CrossfieldAlberta

2 schools serve Crossfield, 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

From the town centre, high school starts 14 km away, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Crime runs heavier where Crossfield is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 137

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Crossfield itself · Shared with the rest of the Airdrie detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 71.1 property crimes are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 123, above Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 15.9 per 1,000 residents a year.

Health in Crossfield beats 85% of Canadian towns

On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, lower than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). 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. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.0, women 85.0 and men 80.9 (2022/2024).

Crossfield is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Calgary metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, above both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Crossfield’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.1% of area homes over the radon guideline

For earthquakes Crossfield is middling, $0.019 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Crossfield is on the national inventory. Crossfield doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Health Region.

Children make up 22% of Crossfield, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

People 65 and over make up 13% of the town. Visible minorities make up 7.5% of the population, below Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.

Crossfield is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year

Frosty days number 193 in a normal year, close to Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). June is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average. Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 18 September: 119 days without it. Expect July highs of around 23.5°C in Crossfield.

Crossfield in November: highs near 4°C, lows near −8°C

A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Into December, the normals move to freezing and −12°C. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −14°C in January.

William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Crossfield in Ottawa as MP for Yellowhead

Statistics Canada lists Crossfield as a town.

Crossfield has one public library, Crossfield Municipal Library

A single building, Crossfield Municipal Library, serves 3,377 people.

Commuters in Crossfield travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 33 min on average

Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, 28 km away, is the closest provincial park to Crossfield

Banff National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town.