The most walkable neighbourhoods in Edmonton
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
20 neighbourhoods of Edmonton ranked by walkability, each scored across the area around its own centre. Downtown Edmonton leads with 93/100, then Alberta Avenue (88) and Boyle Street (81). 5 of the 20 score 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot, and the lowest we rank is Big Lake (8).
| # | Neighbourhood | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Downtown Edmonton | 93 |
| 2 | Alberta Avenue | 88 |
| 3 | Boyle Street | 81 |
| 4 | Bonnie Doon | 76 |
| 5 | Allendale | 71 |
| 6 | Belvedere | 69 |
| 7 | Belmont | 65 |
| 8 | Crestwood | 63 |
| 8 | Abbottsfield | 63 |
| 10 | Albany | 55 |
| 11 | Duggan | 53 |
| 12 | Baturyn | 52 |
| 13 | Rossdale | 51 |
| 14 | Ambleside | 50 |
| 14 | Calder | 50 |
| 16 | Aldergrove | 45 |
| 17 | Blatchford | 44 |
| 18 | Castle Downs | 43 |
| 19 | Trumpeter | 9 |
| 20 | Big Lake | 8 |
"From the centre" is the distance from Edmonton's busiest point to the neighbourhood's centre. "Area scoring 70+" is the share of points across the neighbourhood where most errands can be done on foot.
The top 5 up close
Downtown Edmonton
Downtown Edmonton is the most central of these five, 500 m north-east of Edmonton's busiest point, and scores 93/100. It has the most banks of the five: 58 within a 30 minute walk, the nearest RBC On Campus (Cash at ATM Only), about 6 minutes away.
Alberta Avenue
Alberta Avenue scores 88/100, 3 km north-east of Edmonton's busiest point. 662 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 5 minutes away. 96% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Alberta Avenue.
Boyle Street
Boyle Street scores 81/100, 2.1 km east of Edmonton's busiest point. 892 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 8 minutes away. 75% of its area scores 70 or more.
Bonnie Doon
Bonnie Doon scores 76/100, 3.8 km south-east of Edmonton's busiest point. 421 everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of its middle, the nearest grocery about 15 minutes away. Its thinnest category against the others is banks, with 5. 75% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Bonnie Doon.
Allendale
Allendale lies the furthest out of these five, 4.9 km south of Edmonton's busiest point, and scores 71/100. None of the others has as many schools, with 15 in a 30 minute walk; Allendale School is the nearest, about 2 minutes away. It has the fewest parks of the five, 121. 57% of its area scores 70 or more. More on Allendale.
Centre and outskirts
The 4 neighbourhoods within 3 km of Edmonton's centre average 78, and the 16 further out average 51, so walkability falls away from the centre. The nearest to the centre, Downtown Edmonton, 500 m away, scores 93, and the farthest, Ambleside, 14.2 km out, scores 50.
Each dot is a ranked neighbourhood, numbered by rank and coloured by score, placed by its distance and direction from the centre of Edmonton.
Edmonton as a whole scores 67 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre. Other cities in Canada with ranked neighbourhoods: Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Calgary.
Questions about Edmonton's neighbourhoods
What is the most walkable neighbourhood in Edmonton?
Downtown Edmonton is the most walkable of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank in Edmonton, with a walkability score of 93 out of 100 (Walker's Paradise). It is followed by Alberta Avenue (88) and Boyle Street (81).
Which neighbourhoods of Edmonton are least walkable?
Of the 20 neighbourhoods we rank, the lowest scoring are Big Lake (8), Trumpeter (9) and Castle Downs (43). These are the best-known neighbourhoods with their own Wikipedia articles, so less walkable outer suburbs that are not ranked may score lower still.
How are Edmonton's neighbourhoods ranked?
Each neighbourhood is scored at points 100 m to 500 m apart across a circle around its centre, sized to its area, and its score is the mean of those points. Each point's score counts the groceries, restaurants, shops, schools, parks and other everyday places within a 30 minute walk, as described in the methodology. Edmonton scores 67 across the 5 km around its centre.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. Neighbourhoods and where they lie from Overture Maps and Wikidata.