University HeightsCalgary

Renting in University Heights eats 32% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

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

Just over a third of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners put the median home at $755,000, higher than both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).

Few places match University Heights for health: it beats 98% of Canadian towns

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

By their own account, 56% of adults here are in very good or excellent health, above both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). Lives in the region last 83.0 years on average (2022/2024): 85.0 for women, 80.9 for men. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. What sets University Heights apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.1 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

The schools around University Heights answer to 8 boards

Of the 58, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta). Results lean high: 28 of 41 in the top two fifths in Alberta. The largest is St. Francis High School, with 2,210 students. The 3 km around University Heights counts 32 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 14 schools for every grade, 26,685 students between them.

The share of 15-to-64s with a job in University Heights trails that of 75% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 24 min.

Flood mapping exists for University Heights: 1 on record, latest by Government of Alberta

Earthquake risk in University Heights 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. Radon around University Heights is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical).

University Heights is drier than four in five Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year

Frost comes on 193 days a year, close to Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). For the wettest month, look to June: 113 mm on average. Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 18 September, lie 119 days. Summer highs in University Heights reach 23.5°C in July.

More of University Heights belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 47%

The under-15s are 15% of the population here. 1.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 13% of residents.

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

A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. By December, a normal day reaches freezing and a night falls to −12°C. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −14°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

Corey Hogan (Liberal Party of Canada) represents University Heights in Ottawa as MP for Calgary Confederation

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

Calgary Library lends 12.7 items per person served, more than four in five Alberta’s town libraries

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

University Heights is graded a B− for safety

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Calgary service area

The index for the force that serves it came to 67, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 31.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park is 12 km from University Heights

Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary (111 ha) is the biggest, 8.6 km from town. CPCAD lists 2 protected areas within 10 km. Banff National Park is the closest national park, 73 km from town. The protected share within 10 km is 0.6%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.