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Commuters in Altadore have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Driving is how 83% of commuters got to work at the census.

Altadore scores better for health than 97% of Canadian towns

At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta. In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, higher than both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Life expectancy in the region is 83.0 years (85.0 for women, 80.9 for men, 2022/2024). For Altadore itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Calgary Zone as a whole, not for Altadore alone.

Schools in Altadore: 7 boards, side by side

Outside the public system: 26 of 72 schools, where in Alberta it is 14%. The largest is Western Canada High School, with 2,230 students. Results are mixed: 24 of 44 schools above the middle in Alberta, 9 below it. Counting a 3 km margin, Altadore has 34 elementary schools, 14 secondary schools and 24 schools for every grade, for 28,068 students.

A flood study covers Altadore: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta

NRCan expects $0.023 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Altadore, near the typical $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, 8.1% of homes tested in the town’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. Nobody publishes radon tests for Altadore alone, so this card uses the figure for the Calgary Health Region.

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

Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Most of the snow comes in March, about 24 cm. Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 18 September, lie 119 days.

Rent takes less of local pay in Altadore than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Calgary metro area

Households that own their home make up 70%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, lower than Alberta’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

21% of the people of Altadore are children under 15

2.3% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

In Altadore, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights

Then December: freezing by day, −12°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Calgary forecast.

Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Altadore in Ottawa as MP for Calgary Centre

From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.

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

Calgary Library serves the whole of Calgary, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,285,711 people, Altadore among them.

For safety, Altadore gets a B−

The index for the force that serves it came to 67, 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. Across its police area, there are 31.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Fish Creek Provincial Park is 7.8 km from Altadore

Count 3 protected areas within 10 km of town. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 78 km. For a swim, Trout Beach is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km.