BeaumontAlberta

Beaumont earns an A+ for hazard risk

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.015 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Beaumont on the national inventory.

Beaumont’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 47, runs below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 18.9 per 1,000 residents a year, below Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence accounts for 7.6 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year.

The schools around Beaumont answer to 5 boards

Of the 14, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta). The largest is Ecole Secondaire Beaumont Composite High School, with 1,267 students. Results are mixed: 3 of 11 schools above the middle in Alberta, 3 below it. Its elementary schools are big ones, 492 students on average, against 274 in Alberta.

Household incomes in Beaumont are higher than in 98% of Canadian towns

The car carried 94% of commuters at the census. Commutes averaged 28 min, above both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Renting in Beaumont costs 15% of household income, less than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Edmonton metro area

Home ownership covers 87% of households. 19% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than Alberta’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

Summers stay cool in Beaumont: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

On a January night, the temperature in Beaumont falls to about −18.1°C. The thermometer drops below freezing on 211 days a year, above Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159) alike. July is the wettest month, with 87 mm of rain and snow on average. Frost usually lifts by 27 May and returns around 10 September: 105 days without it.

Immigrants are a bigger part of Beaumont than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

Visible minorities make up 17% of the population, below Alberta’s towns (29%) but above Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.3% of residents, above Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.

Around Beaumont, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Measured from where Beaumont’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 12 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.6 and men 78.8 (2022/2024). Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, near both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%).

In Beaumont, November normally means freezing afternoons and −11°C nights

Into December, the normals move to −5°C and −17°C. In November, the normal is 20 mm of rain and snow. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Edmonton (Int'l Aprt) forecast, on the Weather page.

Leduc—Wetaskiwin, which takes in Beaumont, is held by Mike Lake (Conservative Party of Canada)

Beaumont has one public library, Beaumont Public Library

Beaumont Public Library has one location for the 19,236 people it serves.

Elk Island National Park is 33 km from Beaumont

One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. The nearest provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, is 14 km away. Biggest among them: Larch Sanctuary, 24 ha, 9.5 km off.