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Tipaskan is graded an A+ for hazard risk

Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Capital Health · The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Edmonton

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.013 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Tipaskan.

Renting in Tipaskan eats 25% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 26% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $348,000, below Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. 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, Tipaskan included.

Working-age people in Tipaskan have jobs less often than in 87% of Canadian towns

By car: that was how 85% of commuters travelled at the census. Workers spend 26 min getting to work, on average.

Violent crime weighs more where Tipaskan is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 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). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 45 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Edmonton service area as a whole, not for Tipaskan alone.

Schools in Tipaskan: 3 boards, side by side

Results are mixed: 13 of 34 schools above the middle in Alberta, 12 below it. The largest is J Percy Page School, with 1,264 students. Within 3 km of Tipaskan are 29 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade, teaching 15,333 students.

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

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 is just 1.6 km from the average resident of Tipaskan, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.7 km away on average (6.2 within 3 km). Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Tipaskan alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton Zone.

Precipitation in Tipaskan trails that of 90% of Canadian towns: 423 mm a year

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

Visible minorities make up more of Tipaskan than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 57%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.6% of residents, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Children are 21% of the town. Those 65 and older account for 13% of residents.

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

A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Then December: −5°C by day, −13°C at night. In November, the normal is 18 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 24°C in July; nights bottom out at −15°C in January.

Edmonton Gateway, which takes in Tipaskan, is held by Tim Uppal (Conservative Party of Canada)

Local government for Tipaskan is Edmonton’s, with Andrew Knack as mayor.

Tipaskan has no public library of its own; the nearest is Mill Woods Public Libary, 2.1 km away

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

A national park 33 km from Tipaskan: Elk Island National Park

Within 10 km is a single protected area. 11 km from town is Big Island Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. Protected areas cover 0.1% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. OpenStreetMap shows 2 unnamed beaches within 5 km.