Rocky Mountain HouseAlberta

Rocky Mountain House’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 159, runs above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Property crime accounts for 73.2 incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Violent incidents came to 33.5 per 1,000 residents a year, above both Alberta’s towns (14.2) and Canadian towns (12).

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

Measured across the David Thompson Regional Health Authority: radon tests

Rocky Mountain House’s survey area, 7.5% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. For earthquakes Rocky Mountain House is middling, $0.017 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Fire seldom reaches Rocky Mountain House: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.003% a year).

Most schools around Rocky Mountain House score below the middle in Alberta: 3 of 4

Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 2, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3).

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

A normal June brings 104 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frosty days number 233 in a normal year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 13 June and returns around 25 August: 72 days without it.

More of Rocky Mountain House’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12%

Children under 15 make up 21% of residents. Visible minorities make up 8.2% of the population, lower than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.

Commuters in Rocky Mountain House have a short way to work, 18 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

The car took 92% of commuters, above Alberta’s towns (88%) and close to Canadian towns (89%).

Home values sit low against pay in Rocky Mountain House: 3.4 times household income, where the typical Canadian town is at 4.7

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 71%.

Rocky Mountain House’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.4 years: life expectancy 79.1

Shared with the rest of the Central Zone: health survey and life expectancy

Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 19% of the region’s adults on average, above both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region has more smokers than Alberta, 15% of adults to 11%. Self-rated health is ordinary for Alberta: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 53%. Measured from where Rocky Mountain House’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.2 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.

Expect November days around 3°C in Rocky Mountain House, nights around −12°C

A normal November brings 16 mm of rain and snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −17°C. Snow is normal by November, about 20 cm over the month. Normal highs peak at 23°C in July; nights bottom out at −18°C in January.

Rocky Mountain House’s MP is William Stevenson (Conservative Party of Canada), for Yellowhead

Rocky Mountain House is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

More visits per person served than 98% of Alberta’s town libraries: Rocky Mountain House Public Library counts 13.2

Rocky Mountain House Public Library serves 6,635 people from a single building.

The nearest provincial park, Crimson Lake Provincial Park, is 2.7 km from Rocky Mountain House

The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 87 km. The 10 km around town hold 2 protected areas. Within 10 km, 2.9% of the land is protected, above Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike.