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Belmont is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. One flood study covers the town, by Government of Alberta. Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Violent crime weighs more where Belmont is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 128

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). Property crime in the area its police cover: 45 per 1,000 people a year.

In the lower two fifths in Alberta: 18 of the 26 schools around Belmont with results

No single board runs them all: there are 3. M. E. LaZerte School is the biggest, at 2,499 students. Catholic schools make up 11 of 29, above the 18% in Alberta. Taken together, Belmont and its 3 km edge hold 21 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade for 12,514 students.

Fewer of Belmont’s 15-to-64s are in work than in 85% of Canadian towns

The car took 83% of commuters, below both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work takes 29 min.

Fewer households own their home in Belmont than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 68%

A year’s rent came to 22% of the median household income, higher than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Edmonton Zone

The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.8. For Belmont itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.9 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, near both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%).

Dry weather: only 423 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Belmont, less than on 90% of Canadian towns

Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. The most precipitation falls in July: 83 mm in a normal year. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). January is the snowiest month, with 26 cm on average.

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

Two in five residents belong to a visible minority, above Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. The 65-and-over age group makes up 15% of residents.

A normal November in Belmont runs from −8°C to 1°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Edmonton forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −5°C and −13°C. About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation.

Fewer of Edmonton Manning voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 55%, behind 87%

Belmont is part of Edmonton, whose council is led by Andrew Knack, the mayor.

Belmont has no public library of its own; the nearest is Clareview Library, 1.5 km away

Belmont 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 lies 28 km beyond Belmont’s edge

Within 10 km of the town, 0.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 16 km off. 2 areas within 10 km are protected for nature.