CranstonCalgary
The neighbourhood has 20,055 residents and lies in Calgary. Calgary is split into 152 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Cranston a good place to live?
A solid town with one catch. Health outcomes beat most towns (A+). Cranston’s overall grade is A−, better than 84% of Canadian towns. That places it #50 of 473 in Alberta. Its schools beat most (A−). Homes are dear (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.
How Cranston grades
Each subject compares Cranston 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 Cranston stand out
The 3 things Cranston does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cranston.
For health, Cranston gets an A+
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Calgary Zone
What sets Cranston apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). The survey finds 56% of adults in very good or excellent health, above Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. In addition, a baby born in the region can expect 83.0 years, 85.0 for a girl and 80.9 for a boy (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Cranston | 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
Cranston’s schools come under 3 different boards
On the tests, 8 of 15 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 2 under it. All Saints School is the biggest, at 1,845 students. The Catholic boards run 9 of its 27 schools, against 18% in Alberta. Elementary schools here average 483 students, against 274 in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayside SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–5 | Elementary · Grades K–5 | 627 | English public |
| All Saints School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,845 | English Catholic |
| St. Gianna School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 383 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Cranston | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Cranston has higher household incomes than 98% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 27 min, above Alberta’s towns (26 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Cranston | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 92% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 27 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Flood mapping exists for Cranston: 2 on record, latest by Government of Alberta
In Health Canada’s survey, nearly one in ten homes tested in Cranston’s area exceeded 200 Bq/m³, close to the typical 6.6%. For earthquakes Cranston is middling, $0.023 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Cranston | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Calgary Health Region · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Calgary
More households own their home in Cranston than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 88%
Owners put the median home at $552,000, above both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Cranston doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Calgary metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Cranston | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 88% | 74% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $552,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Less rain and snow fall on Cranston than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average. The most precipitation falls in June: 113 mm in a normal year. Also worth knowing: in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 18 September: 119 days without it.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Cranston | 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))
24% of the people of Cranston are children under 15
Visible minorities make up 29% of the population, near Alberta’s towns (29%) and higher than Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.4% of residents, between Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and 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
Women make up 50.7% of Cranston
By the 2021 count the town had 10,180 women and 9,885 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Cranston | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 24% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 8.6% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 4°C in Cranston, nights around −8°C
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Okotoks forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to freezing and −12°C. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm.
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
Tom Kmiec (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Cranston in Ottawa as MP for Calgary Shepard
Local decisions for Cranston are made by Calgary’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of Alberta’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Calgary’s: Calgary Library serves all 1,285,711 people of the city, Cranston among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
For safety, Cranston gets 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, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 31.9 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Cranston | 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
Fish Creek Provincial Park begins where Cranston ends
Banff National Park is the closest national park, 91 km from town. Within 10 km is a single protected area. 14 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Sikome Lake North.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Cranston | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.9% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Cranston
Sikome Aquatic Facility and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Cranston; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum19 km north · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower19 km north
ZooCalgary Zoo19 km north
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre19 km north · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral18 km northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- 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
About Cranston
Neighbourhood in Calgary
TownRatings splits Calgary into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Cranston is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 20,055 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Cranston’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranston | 20,055 | — | A− | C | B− | A+ |
| Auburn Bay | 18,296 | 1.5 | A | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Mahogany | 17,818 | 3.4 | A− | C | B− | A+ |
| Chaparral | 12,522 | 3.5 | A | B− | B− | A+ |
| Legacy | 7,975 | 3.6 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| McKenzie Towne | 17,757 | 3.7 | A | C | B− | A+ |
| McKenzie Lake | 11,966 | 3.9 | A− | C+ | B− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).