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Lakeview gets an A+ for health

Smoking takes in 7.9% of adults, age-standardised, lower than both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. On top of that, across the region, life runs to 83.0 years on average: women 85.0, men 80.9, in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.4 km from the average resident of Lakeview, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

The car carries only 84% of commuters in Lakeview, fewer than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 20 min, below both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

9 boards run the schools in and around Lakeview

In French: 2 of the 103 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%. 39 of 66 schools with results score above the middle in Alberta. Outside the public system: 31 of 103 schools, where in Alberta it is 14%. Lord Beaverbrook High School is the biggest, at 2,059 students.

Owners in Lakeview value the median home at $670,000

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

A year’s rent came to 18% of the median household income, below Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Nearly a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

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

Source area for radon tests: the Calgary Health Region

Radon is about average around Lakeview: nearly a tenth of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. For earthquakes Lakeview is middling, $0.023 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Lakeview doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Calgary.

Less rain and snow fall on Lakeview than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year

Summer highs in Lakeview reach 23.5°C in July. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, close to Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.

Lakeview skews older, with 23% of residents 65 or over, more than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

13% of residents belong to a visible minority, below Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Under-15s account for 17% of the population.

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

December follows at freezing by day and −12°C by night. Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. November normally sees 16 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Calgary is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Lakeview is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Calgary Heritage and Calgary Centre

Residents of Lakeview divide between Shuvaloy Majumdar (85%) and Greg McLean in the Commons.

More loans per person served than 82% of Alberta’s town libraries: Calgary Library lends 12.7

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

Lakeview gets a B− for safety

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). 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.

3.8 km from Lakeview to Fish Creek Provincial Park

CPCAD lists 3 protected areas within 10 km. For a national park, Banff National Park is 76 km away. 7 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.