RapperswillEdmonton

Rapperswill is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Radon topped the guideline in 1.4% of tested homes, below Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. 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. The national flood inventory has no study for Rapperswill. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Capital Health, with Rapperswill one part of it. Rapperswill doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Edmonton.

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 45 per 1,000 people a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Rapperswill alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton service area.

Rapperswill is a town of owners: 94% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

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

Rapperswill’s schools come under 4 different boards

Edmonton Islamic Academy is the biggest, at 1,921 students. 7 of the 19 are Catholic, more than the 18% in Alberta. Results are mixed: 6 of 18 schools above the middle in Alberta, 6 below it.

More commuters in Rapperswill drive than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 94%

Commutes averaged 27 min, higher than Alberta’s towns (26 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).

51% of adults around Rapperswill rate their health very good or excellent

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

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Rapperswill’s is long: 6.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.2 years at birth, 83.6 for women and 78.8 for men. A pharmacy is nearer: 0.7 km on average, with 5.3 within 3 km of the typical home.

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

In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). July is the wettest month, with 83 mm of rain and snow on average. The frost-free season runs from 7 May to 25 September, 141 days. Most of the snow comes in January, about 26 cm.

More of Rapperswill belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 63%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3% of residents, lower than Alberta’s towns (4.6%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).

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

A normal December brings highs of −5°C, lows of −13°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 20 cm. November normally sees 18 mm of precipitation. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −15°C.

William (Billy) Morin (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Northwest, the riding that includes Rapperswill

Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.

No public library stands in Rapperswill: the closest, EPL Castle Downs Branch, is 2.2 km away

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

Rapperswill is 37 km from Elk Island National Park

Within 10 km is a single protected area. 7.4 km from town is Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Of the land within 10 km, 1.2% has protected status, between Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).