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Balwin gets an A+ for hazard risk

Of the homes tested for radon, 1.4% were over 200 Bq/m³, below both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Balwin on the national inventory. Balwin doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Capital Health. Behind earthquake risk sits data gathered across the city of Edmonton, with Balwin one part of it.

Renting in Balwin eats 28% of household income, more than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

26% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $314,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Balwin alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton metro area.

35 of Balwin’s 45 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Alberta

Taken together, Balwin and its 3 km edge hold 38 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade for 25,577 students. The largest is M. E. LaZerte School, with 2,499 students. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 5, above Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Of the 57, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta).

Fewer of Balwin’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 92% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 24 min. 85% of commuters drove to work at the census.

The force covering Balwin records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 128

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Edmonton service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 45 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Balwin’s health region

Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). Measured from where Balwin’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 2.4 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 1.9 km away on average (13 within 3 km).

Precipitation in Balwin trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year.

More of Balwin’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%

20% of residents are children under 15. Visible minorities make up 41% of the population, higher than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). Over-65s are 13% of the population.

What November brings in Balwin: −8°C at night, 1°C by day

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Edmonton. A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −13°C. Precipitation in November averages 18 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 20 cm.

Edmonton Griesbach, which takes in Balwin, is held by Kerry Diotte (Conservative Party of Canada)

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

Balwin has no public library of its own; the nearest is Edmonton Public Library - Highlands, 1.9 km away

Balwin is served by Edmonton Library, the library of all of Edmonton, so the figures here are the city’s, for 972,223 people.

Elk Island National Park is 32 km from Balwin

Accidental Beach is the one beach within 5 km. A provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, lies 12 km away.