Coach HillCalgary
With 3,383 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Calgary. It is one of the 152 neighbourhoods that make up Calgary.
Is Coach Hill a good place to live?
Coach Hill’s schools beat most (A+). With an A− overall, Coach Hill is better than 81% of Canadian towns and ranks #76 of 473 in Alberta. Health is a strength (A+). Prices are high against local incomes (C−).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 Coach Hill stand out
The 3 things Coach Hill does most differently from other towns.
How Coach Hill grades
Each subject compares Coach Hill 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 Coach Hill.
The top fifth in Alberta holds 18 of the 38 schools around Coach Hill with results
Ernest Manning High School is the biggest, at 2,007 students. The schools around it answer to 6 boards, above both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Taken together, Coach Hill and its 3 km edge hold 22 elementary schools, 11 secondary schools and 17 schools for every grade for 20,569 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westgate School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 608 | English public |
| Ernest Manning High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,007 | English public |
| Calgary Academy Collegiate IndependentResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 229 | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
For health, Coach Hill gets an A+
Measured across the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy
Closer to home, a hospital sits 3.4 km from the average resident of Coach Hill, about the norm of 3.7 km. By their own account, 56% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, above Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. In addition, life expectancy in the region is 83.0 years (85.0 for women, 80.9 for men, 2022/2024). At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Measured against local pay, Coach Hill costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Calgary metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Rent took just over a fifth of household income, above both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 83% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 74% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $452,000 | $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.
Coach Hill has higher household incomes than 89% of Canadian towns
The car took 87% of commuters, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 87% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 26 min | 26 min |
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.
Wildfire low, radon 8.1%: how Coach Hill stands on hazards
NRCan expects $0.023 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Coach Hill, near the typical $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Coach Hill on the national inventory. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Health Region, Coach Hill included. Behind earthquake risk sits data gathered across the city of Calgary, with Coach Hill one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.1% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.023 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Less rain and snow fall on Coach Hill than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
The most precipitation falls in June: 113 mm in a normal year. Frost comes on 193 days a year, near Alberta’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Midsummer afternoons in Coach Hill peak at about 23.5°C. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 445 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport))
Coach Hill skews older, with 23% of residents 65 or over, more than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
Under-15s account for 15% of the population. 20% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Alberta’s towns (29%) but above Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.7% of Coach Hill’s residents are women
1,790 women and 1,605 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 8.4% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 70% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Coach Hill, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights
A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −12°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. Also worth knowing: july brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −14°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −12°C | 34 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 108 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 71 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Calgary Signal Hill, which takes in Coach Hill, is held by David McKenzie (Conservative Party of Canada)
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics 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, Coach Hill among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
For safety, Coach Hill gets a B−
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Calgary service area
The index for the force that serves it came to 67, lower than Alberta’s towns (110) and near Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 31.9 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 67 | 110 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 79 | 109 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 31.9 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 10.6 | 14.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Coach Hill is 11 km from Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
The 10 km around town hold one protected area. The nearest national park is Banff National Park, 71 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 4.0 km out lies the largest, Griffith Woods Park, at 110 ha.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Coach Hill | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Battalion Park and 4 more in and around Coach Hill
The best-known places to visit in and around Coach Hill come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Everything we know about Coach Hill
Coach Hill’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coach Hill | 3,383 | — | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Patterson | 4,169 | 0.7 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Strathcona Park | 8,680 | 1.3 | A | B− | B− | A+ |
| West Springs | 11,632 | 1.6 | A | B | B− | A |
| Montgomery | 4,456 | 1.8 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Aspen Woods | 9,606 | 2.4 | A | B+ | B− | A |
| Westgate | 3,139 | 2.5 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Coach Hill
How old are the people of Coach Hill?
Its median age is 44.7, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 15% of residents; over-65s, 23%.
About Coach Hill
Neighbourhood in Calgary
The edges of Coach Hill follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Calgary’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,383 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
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).