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Summerside’s grade for hazard risk: an A+

Source area for radon tests: the Capital Health · Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Edmonton

Radon topped the guideline in 1.4% of tested homes, lower than both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (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 Summerside.

In the top two fifths in Alberta: 12 of the 18 schools around Summerside with results

Elementary schools here average 421 students, against 274 in Alberta. Schooling here is split between 2 boards, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). In or within 3 km of Summerside: 9 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 8 schools for every grade, with 10,845 students.

Violent crime weighs more where Summerside 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, about level with Alberta’s towns (110) and above Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 45 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Trips to work from Summerside take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 28 min on average

By car: that was how 91% of commuters travelled at the census.

Renting in Summerside costs 15% of household income, less than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Edmonton metro area

22% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 79% of households.

Summerside has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.0°C

Rain and melted snow add up to 434 mm a year, close to Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and below Canadian towns (883 mm). The most precipitation falls in July: 87 mm in a normal year. Most of the snow comes in January, about 24 cm. Gardeners get 105 frost-free days, from 27 May to 10 September.

Summerside’s grade for health: a B

In the health survey, just over half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, fewer than Alberta’s 53%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Summerside’s is long: 5.2 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 81.2, with women at 83.6 and men at 78.8.

More of Summerside belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 51%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.6% of residents, below Alberta’s towns (4.6%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%).

What November brings in Summerside: −11°C at night, freezing by day

The month after, December, normally sees −5°C afternoons and −17°C nights. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. November normally sees 20 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Edmonton is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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

The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.

No public library stands in Summerside: the closest, Mill Woods Public Libary, is 5.1 km away

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

Within 34 km of Summerside: Elk Island National Park

Within 5 km lie 2 beaches, unnamed on the map. Big Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 11 km. Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.