Albert Park/Radisson HeightsCalgary

For health, Albert Park/Radisson Heights gets an A+

By their own account, 56% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, above both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Lives in the region last 83.0 years on average (2022/2024): 85.0 for women, 80.9 for men. At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta. Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.7 km from the average resident of Albert Park/Radisson Heights, about the norm of 3.7 km.

Rent takes more of local pay in Albert Park/Radisson Heights than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 34% of household income

Nearly a third of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. The median home value was $352,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

The car carries only 78% of commuters in Albert Park/Radisson Heights, fewer than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 27 min, close to both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 42 of the 55 schools around Albert Park/Radisson Heights with results

The schools around it answer to 5 boards, above Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. The largest is The Gilbertine Academy, with 6,218 students. The 3 km around Albert Park/Radisson Heights counts 42 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 20 schools for every grade, 35,718 students between them.

Albert Park/Radisson Heights is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Government of Alberta

Measured across the Calgary Health Region: radon tests

Radon around Albert Park/Radisson Heights is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). For earthquakes Albert Park/Radisson Heights is middling, $0.023 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Albert Park/Radisson Heights doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Calgary.

Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Albert Park/Radisson Heights, less than on 82% of Canadian towns

A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). June is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 21 May to 18 September. March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.

More of Albert Park/Radisson Heights belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 45%

16% are under 15, lower than Alberta’s towns (18%) and near Canadian towns (16%). Over-65s are 13% of the population.

What November brings in Albert Park/Radisson Heights: −8°C at night, 4°C by day

ECCC’s forecast for Calgary is on the Weather page, hour by hour. The month after, December, normally sees freezing afternoons and −12°C nights. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow.

Jasraj Hallan (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Calgary East, the riding that includes Albert Park/Radisson Heights

Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.

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, Albert Park/Radisson Heights among them.

For safety, Albert Park/Radisson Heights gets a B−

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 67 over 2023–25, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.6 violent incidents are reported each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 31.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary begins at the edge of Albert Park/Radisson Heights

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 84 km. Fish Creek Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 9.9 km. Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Trout Beach is the nearest.