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Satoo’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

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. The national flood inventory has no study for Satoo. Satoo shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Capital Health.

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

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

Satoo’s schools come under 3 different boards

The largest is J Percy Page School, with 1,264 students. Of its 33 tested schools, 13 sit in the top two fifths in Alberta and 11 in the bottom two. Taken together, Satoo and its 3 km edge hold 24 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 6 schools for every grade for 16,393 students.

In Satoo, 24% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%

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

The median home value was $348,000, lower than both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Rent took 21% of household income, close to both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Households in Satoo have higher incomes than those in 78% of Canadian towns

86% of commuters drove to work at the census. Commutes averaged 25 min, close to both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).

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

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Edmonton Zone

Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.3 km from the average resident of Satoo, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. A baby born in the region can expect 81.2 years, 83.6 for a girl and 78.8 for a boy (2022/2024). Pharmacies are closer at hand, 1.2 km away on average and 7.4 of them within 3 km of a typical home.

The climate in Satoo

Midsummer afternoons in Satoo peak at about 23.5°C. Precipitation totals 423 mm a year, near Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). Rain and snow peak in July, at 83 mm. A normal January brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month.

More of Satoo’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 6.8%

The share of residents under 15 is 19%. Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. 29% of residents belong to a visible minority, near Alberta’s towns (29%) and higher than Canadian towns (15%).

What November brings in Satoo: −8°C at night, 1°C by day

November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees −5°C afternoons and −13°C nights. Expect about 18 mm of rain and snow over November. July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −15°C.

Tim Uppal (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Edmonton Gateway, the riding that includes Satoo

As a neighbourhood of Edmonton, Satoo answers to the city council and its mayor, Andrew Knack.

The nearest public library to Satoo is Mill Woods Public Libary, 2.2 km away

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

Within 33 km of Satoo: Elk Island National Park

Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. The nearest provincial park, Big Island Provincial Park, is 11 km away. Close by: one protected area. Also worth knowing: 2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.