Twin BrooksEdmonton

Twin Brooks gets an A+ for hazard risk

Measured across the city of Edmonton: earthquake risk

In Health Canada’s survey, just 1.4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). 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 Twin Brooks.

The top fifth in Alberta holds 11 of the 24 schools around Twin Brooks with results

Dr. Anne Anderson School is the biggest, at 1,989 students. Within 3 km, 2 boards share the schools, below Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3) alike. Its elementary schools are big ones, 473 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. 19,751 students attend the 13 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 10 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Twin Brooks.

The force covering Twin Brooks records more serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 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. 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 Twin Brooks alone.

Twin Brooks ranks among the highest-earning Canadian towns by household income

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

Summers stay cool in Twin Brooks: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

In January the thermometer sinks to −18.1°C overnight, lower than both Alberta’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Gardeners get 105 frost-free days, from 27 May to 10 September. Most of the snow comes in January, about 24 cm. July is the wettest month, with 87 mm of rain and snow on average.

Most households in Twin Brooks own their home: 93%, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Edmonton metro area

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, lower than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Twin Brooks’ health region

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Edmonton Zone

For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 81.2 years at birth, 83.6 for women and 78.8 for men. What sets Twin Brooks apart within its region is distance, and at 2.8 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). A pharmacy is nearer: 1.5 km on average, with 7.0 within 3 km of the typical home.

Visible minorities make up more of Twin Brooks than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 45%

Children under 15 make up 14%, lower than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 19% of residents.

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

November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. December follows at −5°C by day and −17°C by night. In November, the normal is 20 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Edmonton is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Matt Jeneroux (Liberal Party of Canada) represents Twin Brooks in Ottawa as MP for Edmonton Riverbend

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

Twin Brooks has no public library of its own; the nearest is Edmonton Public Library, 3.5 km away

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

Elk Island National Park lies 38 km beyond Twin Brooks’ edge

There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.