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Eastwood is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Source area for radon tests: the Capital Health

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%. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Eastwood.

Eastwood’s household incomes are lower than in 94% of Canadian towns

82% of commuters drove to work at the census. The average trip to work took 27 min, close to both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

Renting in Eastwood eats 34% of household income, more than in both Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Owners put the median home at $270,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 38% of households, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Eastwood doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Edmonton metro area.

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

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.

Eastwood’s schools come under 6 different boards

32,041 students attend the 39 elementary schools, 16 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Eastwood. On results, 34 of its 50 tested schools sit in the lower two fifths in Alberta. The largest is M. E. LaZerte School, with 2,499 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 65; in Alberta, 2% of schools teach in it.

Around Eastwood, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent

Measured across the Edmonton Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men. For Eastwood itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 0.7 km away on average and 12 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

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

Expect July highs of around 23.5°C in Eastwood. Gardeners get 141 frost-free days, from 7 May to 25 September. A normal July brings 83 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frosty days number 179 in a normal year, between Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159).

More of Eastwood’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 15%

Under 15: 14% of residents. Visible minorities make up 30% of the population, close to Alberta’s towns (29%) and above Canadian towns (15%).

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

ECCC’s forecast for Edmonton is on the Weather page, hour by hour. Snowfall in a normal November: 20 cm. December follows at −5°C by day and −13°C by night. A normal November brings 18 mm of rain and snow.

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

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

The nearest public library to Eastwood is Edmonton Public Library - Highlands, 1.4 km away

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

A national park 32 km from Eastwood: Elk Island National Park

The closest provincial park is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, 12 km from the edge of town. One named trail is close: the NAIT Pwedway System. Within 5 km is one beach, Accidental Beach.