Rocky View CountyAlberta

For the force that serves Rocky View County, the Crime Severity Index is 137, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

No police detachment reports under Rocky View County’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Airdrie detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Its police area records 71.1 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 123, above Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violence across its police area runs at 15.9 per 1,000 residents a year.

Rocky View County scores better for health than 89% of Canadian towns

The survey counts 7.9% of adults as smokers, lower than both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. People in the region live to 83.0 on average: 85.0 for women and 80.9 for men in 2022/2024. Measured from where Rocky View County’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 13 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.

Rocky View County is on Canada’s flood inventory: 6 listed, led by Government of Alberta

Source area for radon tests: the Calgary Health Region

About as many homes carry radon around Rocky View County as elsewhere, 8.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Little of the land around Rocky View County has burned: 0.1% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.002% a year.

Rocky View County’s schools come under 8 different boards

In French: 2 of the 136 schools, where in Alberta the share is 2%. Nelson Mandela High School is the biggest, at 1,988 students. The 97 with results split, 31 in the upper two fifths in Alberta and 53 in the lower. Elementary schools here average 425 students, against 274 in Alberta.

Rocky View County is a town of owners: 92% of households own their home, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 15% of household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Rocky View County, less than on 82% of Canadian towns

In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 18 September, lie 119 days. Snow peaks in March: 24 cm in a normal year.

Commuters in Rocky View County travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average

Expect November days around 4°C in Rocky View County, nights around −8°C

A typical November adds 19 cm of snow. Then December: freezing by day, −12°C at night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Calgary (Olympic Park) forecast.

3 MPs share Rocky View County, which straddles Yellowhead and Bow River

William Stevenson represents 40% of Rocky View County in the Commons, while David Bexte covers the bulk of the rest.

Beiseker Municipal Library is Rocky View County’s public library

It stands 56 km from the centre of Rocky View County.

Walk from Rocky View County: 9 mapped routes

20 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. For a swim, Main Beach is the nearest of 19 beaches within 5 km. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 30 km. Within 10 km of the town, 0.5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

Fewer of Rocky View County’s people belong to a visible minority than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14%

Under-15s account for 17% of the population. People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.1% of residents, below Alberta’s towns (4.6%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%).