Mountain View CountyAlberta

TownGrade

A⁻

#505 of 2,556

Its census division is Division No. 6. Population 14,802: a town in Alberta.

2 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Jack Borno · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

14,802

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

46.4

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

54%

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 Mountain View County a good place to live?

Mountain View County’s strongest subject is health (A). Households here earn well (B+). Getting around depends on the car (C−). At $500,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 5.3 times local household income. All told, that adds up to an A− overall, better than 77% of Canadian towns. That places it #103 of 473 in Alberta.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.

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 less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAHealth A⁻Hazard riskWeakestC⁻Walkability

How Mountain View County grades

Each subject compares Mountain View County 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

HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesAOpen →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →Hazard riskAbove the middle of the towns comparedA⁻Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workB⁺Open →SchoolsSchools do better than mostB⁺Open →SafetyBased on crimes reported per residentBOpen →Cost of livingClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Mountain View County stand out

The 2 things Mountain View County does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Next to 8%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Health

Better than 86%

of Canadian towns on health

Its health grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mountain View County.

HealthHealth A

For health, Mountain View County gets an A

56%very good or excellent healthAHealth Grade

Measured across the Calgary Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 83.0 years, higher than both Alberta’s towns (81.2) and Canadian towns (81.5). The region has fewer smokers than Alberta, 7.9% of adults to 11%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Mountain View County’s is long: 15 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 56%, ahead of the 53% for Alberta.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mountain View County56%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mountain View County	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

83.0

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

15 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

7.9%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

14 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMountain View County’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey56% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care15 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 14 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 85.0, men 80.9 Conditions and habits16% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Flood mapping exists for Mountain View County: 2 on record, latest by Government of Alberta

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Little of the land around Mountain View County has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.003% a year. About as many homes carry radon around Mountain View County as elsewhere, 8.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Mountain View County doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Health Region.

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

Mountain View County8.1%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	8.1%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.018	$0.013	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

2.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageMountain View County’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.018 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon8.1% 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

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Trips to work from Mountain View County take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk4%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	31 min	26 min	26 min

$94,000

median household income, 2020

33%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMountain View County’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment7.9% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to855 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Olds

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

SchoolsSchools B⁺

For schools, Mountain View County gets a B+

16schools within 3 kmB⁺Schools Grade

Secondary school means a trip of 6.9 km at the nearest, above Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike. Results are mixed: 2 of 7 schools above the middle in Alberta, 3 below it.

School	Level	Students	System
École Olds Elementary SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–4	Elementary · Grades K–4	555	English public
Hugh Sutherland School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades 5–12	All grades · Grades 5–12	840	English public

See all 16 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public15

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Nearest elementary school	6.9 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	6.9 km	0.7 km	1.2 km

4,882

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

6.9 km

to the nearest secondary school

6.9 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageMountain View County’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school16 schools within 3 km · 5 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade Results2 of 7 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Language0 of 16 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta Questions“What schools are there in Mountain View County?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

Climate

Mountain View County has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.8°C

22.8°CJuly afternoons

A normal January night drops to −18.0°C, below Alberta’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C) alike. Between the last spring frost, 13 June, and the first in autumn, 25 August, lie 72 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 104 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.8°C

Spring9.6°C

Summer21.4°C

Autumn10.6°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Days with frost a year	233	193	159
July afternoon high	22.8°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
January night low	−18.0°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Precipitation a year	496 mm	431 mm	883 mm

233

days with frost a year

frost-free days, 13 Jun to 25 Aug

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMountain View County’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.8°C, January lows −18.0°C Rain and snow496 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow138 cm of snow a year Weather station23 km to the station · Sundre

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

SafetySafety B

For the force that serves Mountain View County, the Crime Severity Index is 55, below Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

55Crime Severity Index

These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Mountain View County itself · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Didsbury detachment area

Its police area records 19.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents in its police area came to 10.8 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12).

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202352

202462

202550

2023–2025	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	19.1	45	31.2
Crime Severity Index	55	110	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	78	109	86
Violent crime	10.8	14.2	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMountain View County’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety55 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mountain View County’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mountain View County safe?”

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

HousingCost of living C⁺

Rent takes less of local pay in Mountain View County than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 15% of household income

$500,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

Owners make up 86% of households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, lower than Alberta’s towns (21%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

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

Mountain View County$500,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	20%	20%
Households owning their home	86%	74%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$500,000	$400,000	$406,000
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	18%	21%	18%

$1,000

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,300

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMountain View County’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,000 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living5.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $500,000, against the median household income Owners and renters86% 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.

