HannaAlberta

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2,665 residents make their home in this town in Alberta. Its population fell 6% from 2016 to 2021.

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Population

2,665

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

49.2

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

41%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Hanna a good place to live?

Hanna’s strongest subject is schools (A+). The town ranks #30 of 473 in Alberta, with an A overall. Set against the rest, it does better than 86% of Canadian towns. Walkability is a strength too (A+). What holds it back is safety (C+). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for health and B for jobs & income.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Schools A⁺Walkability AHazard risk

How Hanna grades

Each subject compares Hanna with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

SchoolsSchools rank among the strongest comparedA⁺Open →WalkabilityIn the top fifth of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workBOpen →HealthAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Hanna stand out

The 3 things Hanna does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.2 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $166,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Schools

Better than 97%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: A+.

Walkability

Better than 96%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hanna.

SchoolsSchools A⁺

Around Hanna, 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade: 3 schools in all

3schools within 3 kmA⁺Schools Grade

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 16 km off, above both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Secondary school means a trip of 30 km at the nearest, above both Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
J. C. Charyk Hanna School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12	All grades · Grades K–12	427	English public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Nearest secondary school	30 km	0.7 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	16 km	0.5 km	0.5 km

462

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

30 km

to the nearest secondary school

16 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageHanna’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school3 schools within 3 km · 1 secondary school and 2 schools for every grade Results1 of 1 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Language0 of 3 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta Questions“What schools are there in Hanna?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Hazard risk in Hanna is lower than in 85% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Radon tests for the David Thompson Regional Health Authority

About as many homes carry radon around Hanna as elsewhere, 7.5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.010 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Hanna is on the national inventory.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Hanna7.5%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.010	$0.013	$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline	7.5%	7.5%	6.6%

Low

wildfire band

Full pageHanna’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.010 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon7.5% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living B⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Hanna than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 18% of household income

$166,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 13% of households, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 74% of households, close to both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Hanna$166,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	13%	21%	18%
Rent as a share of income	18%	20%	20%

$930

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$900

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageHanna’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$930 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $166,000, against the median household income Owners and renters74% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Climate

Summer runs warm in Hanna: July highs of 26.3°C, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

26.3°CJuly afternoons

January nights fall to −17.6°C on average, below Alberta’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. Snow peaks in January: 16 cm in a normal year. Gardeners get 128 frost-free days, from 14 May to 21 September. June is the wettest month, with 69 mm of rain and snow on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.5°C

Spring11.8°C

Summer24.9°C

Autumn11.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
July afternoon high	26.3°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	339 mm	431 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	87 cm	127 cm	141 cm
January night low	−17.6°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

87 cm

of snow a year

195

days with frost a year

128

frost-free days, 14 May to 21 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageHanna’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 26.3°C, January lows −17.6°C Rain and snow339 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow87 cm of snow a year Weather station56 km to the station · Drumheller East

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Drumheller East)

SafetySafety C⁺

The force covering Hanna records less serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 66

77Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of the Hanna detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 77, lower than Alberta’s towns (110) yet higher than Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 32.3 property crimes are reported each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202373

202474

202583

2023–2025	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Violent Crime Severity Index	66	109	86
Crime Severity Index	77	110	67
Property crime per 1,000	32.3	45	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

22%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageHanna’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety77 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Hanna’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Hanna safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Trips to work from Hanna are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

14%walk, cycle or take transit

At the census, 84% of commuters went by car.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van84%

Walk11%

Bicycle3%

Census 2021	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	17 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	84%	88%	89%

$74,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

90%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageHanna’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to15 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Drumheller

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Who lives here

Hanna skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

49.2median age

Children under 15 make up 14%, below both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 8.8% of the population, below both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).

HannaAlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification41%

Women and men · all residents

50.5% of Hanna’s residents are women

Here the census found 1,210 women and 1,185 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Hanna
	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	14%	18%	16%
15 to 64	61%	67%	64%
65+	25%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	41%	54%	56%

Full pageHanna’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages49.2 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households1,100 households · 2.1 people per household Immigrants9% belong to a visible minority English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Weather

Expect November days around 3°C in Hanna, nights around −10°C

3°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 15 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−18°C). ECCC’s forecast for Drumheller is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November3°C

December−4°C

January−5°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−17°C	30 mm
Spring	12°C	−2°C	77 mm
Summer	25°C	10°C	172 mm
Autumn	12°C	−2°C	60 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

15 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageHanna’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Drumheller East); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Hanna in Ottawa as MP for Battle River—Crowfoot

Hanna’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only.

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Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

Fewer visits per person served than four in five Alberta’s town libraries: Hanna Library counts 1.6

Hanna Library serves 2,559 people from a single building.

Full pageHanna’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong7.9 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

Expect 79.1 years of life in the region around Hanna, 2.4 under the typical Canadian town

52%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Alberta’s 53%. The survey counts 15% of adults as smokers, higher than both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Measured from where Hanna’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 0.5 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Hanna alone, so this card uses the figure for the Central Zone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Hanna52%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	79.1	81.2	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	18%	17%

79.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.5 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.8 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageHanna’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.7, men 76.6 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Outdoors

6.4 km from Hanna to Antelope Hill Provincial Park

0.8%of the land within 10 km protected

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. One protected area lies within 10 km. 0.8% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Hanna0.8%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.8%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	2	4

6.4 km

to Antelope Hill Provincial Park

Full pageHanna’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Antelope Hill Provincial Park National & provincial parks6.4 km to a provincial park · Antelope Hill Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Hanna’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

1historic place

34% of its homes were built before 1961, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.5%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations1

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

Former Canadian Northern Railway Station, Hanna, Alberta 1913

1913

oldest construction date on the record

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Hanna	Alberta	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	4.5%	18%

Full pageHanna’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Hanna have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hanna

15pages on Hanna

The big questions

SafetyC⁺Crime Severity Index 77 Housing & costB⁺Homes 2.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsA⁺3 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 79.1 in its region Work & commuteB54% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.8% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 49.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

D.B. Hanna Roundhouse and 2 more in and around Hanna

Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Hanna, the best known first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumD.B. Hanna Roundhousein town MuseumMuseumHanna Pioneer Village & Museumin town MuseumMuseumHanna & District Pioneer Museumin town

Famous people from Hanna

12 notable people were born in Hanna.

See all 12 →

Lanny McDonaldCanadian ice hockey player · born 1953

John G. AshtonCanadian politician · born 1935

Chad KroegerCanadian rock musician · born 1974

Mike KroegerCanadian bassist · born 1972

Jim NillCanadian ice hockey player · born 1958

Ken NielsenCanadian football player · 1942–2025

Photo credits

Lanny McDonald: 5of7, CC BY-SA 2.0 · John G. Ashton: Jane Ashton, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Hanna

Town in Alberta

Every figure TownRatings gives for Hanna covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Alberta.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 2,665 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 4
Census subdivision: 4804011

Questions about Hanna

What kind of homes are in Hanna?

Mostly 88% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.1 people on average, and 36% have just one.

Who are the people of Hanna?

At the 2021 census, 9% were immigrants and 9% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 5% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Has Hanna grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 2,559 to 2,394 residents (6.4% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 2,665.

Is Hanna a young town or an old one?

At 49.2, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 25%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).