GriesbachEdmonton

Griesbach’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Earthquake risk for the city of Edmonton

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. No one has filed a flood map for Griesbach on the national inventory. Griesbach doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Capital Health.

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

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

The schools around Griesbach answer to 5 boards

Catholic schools make up 21 of 61, above the 18% in Alberta. Of the 55 with results, 34 sit in the lower two fifths in Alberta. The largest is Archbishop O’Leary Catholic High School, with 2,143 students. In French: one of the 61 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%.

Between the home and the car, Griesbach’s households spend 36% of income, above the 29% of the typical Canadian town

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

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

Griesbach’s household incomes are higher than in 92% of Canadian towns

89% of commuters drove, in line with Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work took 26 min, near both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

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

Lives in the region last 81.2 years on average (2022/2024): 83.6 for women, 78.8 for men. Closer to home, a hospital is 5.2 km from the average resident of Griesbach, further than the usual 3.7 km. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, in line with Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Edmonton Zone as a whole, not for Griesbach alone.

Griesbach is drier than 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm of rain and snow a year

A normal July day peaks at 23.5°C, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Rain and snow peak in July, at 83 mm. Between the last spring frost, 7 May, and the first in autumn, 25 September, lie 141 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm.

A town of families: 22% of people in Griesbach are under 15, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Visible minorities make up just over a third of the population, higher than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 14% of the town.

Griesbach in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C

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

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

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

The nearest public library to Griesbach is EPL Castle Downs Branch, 0.9 km away

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

A national park 35 km from Griesbach: Elk Island National Park

For a provincial park, Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park lies 8.8 km off. The 10 km around town hold one protected area. The protected share within 10 km is 0.5%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%.