HamptonsCalgary
Home to 7,342 people, this neighbourhood lies in Calgary. Of Calgary’s 152 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Hamptons a good place to live?
People here tend to be in good health (A+). Hamptons’s overall grade, A−, puts it better than four fifths of Canadian towns. That places it #84 of 473 in Alberta. It also does well on schools (A). What counts against it is cost of living (C+). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for safety and C+ 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 Hamptons grades
Each subject compares Hamptons 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 Hamptons stand out
The 3 things Hamptons does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hamptons.
Hamptons’s grade for health: an A+
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Calgary Zone
Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta; even so, the survey counts 7.9% of adults as smokers, below Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Lives in the region last 83.0 years on average (2022/2024): 85.0 for women, 80.9 for men. For Hamptons itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.2 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Hamptons | 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
Results around Hamptons lean high: 10 of 16 schools in the top two fifths in Alberta
Counting a 3 km margin, Hamptons has 17 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade, for 13,353 students. Robert Thirsk High School is the biggest, at 1,437 students. Its elementary schools are big ones, 384 students on average, against 274 in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkwood School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 702 | English public |
| Robert Thirsk High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,437 | 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 | Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Hamptons’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.1% of area homes over the radon guideline
Source area for radon tests: the Calgary Health Region · Shared with the rest of the city of Calgary: earthquake risk
NRCan expects $0.023 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Hamptons, near the typical $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Hamptons | 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
More households own their home in Hamptons than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 93%
Owners put the median home at $650,000, above Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Rent took 16% of household income, below Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Hamptons 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 | Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 93% | 74% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $650,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Hamptons is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year
Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 18 September: 119 days without it. For the wettest month, look to June: 113 mm on average. Frosty days number 193 in a normal year, about level with Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Expect July highs of around 23.5°C in Hamptons.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Hamptons | 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))
Households in Hamptons earn more than in almost any other Canadian town
Commutes averaged 28 min, higher than both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 90% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
More of Hamptons belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 72%
Over-65s are nearly a quarter of the population. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.1% of residents, below Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. 12% of residents are children under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.3% of Hamptons’ residents are women
3,685 women and 3,640 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Hamptons | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 12% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 67% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 4°C in Hamptons, nights around −8°C
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Calgary (Olympic Park) forecast, on the Weather page. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −12°C. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November.
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
In 2021, Michelle Rempel Garner carried Calgary Nose Hill by 17,690 votes, a margin wider than 84% of Canada’s ridings
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Hamptons isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More loans per person served than 82% of Alberta’s town libraries: Calgary Library lends 12.7
Hamptons is served by Calgary Library, the library of all of Calgary, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,285,711 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Hamptons’s grade for safety: a B−
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 67 over 2023–25, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Alberta’s towns (110). Violence across its police area runs at 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year. The force’s area logs 31.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Calgary service area as a whole, not for Hamptons alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Hamptons | 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
The nearest provincial park, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, is 9.7 km from Hamptons
There is one protected area within 10 km. The nearest national park is Banff National Park, 70 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Hamptons | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 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 Hamptons
Glenbow Museum and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Hamptons; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum13 km south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower13 km south
ZooCalgary Zoo14 km south
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre13 km south · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral13 km south
GardenPrince's Island Park11 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 Hamptons
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Hamptons, one part of Calgary; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,342 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Hamptons’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
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).