Improvement District No. 9 BanffAlberta
The town, home to 1,144 people, lies in Alberta. It lies in Division No. 15.
Is Improvement District No. 9 Banff a good place to live?
Where it does best is schools (A+). Work and incomes lag (C+).
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Improvement District No. 9 Banff has subject grades only.
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. No Cost Grade: fewer than 30% of households own their home here, so neither the home value nor the rent is a market price. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Improvement District No. 9 Banff stand out
The 3 things Improvement District No. 9 Banff does most differently from other towns.
How Improvement District No. 9 Banff grades
Each subject compares Improvement District No. 9 Banff with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Improvement District No. 9 Banff has subject grades only.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
Banff National Park and 33 more in and around Improvement District No. 9 Banff
Sights in Improvement District No. 9 Banff and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
National historic site · Parks CanadaCave and Basinin town
Ski hillBanff Sunshinein town
Attraction · Parks CanadaBanff Upper Hot Springsin town
Ski hillMt Norquayin townSki hillSki hillLake Louise Ski Resortin townPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Cave and Basin: Sovernigo, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banff Sunshine: Axel Pettersson, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Banff Upper Hot Springs: Glenlarson, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Mt Norquay: Qyd, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Improvement District No. 9 Banff.
2 schools in and around Improvement District No. 9 Banff: 1 elementary school and 1 secondary school
Teenagers have 48 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Banff Elementary School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Elementary · Grades K–8 | 374 | English public |
| Banff Community High School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 160 | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 48 km | 0.7 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 48 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Improvement District No. 9 Banff sits a long way from hospital care: 49 km for the average resident
On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta. In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Alberta’s 53%. A baby born in the region can expect 83.0 years, 85.0 for a girl and 80.9 for a boy (2022/2024). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Zone, Improvement District No. 9 Banff included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Summers stay cool in Improvement District No. 9 Banff: July afternoons reach 22.5°C, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Frost comes on 220 days a year, above both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). June is the wettest month, with 73 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 64 frost-free days, from 19 June to 23 August. April is the snowiest month, with 30 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 22.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 220 | 193 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 184 cm | 127 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 454 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Banff)
A flood study covers Improvement District No. 9 Banff: 2 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta
Wildfire is rare near Improvement District No. 9 Banff: 1.5% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.04% a year. Of the homes tested for radon, 8.1% were over 200 Bq/m³, higher than both Alberta’s towns (7.5%) and Canadian towns (6.6%).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.1% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.022 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Calgary Health Region
Trips to work from Improvement District No. 9 Banff are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 17 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
The boundary of Banff National Park runs along Improvement District No. 9 Banff
Walkers have 20 mapped routes close by, starting with the GDT ekc and GDT eiv. Protected areas cover 80% of the land within 10 km, above both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Within 10 km are 17 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 80% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 17 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Improvement District No. 9 Banff in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −8°C
In November, the normal is 28 mm of rain and snow. December follows at −5°C by day and −13°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 25 cm. ECCC’s forecast for Kootenay (National Park) is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −13°C | 60 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 119 mm |
| Summer | 21°C | 6°C | 167 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −3°C | 109 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Banff); the forecast is on the Weather page
William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Yellowhead, the riding that includes Improvement District No. 9 Banff
Of the 37 Commons seats from Alberta, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 33.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Improvement District No. 9 Banff has no public library of its own; the nearest is Banff Public Library, 48 km away
Its libraries report as part of a wider system, so there are no figures for Improvement District No.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Fewer children live in Improvement District No. 9 Banff than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 6% are under 15
Visible minorities make up 13% of the population, below both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). 15% of residents have reached 65.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
38.0% of Improvement District No. 9 Banff’s residents are women
Women numbered 380 and men 620 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 6% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 80% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 0% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
30 historic places in Improvement District No. 9 Banff, 10 of them top designations
At the 2021 census, 7.4% of homes dated from before 1961, between Alberta’s towns (4.5%) and Canadian towns (18%). Of the dated places, Kicking Horse Pass is the oldest, from 1881.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Improvement District No. 9 Banff | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 7.4% | 4.5% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Improvement District No. 9 Banff
Questions about Improvement District No. 9 Banff
What kind of homes are in Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
17% 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 1.8 people; 59% are one person living alone.
Do people in Improvement District No. 9 Banff speak French?
Many do: 20% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.
Who are the people of Improvement District No. 9 Banff?
13% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 7% have an Indigenous identity and 14% are immigrants.
Has Improvement District No. 9 Banff grown?
It went from 1,028 people in 2016 to 1,004 in 2021, down 2.3%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,144.
About Improvement District No. 9 Banff
Town in Alberta
TownRatings counts Improvement District No. 9 Banff as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in Alberta; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,144 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 15
- Census subdivision
- 4815032
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).