Weather

In Mountain View County, November normally means 3°C afternoons and −12°C nights

3°Ca normal November afternoon

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. Then December: −1°C by day, −17°C at night. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Sundre forecast.

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

November3°C

December−1°C

January−2°C

February1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−17°C	42 mm
Spring	10°C	−5°C	113 mm
Summer	21°C	6°C	259 mm
Autumn	11°C	−5°C	82 mm

−12°C

a normal November night

16 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMountain View County’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 (Sundre); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Mountain View County is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Yellowhead and Ponoka—Didsbury

The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Mountain View County isn’t placed in a riding here.

Full pageMountain View County’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itMunicipal District Member of ParliamentWilliam Stevenson

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁻

Mountain View County has no public library of its own; the nearest is Didsbury Library, 16 km away

After it comes Olds Municipal Library (Olds), 19 km away.

Full pageMountain View County’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

Places to belong0.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Mountain View County is 37 km from Banff National Park

0.1%of the land within 10 km protected

There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map. The largest named area nearby is Butcher Creek Natural Area, 174 ha, 3.7 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.1% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The closest provincial park is Big Hill Springs Provincial Park, 21 km from the edge of town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mountain View County0.1%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	8	2	4
Protected land within 10 km	0.1%	0.4%	2.3%

37 km

to Banff National Park

21 km

to Big Hill Springs Provincial Park

beach within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

Full pageMountain View County’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Butcher Creek Natural Area National & provincial parks37 km to a national park · Banff National Park

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

Who lives here

Fewer of Mountain View County’s people belong to a visible minority than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.6%

46.4median age

People 65 and over make up 20% of the town. Immigrants make up 6.4% of residents, below Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and close to Canadian towns (6.4%). Also worth knowing: the under-15s are 17% of the population here.

Mountain View CountyAlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.4% of Mountain View County

Here the census found 6,280 women and 6,700 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Mountain View County
	Mountain View County	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	17%	18%	16%
15 to 64	62%	67%	64%
65+	20%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	54%	54%	56%

Full pageMountain View County’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants6% are immigrants · 2% belong to a visible minority Ages46.4 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households5,015 households · 2.6 people per household English and French3% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mountain View County

15pages on Mountain View County

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 55 Housing & costC⁺Homes 5.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsB⁺16 schools within 3 km HealthALife expectancy 83 in its region Work & commuteB⁺65% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Snake Head Natural Area and 7 more in and around Mountain View County

A first look at Mountain View County’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionSnake Head Natural Areain town MuseumMuseumDidsbury Museum1 km outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumMountain View Museum1.1 km outside town, to the east MuseumMuseumSundre & District Pioneer Village Museum & Historical Society300 m outside town, to the northwest MuseumMuseumCarstairs Heritage Centre900 m outside town, to the southeast MuseumMuseumCarstairs900 m outside town, to the southeast

Famous people from around Mountain View County

One notable person was born in Mountain View County; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

J. D. WattCanadian ice hockey player · born 1987

Danielle LappageCanadian wrestler · born in Olds · born 1990

Blake RichardsCanadian politician · born in Olds · born 1974

Jay RosehillCanadian ice hockey player · born in Olds · born 1985

Lana SpreemanCanadian alpine skier · born in Olds · 1955–2016

Mark LaurieCanadian photographer · born in Didsbury · born 1955

Photo credits

Danielle Lappage: In-Ting Ho (Mississauga, Ontario, Canada), CC BY-SA 4.0 · Blake Richards: Robert Thivierge (Thivierr), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Jay Rosehill: Jessica, CC BY-SA 2.0

About Mountain View County

Town in Alberta

Every figure TownRatings gives for Mountain View County 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: 14,802 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 6
Census subdivision: 4806028

Mountain View County’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

DidsburyOldsMountain View County

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mountain View County	14,802	—	A⁻	C⁺	B	A
Didsbury	5,185	17	C⁺	C⁻	B⁻	A⁺
Olds	9,653	18	C	C⁻	C	C⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Mountain View County

Who are the people of Mountain View County?

2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 5% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Mountain View County?

Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.6 people on average, and 19% have just one.

Has Mountain View County grown?

It lost people: 13,074 in 2016, 12,981 in 2021, 0.7% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 14,802.

How old are the people of Mountain View County?

Half its people are older than 46.4 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 17%, people 65 and over 20%.

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).