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Coral Springs’s grade for health: an A

In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Alberta’s 53%. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 83.0 years, above both Alberta’s towns (81.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). What sets Coral Springs apart within its region is distance, and at 4.6 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta.

In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 26 of the 31 schools around Coral Springs with results

Elementary schools here average 466 students, against 274 in Alberta. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 6, higher than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Nelson Mandela High School is the biggest, at 1,988 students. 14 of the 38 are Catholic, more than the 18% in Alberta.

More households own their home in Coral Springs than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 89%

Shared with the rest of the Calgary metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

Rent took 19% of household income, below both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Coral Springs’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.1% of area homes over the radon guideline

NRCan expects $0.023 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Coral Springs, near the typical $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Calgary Health Region, with Coral Springs one part of it. Coral Springs shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Calgary.

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

July afternoons reach 23.5°C on average, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days.

Visible minorities make up more of Coral Springs than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 86%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.9% of residents, lower than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under 15: 15% of residents. The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.

Expect November days around 4°C in Coral Springs, nights around −8°C

Next comes December, with normal highs of freezing and lows of −12°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. A normal November brings 16 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary.

Dalwinder Gill (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Calgary McKnight, the riding that includes Coral Springs

Calgary’s council runs Coral Springs, one of the city’s neighbourhoods.

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

Coral Springs is served by Calgary Library, the library of all of Calgary, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,285,711 people.

Coral Springs’s grade for safety: a B−

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 67 over 2023–25, lower than Alberta’s towns (110) and near Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.6 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 31.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Coral Springs has higher household incomes than 97% of Canadian towns

The car took just over nine in ten commuters, in line with Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work takes 26 min.

Fish Creek Provincial Park, 18 km away, is the closest provincial park to Coral Springs

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.3% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. A drive of 87 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park. Close by: one protected area. Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary (111 ha) is the biggest, 8.0 km from town.