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Harvest Hills’s grade for health: an A

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Harvest Hills’ is long: 6.0 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, lower than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Alberta as a whole manages 53%. A baby born in the region can expect 83.0 years, 85.0 for a girl and 80.9 for a boy (2022/2024). Harvest Hills doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Zone.

Measured against local pay, Harvest Hills costs more to live in than 79% of Canadian towns

Shared with the rest of the Calgary metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

84% of households own their home, above both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

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

Measured across the city of Calgary: earthquake risk

Harvest Hills’ survey area, 8.1% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Harvest Hills as in most places, at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Households in Harvest Hills earn more than those in 91% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 88% of commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Harvest Hills is drier than four in five Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year

A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. 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). March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days.

In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 11 of the 19 schools around Harvest Hills with results

North Trail High School is the biggest, at 2,096 students. 3 boards run its schools. The Catholic boards run 11 of its 29 schools, against 18% in Alberta. 17,428 students attend the 20 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Harvest Hills.

Visible minorities make up more of Harvest Hills than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 48%

Children under 15 make up 15%, below both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). 14% of residents are 65 or over.

What November brings in Harvest Hills: −8°C at night, 4°C by day

A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −12°C. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 16 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary (Olympic Park).

Calgary Nose Hill, which takes in Harvest Hills, is held by Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative Party of Canada)

Harvest Hills has no council of its own: it is a neighbourhood of Calgary, run by the city council.

Calgary Library lends 12.7 items per person served, more than four in five Alberta’s town libraries

The library figures on this page are Calgary’s: Calgary Library serves all 1,285,711 people of the city, Harvest Hills among them.

Harvest Hills’s grade for safety: 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). 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.

The nearest provincial park to Harvest Hills is Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, 16 km away

For a national park, Banff National Park is 77 km away.