RimbeyAlberta

Hazards in Rimbey: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 7.5% of tested homes

Measured across the David Thompson Regional Health Authority: radon tests

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.012 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Rimbey.

The force covering Rimbey records less serious violence than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at 69

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 110 over 2023–25, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 49.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Its police area records 11.2 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Trips to work from Rimbey are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 19 min on average

The car took 85% of commuters, close to Alberta’s towns (88%) and below Canadian towns (89%).

Measured against local pay, Rimbey costs more to live in than 81% of Canadian towns

22% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $250,000, below Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.

Rimbey has cooler summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.9°C

Rain and snow peak in June, at 98 mm. The thermometer drops below freezing on 212 days a year, above both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). On a January night, the temperature in Rimbey falls to about −17.6°C. Gardeners get 112 frost-free days, from 22 May to 12 September.

Visible minorities make up less of Rimbey than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 5.8%

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.9% of residents, higher than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). 7.3% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than Alberta’s towns (8.9%) yet higher than Canadian towns (6.4%).

Life expectancy around Rimbey is 79.1 years, 2.4 less than for the typical Canadian town

At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 11% for Alberta. Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 19% of the region’s adults on average, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Alberta, 52% against 53%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 0.8 km from the average resident of Rimbey, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.

In Rimbey, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −11°C nights

The month after, December, normally sees −4°C afternoons and −16°C nights. November usually brings some 20 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 17 mm. ECCC’s forecast for Lacombe is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Ponoka—Didsbury, which takes in Rimbey, is held by Blaine Calkins (Conservative Party of Canada)

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

At 10.7 visits per person served, Rimbey Community Library is busier than 95% of Alberta’s town libraries

Rimbey Community Library serves 2,567 people from a single building.

Results around Rimbey lean low: 2 of 3 schools in the lower two fifths in Alberta

The 3 km around Rimbey counts 1 elementary school, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade, 823 students between them. The closest elementary school is 12 km away, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Rimbey

The nearest provincial park, Pigeon Lake Provincial Park, is 39 km away. Within 100 km there is no national park.