ChestermereAlberta
With 31,671 residents, it is a town in Alberta. It sits within the Calgary census metropolitan area.
Is Chestermere a good place to live?
Plenty in its favour, and one clear drawback. Its strongest is health (A). Schools lag (C). A median home here was worth $532,000 at the census, or 3.9 times what the middle household earns in a year. Put together, the subjects come to a B+ overall, ranking #149 of 473 in Alberta. Nationally, it does better than 70% of Canadian towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and B− for walkability.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Chestermere stand out
The 3 things Chestermere does most differently from other towns.
How Chestermere grades
Each subject compares Chestermere with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Chestermere.
Few places match Chestermere for health: it beats 90% of Canadian towns
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Calgary Zone
Residents have 12 km to cover to reach a hospital, higher than both Alberta’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta; what’s more, the region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 83.0, with women at 85.0 and men at 80.9. At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Violent crime weighs less on Chestermere than on Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 44
Violent incidents came to 9 per 1,000 residents a year, below both Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12). Each year brings 25 property incidents per 1,000 residents.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 44 | 109 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 25 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 9 | 14.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Most schools around Chestermere score below the middle in Alberta: 5 of 7
The schools around it answer to 2 boards, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Elementary schools here average 653 students, against 274 in Alberta. 6,332 students attend the 4 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Chestermere.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Our Lady of Wisdom CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–7 | Elementary · Grades K–7 | 933 | English Catholic |
| East Lake School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 936 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Wildfire low, radon 8.1%: how Chestermere stands on hazards
Seismic risk in Chestermere sits near the middle: $0.025 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.1% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.025 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Calgary Health Region
Households in Chestermere earn more than in almost any other Canadian town
Commutes averaged 27 min, above Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Children make up 23% of Chestermere, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
10% of residents are 65 or over. Visible minorities make up 42% of the population, above both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.0% of Chestermere
Census 2021 put women at 11,075 and men at 11,085; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Chestermere | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 55% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Most households in Chestermere own their home: 91%, more than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Calgary metro area
Rent took 17% of household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 91% | 74% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $532,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 20% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Chestermere, less than on 82% of Canadian towns
Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). The most precipitation falls in June: 113 mm in a normal year. Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 21 May to 18 September. Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 445 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport))
A normal November in Chestermere runs from −8°C to 4°C
November normally sees 16 mm of precipitation. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. December follows at freezing by day and −12°C by night. ECCC’s forecast for Calgary is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −12°C | 34 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 108 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 71 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Chestermere sends David Bexte (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Bow River
Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Chestermere has one public library, Chestermere Public Library
Chestermere Public Library serves 20,732 people from a single building.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
12 km from Chestermere to Fish Creek Provincial Park
The largest named area nearby is Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 111 ha, 9.2 km away. 4 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. A drive of 93 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park. The protected share within 10 km is 0.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Chestermere | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.5% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Glenbow Museum and 11 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Chestermere; these are the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum17 km west · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower17 km west
ZooCalgary Zoo15 km west
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre14 km northwest · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral17 km west
GardenPrince's Island Park17 km northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Glenbow Museum: Darthrussel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Tower: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Zoo: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus Spark Science Centre: CharlesAPhillips63, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about Chestermere
Chestermere’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestermere | 31,671 | — | B+ | C+ | A− | A |
| Abbeydale | 6,561 | 7.4 | C | C− | B− | A |
| Applewood Park | 6,835 | 7.5 | C | D | B− | A |
| Penbrooke Meadows | 10,001 | 8.7 | C | C− | B− | A |
| Monterey Park | 10,363 | 8.9 | C | C− | B− | A+ |
| Marlborough Park | 8,378 | 9 | C | D | B− | A+ |
| Pineridge | 10,062 | 9.2 | C | D | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Chestermere
Is Chestermere growing?
It grew from 19,887 people in 2016 to 22,163 in 2021, up 11.4%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 31,671.
What kind of homes are in Chestermere?
Single-detached houses make up 80% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 11% of households are one person, and the average is 3.3.
How old are the people of Chestermere?
At 37.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
About Chestermere
Town in Alberta
Statistics Canada treats Chestermere as a single census subdivision in Alberta, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 31,671 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 6
- Metro area
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806017
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).