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Health in Eau Claire beats 98% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 16% of the region’s adults on average, below both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Alberta’s 53%. Lives in the region last 83.0 years on average (2022/2024): 85.0 for women, 80.9 for men. At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta.

Rent takes more of local pay in Eau Claire than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 24% of household income

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Calgary metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 28% of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $628,000, above both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Eau Claire’s schools come under 6 different boards

Results lean high: 20 of 35 in the top two fifths in Alberta. The largest is The Gilbertine Academy, with 6,218 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 55; in Alberta, 2% of schools teach in it. Taken together, Eau Claire and its 3 km edge hold 21 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools and 18 schools for every grade for 27,143 students.

Households in Eau Claire earn more than those in 80% of Canadian towns

The commute to work averages 23 min.

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

Earthquake risk in Eau Claire is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. About as many homes carry radon around Eau Claire as elsewhere, 8.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Eau Claire doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Health Region.

Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Eau Claire, less than on 82% of Canadian towns

The most precipitation falls in June: 113 mm in a normal year. 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). A normal March brings 24 cm of snow, the most of any month. Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 18 September, lie 119 days.

Fewer children live in Eau Claire than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.8% are under 15

A quarter of residents have reached 65. Visible minorities make up 43% of the population, higher than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).

Expect November days around 4°C in Eau Claire, nights around −8°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Calgary forecast. November normally sees 16 mm of precipitation. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −12°C. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November.

Eau Claire sends Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Calgary Centre

As part of Calgary, Eau Claire is governed by the city’s council, not one of its own.

At 12.7 loans per person served, Calgary Library lends more than 82% of Alberta’s town libraries

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

Eau Claire gets a B− for safety

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. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 31.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Fish Creek Provincial Park is 12 km from Eau Claire

Protected areas cover 0.4% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. 79 km separate the town from Banff National Park, its nearest national park. Within 10 km are 2 protected areas. For a swim, Trout Beach is the beach within 5 km.