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Fraser’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Shared with the rest of the city of Edmonton: earthquake risk

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Government of Alberta. Radon is lower than usual: 1.4% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. 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. Fraser doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Capital Health.

Results around Fraser lean low: 12 of 17 schools in the lower two fifths in Alberta

Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Catholic schools make up 6 of 18, above the 18% in Alberta. In or within 3 km of Fraser: 13 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade, with 6,837 students.

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

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

The index for the force that serves it came to 110, close to Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

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

A baby born in the region can expect 81.2 years, 83.6 for a girl and 78.8 for a boy (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital sits 2.7 km from the average resident of Fraser, about the norm of 3.7 km. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.7 km away on average and 2.9 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

Households in Fraser have higher incomes than those in 82% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 25 min, below both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 88% of commuters, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

Fraser’s grade for cost of living: a C+

21% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Alberta’s towns (21%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 77%. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Edmonton metro area, Fraser included.

Less rain and snow fall on Fraser than on 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

For the wettest month, look to July: 83 mm on average. Summer highs average 23.5°C in July, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month. Gardeners get 141 frost-free days, from 7 May to 25 September.

More of Fraser’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 11%

36% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).

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

Snowfall in a normal November: 20 cm. The month after, December, normally sees −5°C afternoons and −13°C nights. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.

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

For federal votes, Fraser belongs to Edmonton Manning, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP); Ziad Aboultaif (Conservative Party of Canada) holds it.

No public library stands in Fraser: the closest, Clareview Library, is 2.1 km away

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

Within 26 km of Fraser: Elk Island National Park

Of the country within 10 km, 0.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 17 km. Within 10 km are 2 protected areas. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.