BassanoAlberta

Home to 1,381 people, this town lies in Alberta. Statistics Canada places it in the Division No. 2 census division.

Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Population

1,381

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

43%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Bassano a good place to live?

Bassano does especially well on safety (A−). Its weakest is schools (C). Natural hazards are less of a worry than in most Canadian towns (A). Jobs and pay trail most towns (C).

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Bassano has subject grades only.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAHazard risk A⁻Safety A⁻Walkability

How Bassano grades

Each subject compares Bassano with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Bassano has subject grades only.

Hazard riskNear the top of the towns comparedAOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentA⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footA⁻Open →SchoolsBelow the middle of the towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workCOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Bassano stand out

The 3 things Bassano does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

17% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

52% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $200,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

26% are 65 or over

Next to 19%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bassano.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Bassano is lower than in 86% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Burn scars are few around Bassano, with 0.3% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.009% a year). About as many homes carry radon around Bassano as elsewhere, 4.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. No flood study for Bassano is on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Bassano4.4%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4.4%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.017	$0.013	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

8.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageBassano’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.017 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon4.4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests published for the Palliser Health Region, not by town

SafetySafety A⁻

Violent crime weighs less where Bassano is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 40

44Crime Severity Index

Measured across the Bassano detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Across its police area, there are 20.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 44, below Alberta’s towns (110) and Canadian towns (67) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 9.7 per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202349

202441

202541

2023–2025	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Crime Severity Index	44	110	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	40	109	86
Property crime per 1,000	20.8	45	31.2
Violent crime	9.7	14.2	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

61%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageBassano’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety44 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Bassano’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Bassano safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

SchoolsSchools C

Bassano’s one school is Bassano School

1school within 3 kmCSchools Grade

School	Level	Students	System
Bassano School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12	All grades · Grades K–12	210	English public

210

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageBassano’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school1 school for every grade Results0 of 1 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Language0 of 1 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta Questions“What schools are there in Bassano?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Work & commuteJobs & income C

Commuters in Bassano have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

5%walk, cycle or take transit

Driving is how 93% of commuters got to work at the census.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk5%

Census 2021	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	22 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	88%	89%

$64,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

62%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageBassano’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment17% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work5% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to65 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Brooks

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

HousingCost of living C⁺

Bassano is graded a C+ for cost of living

$200,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up three quarters of households, close to both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Bassano$200,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	75%	74%	74%

$890

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$840

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageBassano’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Renting$890 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters75% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Climate

July afternoons in Bassano reach 25.0°C (Alberta towns 23.5°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)

25.0°CJuly afternoons

The most precipitation falls in June: 82 mm in a normal year. A normal year brings 412 mm of precipitation, near Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 20 September, 123 days. March is the snowiest month, with 18 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.0°C

Spring11.2°C

Summer23.6°C

Autumn12.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Precipitation a year	412 mm	431 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	197	193	159
July afternoon high	25.0°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	105 cm	127 cm	141 cm

105 cm

of snow a year

197

days with frost a year

123

frost-free days, 19 May to 20 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageBassano’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.0°C, January lows −13.7°C Rain and snow412 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow105 cm of snow a year Weather station42 km to the station · Queenstown

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Queenstown)

HealthHealth B

Lives run shorter around Bassano: 78.7 years, 2.8 below the typical Canadian town’s region

52%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Chronic conditions run at 19% of adults, age-standardised, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 52%; Alberta as a whole is at 53%. What sets Bassano apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.4 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Bassano52%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	78.7	81.2	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	18%	17%
Very good or excellent health	52%	51%	52%

78.7

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.4 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

46 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageBassano’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.4 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 46 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.6, men 76.8 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the South Zone

Who lives here

Visible minorities make up less of Bassano than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.3%

50median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.3% of residents, above both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Nearly one in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than Alberta’s towns (8.9%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).

BassanoAlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

26%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification43%

Women and men · all residents

49.4% of Bassano’s residents are women

600 women and 615 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Bassano
	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	14%	18%	16%
15 to 64	60%	67%	64%
65+	26%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	43%	54%	56%

Full pageBassano’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants8% are immigrants · 4% belong to a visible minority Ages50 median age · 26% are 65 or over Households540 households · 2.2 people per household English and French2% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

A normal November in Bassano runs from −8°C to 4°C

4°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of −1°C and lows of −12°C. Expect around 15 cm of snow in November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Brooks.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November4°C

December−1°C

January−2°C

February−1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−13°C	42 mm
Spring	11°C	−2°C	115 mm
Summer	24°C	9°C	187 mm
Autumn	12°C	−2°C	68 mm

−8°C

a normal November night

18 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Queenstown); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Bassano’s MP is David Bexte (Conservative Party of Canada), for Bow River

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

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Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

Bassano has one public library, Bassano Memorial Library

Bassano Memorial Library has one location for the 1,206 people it serves.

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A year at the library3.5 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong3.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Little of the land around Bassano is protected: 0.4% within 10 km

0.4%of the land within 10 km protected

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. 48 km from town is Kinbrook Island Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Bassano0.4%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Bassano	Alberta	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	2	4
Protected land within 10 km	0.4%	0.4%	2.3%

48 km

to Kinbrook Island Provincial Park

Full pageBassano’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km National & provincial parks48 km to a provincial park · Kinbrook Island Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Bassano

15pages on Bassano

The big questions

SafetyA⁻Crime Severity Index 44 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsCOne school within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 78.7 in its region Work & commuteC52% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.4% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 50 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Bassano

8 notable people were born in Bassano.

See all 8 →

Rick MayAmerican voice and theatre actor · 1940–2020

Jim HenshawCanadian actor · born 1949

Jason HaleAlberta politician · born 1969

Joseph B. MartinCanadian neurologist · born 1938

Lewis ClarkCanadian politician · 1923–2003

Mark MarquessCanadian ice hockey player · 1925–2015

About Bassano

Town in Alberta

TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Bassano is one municipality in Alberta, figures and all.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,381 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 2
Census subdivision: 4802039

Questions about Bassano

Who are the people of Bassano?

Visible minorities are 4% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 8%, and Indigenous people 7%.

Is Bassano a young town or an old one?

At 50, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 26%.

What kind of homes are in Bassano?

Single-detached houses make up 79% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 34% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Is Bassano growing?

It added people: 1,206 in 2016, 1,216 in 2021, 0.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,381.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).