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Royal Oak is graded an A+ for health

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Calgary Zone

A child born in the region can expect 83.0 years, above Alberta’s towns (81.2) and Canadian towns (81.5) alike. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. Measured from where Royal Oak’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.7 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Results around Royal Oak lean high: 11 of 16 schools in the top two fifths in Alberta

Of the 30, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta). The largest is Robert Thirsk High School, with 1,437 students. Outside the public system: 9 of 30 schools, where in Alberta it is 14%. No single board runs them all: there are 3.

More households own their home in Royal Oak than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 83%

The median home value was $544,000, above Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the Calgary metro area, with Royal Oak one part of it.

Wildfire low, radon 8.1%: how Royal Oak stands on hazards

NRCan expects $0.023 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in Royal Oak, near the typical $0.030. No flood study for Royal Oak is on the national inventory.

Commuters in Royal Oak travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 29 min on average

86% of commuters drove to work at the census.

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

In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). For the wettest month, look to June: 113 mm on average. Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year. Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 18 September: 119 days without it.

Visible minorities make up more of Royal Oak than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 49%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.9% of residents, lower than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

What November brings in Royal Oak: −8°C at night, 4°C by day

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

Royal Oak’s MP is Pat Kelly (Conservative Party of Canada), for Calgary Crowfoot

33 of the 37 MPs from Alberta belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.

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, Royal Oak among them.

Royal Oak is graded a B− for safety

The index for the force that serves it came to 67, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.6 per 1,000 people a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 31.9 property crimes are reported each year.

The nearest provincial park, Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park, is 4.9 km from Royal Oak

For a national park, Banff National Park is 65 km away. The 10 km around town hold one protected area. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, the nearest Bowmont Beach.