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Sage Hill’s grade for health: an A

Shared with the rest of the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Smoking takes in 7.9% of adults, age-standardised, below Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. Lives in the region last 83.0 years on average (2022/2024): 85.0 for women, 80.9 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is 5.0 km from the average resident of Sage Hill, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Sage Hill has 3 of its 7 tested schools in the top fifth in Alberta

BCS@Home is the biggest, at 1,213 students. The Catholic boards run 4 of its 11 schools, against 18% in Alberta. Elementary schools here average 489 students, against 274 in Alberta. Schooling here is split between 2 boards, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3).

Between the home and the car, Sage Hill’s households spend 35% of income, above the 29% of the typical Canadian town

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Calgary metro area

Owners make up just over four in five households, above Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over a fifth of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

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

Earthquake risk for the city of Calgary

Radon around Sage Hill is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). For earthquakes Sage Hill is middling, $0.023 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Sage Hill shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Calgary Health Region.

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

The car took 91% of commuters, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

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

Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Also worth knowing: the frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days.

Visible minorities make up more of Sage Hill than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 59%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1.7% of residents, lower than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

Expect November days around 4°C in Sage Hill, nights around −8°C

November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −12°C. Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary (Olympic Park).

Calgary Crowfoot, which takes in Sage Hill, is held by Pat Kelly (Conservative Party of Canada)

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Sage Hill isn’t placed in a riding here.

More loans per person served than four in five Alberta’s town libraries: Calgary Public Library lends 12.7

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

Sage Hill’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). 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.

Sage Hill is 10 km from Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park

A drive of 70 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park.