Rutherford
    Alberta, 8,407 residents    45
  7. 7Summerside (Alberta)
    Alberta, 7,976 residents    45
  8. 8Terwillegar Towne
    Alberta, 6,627 residents    45
  9. 9Kiniski Gardens
    Alberta, 6,637 residents    45
  10. 10Twin Brooks
    Alberta, 6,435 residents    45

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Towns in Greater Edmonton