Keyword Research Tool
Free Edmonton Keyword Research: Volume, Difficulty, CPC
Estimated monthly search volume, keyword difficulty and cost per click data for businesses in YEG looking to improve their SEO by themselves.
Our aim is to democratize access to SEO data in Edmonton so struggling trades, professionals, bloggers, medical practitioners, journalists, can improve their organic search visibility or see how Edmontonians search with first-hand agency data.
Use cases
How to use the keyword dataset/table below?
A few examples with how-to tips that you can use to improve your competitive edge.
Any area of interest that you feel we're missing? Email us at contact {at} visibilitydrip.ca and we'll update the table asap!
Content ideas
If you're a cleaning company, you probably talk about "house cleaning", but Edmontonians are searching "deep cleaning services edmonton" (250 monthly searches). That's a dedicated service page or blog post waiting to happen. Same goes for fence builders: "vinyl fence edmonton""has 200 searches with a difficulty of just 4, an easy win for a comparison page on fencing materials.
Business expansion
If you're thinking about new location spots for your business: "South edmonton chiropractor" gets 150 searches and "chiropractor west edmonton" gets 100. Build location-specific web pages and Google Business Profiles for physical locations to capture patients across the city, especially in growing neighbourhoods like Windermere.
For YEG Bloggers
"Things to do in edmonton" pulls 11,000 searches a month. "Things to do in edmonton with kids" gets 800 with a difficulty of 0 (super easy to rank). That's local families actively looking for weekend plans, a story on underrated kid-friendly spots in the city would rank easily and get serious traction.
For Startups & Entrepreneurs
"Commercial snow removal edmonton" only has 150 searches, but difficulty is 1. That's a seasonal niche with almost no or very easy SEO competition. If you're thinking about starting a snow clearing company targeting businesses and property managers, the door is wide open.
For researchers & journalists
"Edmonton population 2024" gets 6,400 searches monthly and "edmonton housing market" pulls 1,200. People are actively researching the city's growth and real estate trends. A data-driven post tracking Edmonton's population boom, neighbourhood growth patterns, or housing affordability compared to Calgary would rank well and get cited by local media.
For service professionals
Pet owners in a panic search "emergency vet edmonton" (700 monthly searches) and "24 hour vet edmonton" (100 monthly searches). If you're a vet clinic with after-hours service, those keywords need to be front and centre. Same logic applies to "mobile mechanic edmonton" at 300 searches, people want you to come to them.
Table legend:
- Industry: clustered keyword under inherent topic.
- Keyword: the terms typed in Google’s search box.
- Volume: estimated monthly search volume (usually higher).
- KD: 10-30 easier to rank, 30-60 medium competition, 60-100 high competition.
- CPC: Ahrefs’ estimated cost-per-click to bid on this keyword in Google Ads (typically underestimated, actual costs are usually higher)
| Industry | Keyword | Volume | KD | CPC ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No keywords match this filter. | ||||
Table credits: Keyword data powered by Ahrefs.com. Compiled and organized by Yours, Visibility Drip, an SEO company serving Edmonton, AB.
How the data is compiled
Methodology & refresh cadence
Every keyword in this dataset is pulled from Ahrefs' live search database, filtered for Edmonton geographic intent, then manually organized by industry.
Some cells are intentionally left blank. When Ahrefs does not surface a reliable estimate for a specific keyword (usually low-volume or brand-new terms), we preserve the empty cell rather than substitute a value. Blanks represent "unknown", not "zero".
Last updated: 2026-04-21. We refresh these datasets periodically. If you need up-to-the-day data for a specific market or industry, reach out and we'll pull a custom export.