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Cy Becker gets an A+ for hazard risk

Measured across the Capital Health: radon tests · Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Edmonton

Seismic risk runs low: $0.013 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 1.4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. The national flood inventory has no study for Cy Becker.

Trips to work from Cy Becker take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average

91% of commuters drove, close to both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

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

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Edmonton service area

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Most households in Cy Becker own their home: 93%, more than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

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

17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 15% of the median household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

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

Health survey and life expectancy for the Edmonton Zone

Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.1 km from the average resident of Cy Becker, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.9 km away on average (3.0 within 3 km).

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

July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. The thermometer drops below freezing on 179 days a year, lower than Alberta’s towns (193) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 7 May and returns around 25 September: 141 days without it. Summer highs in Cy Becker reach 23.5°C in July.

More of Cy Becker belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 59%

2.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and close to Canadian towns (2.8%).

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

Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −5°C and lows near −13°C. About 20 cm of snow falls in a normal November. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. Across the year, normals run from −15°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July.

Edmonton Manning turned out at 55% in 2021, lower than 87% of Canada’s ridings

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

The nearest public library to Cy Becker is Edmonton Public Library - McConachie, 0.7 km away

Edmonton Library serves the whole of Edmonton, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 972,223 people, Cy Becker among them.

A national park 29 km from Cy Becker: Elk Island National Park

The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 15 km off. Protected areas cover 0.2% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.

Catholic schools are a larger share around Cy Becker: 5 of 14, against 18% in Alberta

The schools around it answer to 2 boards, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). The largest is Christ the King Catholic Elementary/Junior High School, with 1,214 students. On the tests, 2 of 14 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 6 under it. Its elementary schools are big ones, 443 students on average, against 274 in Alberta.