Coventry HillsCalgary
This neighbourhood in Calgary has a population of 17,391. Calgary is split into 152 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Coventry Hills a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A). The drawback is cost of living (C+). Overall, that makes an A−, good for #85 of 473 in Alberta. It comes out better than 80% of Canadian towns. Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
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.
How Coventry Hills grades
Each subject compares Coventry Hills 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 →
What makes Coventry Hills stand out
The 3 things Coventry Hills does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coventry Hills.
Coventry Hills is graded an A for health
Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. Life expectancy at birth in the region is 83.0 years, higher than both Alberta’s towns (81.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 56%, ahead of the 53% for Alberta. What sets Coventry Hills apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 7.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Coventry Hills | 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Calgary Zone
In the top two fifths in Alberta: 5 of the 8 schools around Coventry Hills with results
Elementary schools here average 553 students, against 274 in Alberta. The Catholic boards run 7 of its 14 schools, against 18% in Alberta. The largest is North Trail High School, with 2,096 students. Also worth knowing: 3 boards run its schools.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Rubbing Stone SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–5 | Elementary · Grades K–5 | 604 | English public |
| North Trail High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,096 | English public |
| St. Jerome Elementary School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 509 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Coventry Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Flood mapping exists for Coventry Hills: 1 on record, latest by Government of Alberta
Source area for radon tests: the Calgary Health Region · Shared with the rest of the city of Calgary: earthquake risk
Shaking is about as much of a worry in Coventry Hills as in most places, at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon around Coventry Hills is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Coventry Hills | 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
Between the home and the car, Coventry Hills’s households spend 35% of income, above the 29% of the typical Canadian town
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Calgary metro area
Owners make up 83% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). Nearly a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Coventry Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Less rain and snow fall on Coventry Hills than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days. 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). March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Coventry Hills | 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))
More of Coventry Hills belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 51%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4% of residents, lower than Alberta’s towns (4.6%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.7% of Coventry Hills’ residents are women
8,655 women and 8,755 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Coventry Hills | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 6.2% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Coventry Hills, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary (Olympic Park). A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −12°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 16 mm of precipitation.
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
Amanpreet Gill (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Calgary Skyview, the riding that includes Coventry Hills
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of 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, Coventry Hills among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Households in Coventry Hills have higher incomes than those in 95% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 28 min, higher than both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). By car: that was how just over nine in ten commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Coventry Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 91% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Coventry Hills is graded a B− for safety
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. Coventry Hills doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Calgary service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Coventry Hills | 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
From Coventry Hills, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is the nearest provincial park (16 km)
The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 76 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Coventry Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Coventry Hills
Glenbow Museum and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Coventry Hills; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum13 km southwest · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower14 km southwest
ZooCalgary Zoo13 km south
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre13 km south · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral14 km southwest
GardenPrince's Island Park12 km southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Glenbow Museum: Darthrussel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Tower: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Zoo: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus Spark Science Centre: CharlesAPhillips63, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Coventry Hills
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Where Coventry Hills begins and ends inside Calgary is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 17,391 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Coventry Hills’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry Hills | 17,391 | — | A− | C+ | B− | A |
| Country Hills Village | 2,731 | 0.8 | B+ | D | B− | A |
| Harvest Hills | 7,930 | 2.2 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Panorama Hills | 25,494 | 2.5 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Livingston | 3,929 | 2.5 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Carrington | 2,920 | 2.7 | B+ | C | B− | A |
| Country Hills | 3,702 | 2.8 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Coventry Hills
Is Coventry Hills a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 35.7, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 23% of residents; over-65s, 6%.
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).