BonnyvilleAlberta
With 7,366 residents, it is a town in Alberta. The population grew 7% between 2016 and 2021.
Is Bonnyville a good place to live?
A tough set of grades. Safety is its weak spot (D). Walkability is where it shines (A−). Homes were valued at a median $310,000 at the 2021 census, 3.6 times the typical household’s income. Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, ranking #418 of 473 in Alberta. On that grade it does better than 17% of Canadian towns.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Bonnyville stand out
The 2 things Bonnyville does most differently from other towns.
How Bonnyville grades
Each subject compares Bonnyville 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Bonnyville.
Bonnyville’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 211, runs above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 188 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 46.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12) alike.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 46.6 | 14.2 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 188 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 211 | 109 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Hazards in Bonnyville: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 9.6% of tested homes
Wildfire is rare near Bonnyville: 0.6% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.02% a year. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 9.6% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Aspen Regional Health Authority
Lives run shorter around Bonnyville: 78.3 years, 3.2 below the typical Canadian town’s region
Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 11% for Alberta, and on top of that the three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 21% of adults, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 48% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. What sets Bonnyville apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Smokers | 17% | 12% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.3 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 48% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the North Zone)
Trips to work from Bonnyville are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 19 min on average
At the census, 92% of commuters went by car.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 19 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Bonnyville is graded a C for cost of living
23% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, in line with Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $310,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
More of Bonnyville’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 17%
Immigrants make up just over one in ten residents, above Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike. The under-15s are just over a fifth of the population here. 15% of residents have reached 65.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.7% of Bonnyville
Here the census found 3,250 women and 3,155 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 45% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Results around Bonnyville lean low: 3 of 4 schools in the lower two fifths in Alberta
In or within 3 km of Bonnyville: 4 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, with 1,997 students. One of the 7 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ecole Dr Bernard Brosseau School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades 5–8 | Elementary · Grades 5–8 | 361 | English Catholic |
| Bonnyville Centralized High School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 311 | English public |
| École des Beaux-Lacs FrenchTeaches in FrenchAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 268 | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Bonnyville has colder winters than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −19.6°C
The most precipitation falls in June: 86 mm in a normal year. Frost comes on 198 days a year, close to Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 19 May to 16 September. A July afternoon in Bonnyville typically reaches 23.6°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −19.6°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 437 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 198 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 23.6°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Cold Lake)
Bonnyville in November: highs near −2°C, lows near −10°C
The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in January (−20°C). Snowfall in a normal November: 23 cm. The month after, December, normally sees −9°C afternoons and −17°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Cold Lake is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 46 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 92 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 10°C | 217 mm |
| Autumn | 8°C | −2°C | 82 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Cold Lake); the forecast is on the Weather page
Lakeland gave Shannon Stubbs a 30,730-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 98% of ridings
Statistics Canada lists Bonnyville as a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Bonnyville Municipal Library is Bonnyville’s public library
A single building, Bonnyville Municipal Library, serves 6,422 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
6.4 km from Bonnyville to Moose Lake Provincial Park
OpenStreetMap shows 4 unnamed beaches within 5 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. Close by: one protected area. Protected areas cover 1.4% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Bonnyville
Famous people from Bonnyville
11 notable people were born in Bonnyville.
Photo credits
Justin Fontaine: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Jon Kalinski: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Brinson Pasichnuk: United States Air Force Academy, Public domain · Ken Kowalski: Ambassador_Jacobson_with_Alberta_Speaker_Ken_Kowalski.jpg : US Mission Canada derivative work: Athenchen, CC BY 2.0 · Drew Shalka: BassHistorian, CC BY-SA 4.0
Bonnyville’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyville | 7,366 | — | C− | C | D | C− |
| Bonnyville No. 87 | 13,265 | 7.8 | D | B+ | D | D |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Bonnyville
Who are the people of Bonnyville?
Visible minorities are 14% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 11%, and Indigenous people 17%.
Is Bonnyville growing?
It added people: 5,975 in 2016, 6,404 in 2021, 7.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 7,366.
Is Bonnyville a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 36, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 21% of residents; over-65s, 15%.
What kind of homes are in Bonnyville?
Mostly 64% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.5 people on average, and 30% have just one.
About Bonnyville
Town in Alberta
TownRatings counts Bonnyville as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Alberta; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,366 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 12
- Census subdivision
- 4812009
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).