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For health, Rosedale is ahead of 96% of Canadian towns

Measured across the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.4 km from the average resident of Rosedale, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, above both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 83.0 years at birth, 85.0 for women and 80.9 for men. The region has fewer smokers than Alberta, 7.9% of adults to 11%.

Measured against local pay, Rosedale costs more to live in than 95% of Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 26% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 63% of households. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Calgary metro area, Rosedale included.

Schools in Rosedale: 8 boards, side by side

Within 3 km of Rosedale are 27 elementary schools, 18 secondary schools and 17 schools for every grade, teaching 28,170 students. Results lean high: 23 of 39 in the top two fifths in Alberta. The largest is Western Canada High School, with 2,230 students. One of the 62 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta.

Commuters in Rosedale have a short way to work, 21 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

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

About as many homes carry radon around Rosedale as elsewhere, 8.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquake risk in the town is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Rosedale doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Health Region.

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

Summer highs in Rosedale reach 23.5°C in July. Frost comes on 193 days a year, about level with Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in June: 113 mm in a normal year. March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.

Fewer children live in Rosedale than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% are under 15

2.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 16% of residents.

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

Then December: freezing by day, −12°C at night. A normal November brings 16 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Calgary forecast.

Corey Hogan (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Calgary Confederation, the riding that includes Rosedale

Calgary’s council runs Rosedale, one of the city’s neighbourhoods.

Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of Alberta’s town libraries

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

For safety, Rosedale gets a B−

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 67 over 2023–25, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.6 violent incidents are reported each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 31.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Fish Creek Provincial Park is 13 km from Rosedale

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 78 km. Protected areas cover 0.3% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary (111 ha) is the biggest, 4.9 km from town. Count 2 protected areas within 10 km of town.

Rosedale keeps its older homes: 36% from before 1961