HintonAlberta

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,620 of 2,556

Its census division is Division No. 14. The town has 10,124 residents and lies in Alberta.

Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

10,124

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

47%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Hinton a good place to live?

Strong in places, weak in others. The weak point is safety (D). It lags on health as well (C−). Jobs & income is its strong suit (A). Walkability is a strength too (A−). Put together, the subjects come to a C+ overall, ranking #311 of 473 in Alberta. On that grade it does better than 41% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for schools and B for hazard risk.

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. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻WalkabilityWeakestDSafety C⁻Health

How Hinton grades

Each subject compares Hinton 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

SafetyGraded on crime per residentDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedC⁻Open →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesA⁻Open →Cost of livingHomes are easier to afford than in most townsB⁺Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsC⁺Open →Hazard riskNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Hinton stand out

The 3 things Hinton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.2 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $336,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

Only 13% are 65 or over

Half of Canadian towns are above 19%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Behind 89%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hinton.

SafetySafety D

Hinton gets a D for safety

137Crime Severity Index

Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 86.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 27.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023154

2024128

2025130

2023–2025	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	86.4	45	31.2
Violent crime	27.9	14.2	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	110	109	86

149

non-violent Crime Severity Index

29%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageHinton’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety137 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Hinton’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Hinton safe?”

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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

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

8%walk, cycle or take transit

91% of commuters drove, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk6%

Public transit2%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	17 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	88%	89%

$104,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

92%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to55 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Yellowhead County

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HealthHealth C⁻

Hinton gets a C− for health

48%very good or excellent healthC⁻Health Grade

Adults here are less upbeat about their health than the province: 48% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 17% of adults, against 11% for Alberta, and the three chronic conditions the survey tracks average just over a fifth of adults, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Women in the region live to 80.9 and men to 76.1, 78.3 years taken together (2022/2024).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Hinton48%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	21%	18%	17%
Smokers	17%	12%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	78.3	81.2	81.5
Very good or excellent health	48%	51%	52%

78.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.3 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageHinton’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey48% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 2.3 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 80.9, men 76.1 Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the North Zone

Climate

Few Canadian towns get more frosts than Hinton

23.4°CJuly afternoons

In July the thermometer climbs to 23.4°C by day, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 14 June to 26 August, 72 days. June is the wettest month, with 58 mm of rain and snow on average. January is the snowiest month, with 21 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.1°C

Spring10.7°C

Summer22.1°C

Autumn9.8°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Days with frost a year	217	193	159
Precipitation a year	376 mm	431 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	23.4°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	112 cm	127 cm	141 cm

112 cm

of snow a year

217

days with frost a year

frost-free days, 14 Jun to 26 Aug

days with precipitation a year

Full pageHinton’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.4°C, January lows −14.4°C Rain and snow376 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow112 cm of snow a year Weather station67 km to the station · Jasper

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

HousingCost of living B⁺

Renting in Hinton costs 16% of household income, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

$336,000median home value, 2021B⁺Cost of living Grade

17% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Owners make up 72% of households.

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

Hinton$336,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Rent as a share of income	16%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	17%	21%	18%
Households owning their home	72%	74%	74%

$1,170

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,450

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$1,170 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living3.2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $336,000, against the median household income Owners and renters72% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Who lives here

More of Hinton’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

38median age

Visible minorities make up 13% of the population, lower than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). Just over one in ten residents came to Canada as immigrants, above Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.

HintonAlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

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

19%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree21%

Postsecondary qualification47%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 47.8% of Hinton

Census 2021 put women at 4,695 and men at 5,120; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Hinton
	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	19%	18%	16%
15 to 64	68%	67%	64%
65+	13%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	21%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	47%	54%	56%

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

Immigrants11% are immigrants · 13% belong to a visible minority Ages38 median age · 13% are 65 or over Households4,005 households · 2.4 people per household English and French9% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

SchoolsSchools C⁺

Results around Hinton lean low: 3 of 4 schools in the lower two fifths in Alberta

6schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, lower than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). 2 of the 6 are Catholic, more than the 18% in Alberta. Counting a 3 km margin, Hinton has 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, for 1,745 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Ecole Mountain View School Bottom fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–7	Elementary · Grades K–7	462	English public
Harry Collinge High School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 8–12	Secondary · Grades 8–12	454	English public
Father Gerard Redmond Community Catholic School CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades 5–12	All grades · Grades 5–12	297	English Catholic

See all 6 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public4

English Catholic2

Schools within 3 km	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
School boards	2	3	3

1,745

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

1.1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageHinton’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Results1 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Every school6 schools within 3 km · 3 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 6 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta The boards2 school boards · The Grande Yellowhead School Division Questions“What schools are there in Hinton?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Natural hazardsHazard risk B

A flood study covers Hinton: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta

Lowwildfire bandBHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Aspen Regional Health Authority: radon tests

Hinton’s survey area, 9.6% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Seismic risk in Hinton sits near the middle: $0.024 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Burn scars are few around Hinton, with 1.5% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.04% a year).

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

Hinton9.6%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	9.6%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.024	$0.013	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

2.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 1.5% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.024 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon9.6% 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

Weather

A normal November in Hinton runs from −8°C to 2°C

2°Ca normal November afternoon

The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Hinton. In November, the normal is 24 mm of rain and snow. A normal December brings highs of −4°C, lows of −14°C. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 23°C and January nights −14°C.

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

November2°C

December−4°C

January−3°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−14°C	53 mm
Spring	11°C	−4°C	76 mm
Summer	22°C	6°C	161 mm
Autumn	10°C	−3°C	87 mm

−8°C

a normal November night

24 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageHinton’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 (Jasper); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Hinton sends William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Yellowhead

Statistics Canada lists Hinton as a town.

Full pageHinton’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Fewer loans per person served than four in five Alberta’s town libraries: Hinton Municipal Library lends 4.1

A single building, Hinton Municipal Library, serves 9,882 people.

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

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Jasper National Park is 19 km from Hinton

0.9%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 10 km is a single protected area. The nearest provincial park, William A. Switzer Provincial Park, is 6.8 km away. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 0.9%, between Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Hinton0.9%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Hinton	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0.9%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	2	4

19 km

to Jasper National Park

6.8 km

to William A. Switzer Provincial Park

Full pageHinton’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · William A. Switzer Provincial Park National & provincial parks19 km to a national park · Jasper National Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hinton

15pages on Hinton

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 137 Housing & costB⁺Homes 3.2 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺6 schools within 3 km HealthC⁻Life expectancy 78.3 in its region Work & commuteA61% of adults in work Natural hazardsBWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.9% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 38 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Alberta Forest Service Museum and 4 more in and around Hinton

From museums to parks and historic sites: Hinton’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumAlberta Forest Service Museumin town MuseumMuseumForestry Service Museumin town MuseumMuseumNorthern Rockies Museum of Culture & Heritagein town MuseumMuseumNorthern Rockies Museum of Culture And Heritage -Hinton Historical Societyin town AttractionAttractionPeregrine Helicopters2.4 km outside town, to the west

Famous people from Hinton

5 notable people were born in Hinton.

See all 5 →

Dave ScatchardCanadian ice hockey player · born 1976

Jade GalbraithCanadian ice hockey player · born 1982

Tim GilbertsonCanadian power pop singer-songwriter · born 1987

Edward DostalerCanadian athletics competitor · born 1988

J'Michael DeanePlayer of American and Canadian football · born 1986

Photo credits

Dave Scatchard: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0

About Hinton

Town in Alberta

Hinton is a municipality in Alberta, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

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

Population: 10,124 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 14
Census subdivision: 4814019

Questions about Hinton

Is Hinton a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 38, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 19% of residents; over-65s, 13%.

Who are the people of Hinton?

At the 2021 census, 11% were immigrants and 13% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 14% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

What kind of homes are in Hinton?

56% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.4 people; 27% are one person living alone.

Is Hinton growing?

No: the census counted 9,882 in 2016 and 9,817 in 2021, 0.7% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 10,124.

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).