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Hidden Valley is graded an A+ for health

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Calgary Zone

On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Across the region, 56% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Alberta as a whole manages 53%. People in the region live to 83.0 on average: 85.0 for women and 80.9 for men in 2022/2024. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta.

Hidden Valley’s schools mostly beat the middle in Alberta, 11 of the 16 with results

Its elementary schools are big ones, 475 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. No single board runs them all: there are 3. The largest is North Trail High School, with 2,096 students. Catholic schools make up 11 of 27, above the 18% in Alberta.

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

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Calgary Health Region

About as many homes carry radon around Hidden Valley as elsewhere, 8.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Hidden Valley as in most places, at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Hidden Valley’s household incomes are higher than in 98% of Canadian towns

93% of commuters drove, higher than both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, in line with Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Hidden Valley is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year

A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, about level with Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average. In July, daytime highs in Hidden Valley average 23.5°C.

Most households in Hidden Valley own their home: 88%, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Hidden Valley shares its rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers with the rest of the Calgary metro area.

Visible minorities make up more of Hidden Valley than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 41%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.3% of residents, below both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

In Hidden Valley, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights

Into December, the normals move to freezing and −12°C. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Calgary (Olympic Park) forecast, on the Weather page.

A 17,690-vote win for Michelle Rempel Garner made Calgary Nose Hill safer in 2021 than 84% of ridings

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

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

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

Hidden Valley is graded a B− for safety

The index for the force that serves it came to 67, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Alberta’s towns (110). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.6 violent incidents are reported each year. The force’s area logs 31.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

The nearest provincial park, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, is 11 km from Hidden Valley

72 km separate the town from Banff National Park, its nearest national park.