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Bannerman is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Government of Alberta has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Bannerman doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Capital Health. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Edmonton, Bannerman included.

Bannerman’s schools mostly sit under the middle in Alberta, 15 of the 23 with results

9,342 students attend the 18 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Bannerman.

Bannerman is graded a C− for jobs & income

85% of commuters drove to work at the census. The average trip to work took 27 min, near both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

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

Measured across the Edmonton service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 45 property crimes are reported each year.

Renting in Bannerman eats 24% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

Source area for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Edmonton metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for a quarter of households, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Nearly two thirds of households are owner-occupiers.

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

What sets Bannerman apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 2.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Life expectancy in the region is 81.2 years (83.6 for women, 78.8 for men, 2022/2024). Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.7 km away on average and 5.2 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

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

Snow peaks in January: 26 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. July afternoons reach 23.5°C on average, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Also worth knowing: between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days.

A town of families: 21% of people in Bannerman are under 15, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 11% of residents, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Over-65s are 14% of the population.

Expect November days around 1°C in Bannerman, nights around −8°C

For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Edmonton forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −5°C and a night falls to −13°C. Snow is normal by November, about 20 cm over the month. Expect about 18 mm of rain and snow over November.

Turnout in Edmonton Manning was just 55% in 2021, below 87% of ridings

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Bannerman isn’t placed in a riding here.

Bannerman has no public library of its own; the nearest is Clareview Library, 1.4 km away

The library figures on this page are Edmonton’s: Edmonton Library serves all 972,223 people of the city, Bannerman among them.

A national park 27 km from Bannerman: Elk Island National Park

One named trail is close: the Amisk Wacîw Mêskanaw. Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 17 km. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. 0.3% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).