EvanstonCalgary
It is one of the 152 neighbourhoods that make up Calgary. 21,483 people call this neighbourhood in Calgary home.
Is Evanston a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A). Housing is expensive (C). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #48 of 473 in Alberta. Set against the rest, it does better than 84% of Canadian towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: 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 Evanston grades
Each subject compares Evanston 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 Evanston stand out
The 3 things Evanston does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Evanston.
For health, Evanston gets an A
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Calgary Zone
At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta. On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 83.0, with women at 85.0 and men at 80.9. What sets Evanston apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.3 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Evanston | 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
Most of the schools around Evanston score above the middle in Alberta: 8 of 13
Elementary schools here average 495 students, against 274 in Alberta. They come under 3 school boards. North Trail High School is the biggest, at 2,096 students. The Catholic boards run 9 of its 20 schools, against 18% in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth D. Taylor SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 675 | English public |
| North Trail High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,096 | English public |
| Blessed Marie-Rose CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 903 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Evanston | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Evanston is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Government of Alberta
The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Calgary
Seismic risk in Evanston sits near the middle: $0.023 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. About as many homes carry radon around Evanston as elsewhere, 8.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Evanston | 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Calgary Health Region
Most households in Evanston own their home: 88%, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns
Rent took nearly a fifth of household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Evanston | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 88% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $476,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Calgary metro area)
Commuters in Evanston travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average
90% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Evanston | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Evanston, less than on 82% of Canadian towns
The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). June is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 21 May to 18 September. Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Evanston | 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))
Visible minorities make up more of Evanston than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 62%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.1% of residents, below both 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 51.0% of Evanston
In 2021 there were 10,945 women to 10,525 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Evanston | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 27% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 6.7% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 66% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Evanston, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights
Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. December follows at freezing by day and −12°C by night. A normal November brings 16 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Calgary (Olympic Park) is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
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 Evanston
Because the Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s boundaries come with non-commercial terms, this page doesn’t say which riding Evanston is in.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Calgary Library lends 12.7 items per person served, more than four in five 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, Evanston among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
For safety, Evanston gets a B−
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.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Evanston | 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 · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Calgary service area
12 km from Evanston to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
A drive of 72 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Evanston | 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 Evanston
Glenbow Museum and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Evanston; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum14 km south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower14 km south
ZooCalgary Zoo15 km south
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre14 km south · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral15 km south
GardenPrince's Island Park13 km southPhotos: 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 Evanston
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Evanston is one of Calgary’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 21,483 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Evanston’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston | 21,483 | — | A− | C | B− | A |
| Kincora | 7,290 | 1.8 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Sage Hill | 7,974 | 2.3 | A− | C | B− | A |
| Carrington | 2,920 | 2.4 | B+ | C | B− | A |
| Panorama Hills | 25,494 | 2.5 | B+ | C− | B− | A |
| Hidden Valley | 10,614 | 2.5 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Sherwood | 6,537 | 3 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Evanston
Is Evanston a young town or an old one?
At 34.3, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 27% of the population and seniors 7%.
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).