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Rent takes more of local pay in Windsor Park than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 28% of household income

29% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners put the median home at $700,000, higher than both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Windsor Park doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Calgary metro area.

Few places match Windsor Park for health: it beats 96% of Canadian towns

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

Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta, but 7.9% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Life expectancy in the region is 83.0 years (85.0 for women, 80.9 for men, 2022/2024). For Windsor Park itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.2 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Schools in Windsor Park: 9 boards, side by side

Western Canada High School is the biggest, at 2,230 students. Of the 44 with results, 26 sit in the upper two fifths in Alberta. Also worth knowing: 32 of the 85 are independent, against 14% in Alberta. Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 85; in Alberta, 2% of schools teach in it.

Flood mapping exists for Windsor Park: 1 on record, latest by Government of Alberta

Measured across the Calgary Health Region: radon tests · Earthquake risk for the city of Calgary

Radon around Windsor Park is ordinary for Canada: 8.1% of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Windsor Park as in most places, at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical).

Driving to work is less common in Windsor Park than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 74% of commuters

Commutes averaged 22 min, below both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

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

The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 113 mm on average. July afternoons reach 23.5°C on average, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.

Fewer children live in Windsor Park than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% are under 15

30% of residents belong to a visible minority, about level with Alberta’s towns (29%) and above Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

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

Expect around 19 cm of snow in November. Next comes December, with normal highs of freezing and lows of −12°C. November normally sees 16 mm of precipitation. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary.

Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Calgary Centre, the riding that includes Windsor Park

Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33.

More loans per person served than four in five 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, Windsor Park among them.

Windsor Park’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). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 10.6 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 31.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Windsor Park is 6.3 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park

For a national park, Banff National Park is 79 km away. The 10 km around town hold 3 protected areas. Swimmers have 5 beaches within 5 km, Trout Beach the nearest.