TaberAlberta
10,175 people call this town in Alberta home. It lies in Division No. 2.
Is Taber a good place to live?
Work and incomes are strong (A−). Where it falls short is safety (C). The overall grade comes out at B−, #246 of 473 in Alberta. On that grade it does better than 52% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B− for schools, B− for health, B− for walkability and B for hazard risk.
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. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Taber grades
Each subject compares Taber 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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Taber stand out
The 3 things Taber does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Taber.
Trips to work from Taber are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 16 min on average
95% of commuters drove, above Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 95% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
For safety, Taber gets a C
Its violent severity index came to 75, below both Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 39 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 75 | 109 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 39 | 45 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Taber has warmer summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 26.8°C
Frost usually lifts by 15 May and returns around 19 September: 126 days without it. The year’s precipitation totals 373 mm, below both Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). For the wettest month, look to June: 93 mm on average. Most of the snow comes in March, about 18 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 26.8°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 373 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 108 cm | 127 cm | 141 cm |
| Days with frost a year | 182 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vauxhall)
Hazards in Taber: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.9% of tested homes
Radon tests for the Chinook Regional Health Authority
Fire seldom reaches Taber: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.003% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.9% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.019 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Children make up 22% of Taber, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Just over one in ten residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 16% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.6% of Taber’s residents are women
4,380 men and 4,485 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Taber | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 33% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 33% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 5°C in Taber, nights around −8°C
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Taber forecast, on the Weather page. Into December, the normals move to −1°C and −13°C. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. Normal highs peak at 27°C in July; nights bottom out at −14°C in January.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −13°C | 33 mm |
| Spring | 12°C | −2°C | 102 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 10°C | 165 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | −1°C | 73 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vauxhall); the forecast is on the Weather page
David Bexte (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Taber in Ottawa as MP for Bow River
In the census’s list of municipalities, Taber is a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 11.1 visits per person served, Wandering River Public Library is busier than 96% of Alberta’s town libraries
Wandering River Public Library has one location for the 8,428 people it serves.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Taber’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.8 years: life expectancy 78.7
The survey finds 52% of adults in very good or excellent health, above Alberta’s towns (51%) and close to Canadian towns (52%). For Taber itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.3 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.7 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 52% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the South Zone
Taber has no protected land within 10 km
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Kinbrook Island Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 63 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
For cost of living, Taber gets a B−
16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Households that own their home make up 73%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
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.
Taber’s 7 schools with results spread wide in Alberta, 2 in the top two fifths and 2 in the bottom two
Counting a 3 km margin, Taber has 11 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 13 schools for every grade, for 2,730 students. Its elementary schools are small, 136 students on average, against 274 in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taber Christian School Alternative Program Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–8 | Elementary · Grades K–8 | 396 | English public |
| W. R. Myers High School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 455 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Everything we know about Taber
Famous people from Taber
12 notable people were born in Taber.
Photo credits
Devin Setoguchi: Ivan Makarov Original uploader was Ivanmakarov at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0 · David Swann: Dave Cournoyer, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Kenneth B. Storey: Jzhangc, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fraser Bullock: Department of Housing and Urban Development. Office of the Chief Human Capital Office. Office of Broadcasting Operations. Photo Section. (ca. 2011 - ca. 7/18/2014), Public domain
About Taber
Town in Alberta
Every figure TownRatings gives for Taber 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
- 10,175 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 2
- Census subdivision
- 4802022
Taber’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Taber
What kind of homes are in Taber?
Mostly 72% 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 27% have just one.
Is Taber growing?
It added people: 8,428 in 2016, 8,862 in 2021, 5.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 10,175.
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).