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For health, Abbeydale gets an A

Measured across the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Age-standardised, 56% of the region’s adults put their health at very good or excellent, above Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 83.0 years at birth, 85.0 for women and 80.9 for men. Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.5 km from the average resident of Abbeydale, about the norm of 3.7 km. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta.

In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 27 of the 31 schools around Abbeydale with results

Schooling here is split between 4 boards, higher than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Lester B. Pearson High School is the biggest, at 1,616 students. Counting a 3 km margin, Abbeydale has 24 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade, for 17,262 students.

Renting in Abbeydale eats 27% of household income, more than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Calgary metro area

Owners make up 77% of households, close to both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a fifth of households, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Abbeydale trails that of 85% of Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 28 min. The car took 87% of commuters, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Hazards in Abbeydale: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.1% of tested homes

Seismic risk in Abbeydale sits near the middle: $0.023 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Abbeydale on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Health Region, Abbeydale included. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Abbeydale alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Calgary.

Less rain and snow fall on Abbeydale than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year

A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days.

More of Abbeydale belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 45%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6% of residents, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Abbeydale in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −8°C

A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −12°C. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary.

Calgary East, which takes in Abbeydale, is held by Jasraj Hallan (Conservative Party of Canada)

Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33.

Calgary Library lends 12.7 items per person served, more than four in five Alberta’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Calgary’s: Calgary Library serves all 1,285,711 people of the city, Abbeydale among them.

For safety, Abbeydale gets a B−

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Calgary service area

The index for the force that serves it came to 67, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across its police area, there are 31.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Abbeydale is 13 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park

Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary (111 ha) is the biggest, 4.6 km from town. 88 km separate the town from Banff National Park, its nearest national park.