TaberAlberta
It lies in Division No. 2. 8,009 people call this town in Alberta home.
Is Taber a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−). At $376,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 4.3 times local household income. Its strongest subject is safety (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, better than nearly half of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #266 of 473 in Alberta. The rest of its grades are middling: B− for jobs & income and B for hazard risk.
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 is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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.
Crime runs lighter where Taber is policed than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 29
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 30, below Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, 4.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 11.4 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Taber doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Taber detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 29 | 110 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 11.4 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 30 | 109 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 4.7 | 14.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Fewer of Taber’s people belong to a visible minority than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 2.2%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 1% of residents, lower than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 48.7% of Taber
By the 2021 count the town had 3,625 women and 3,825 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Taber | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 32% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 48% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 27% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
4 school boards share Taber
Teenagers have 12 km to go to the closest secondary school, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.7 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). Elementary schools here average 120 students; in Alberta, 274. Results are mixed: 2 of 10 schools above the middle in Alberta, 5 below it.
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 12 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 12 km | 0.7 km | 1.2 km |
| School boards | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Summer runs warm in Taber: July highs of 26.8°C, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
Precipitation totals 373 mm a year, below Alberta’s towns (431 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm) alike. The frost-free season runs from 15 May to 19 September, 126 days. The most precipitation falls in June: 93 mm in a normal year. 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)
Life expectancy around Taber is 78.7 years, 2.8 less than for the typical Canadian town
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the South Zone
In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Alberta’s 53%. On average nearly a fifth of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, above both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). What sets Taber apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 22 km for the average resident (3.7 km 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
Wildfire low, radon 8.9%: how Taber stands on hazards
Earthquake risk in Taber is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.019 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study 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 · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Chinook Regional Health Authority
Taber’s rents take 16% of what the median household earns in a year, below the 20% typical across Canada
Owners make up 77% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 74% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
In Taber, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −8°C nights
The year peaks in July (27°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C). Precipitation in November averages 16 mm. A normal December brings highs of −1°C, lows of −13°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Taber.
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
The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Taber Library Board, M.D. of logs 0.7 visits per person served, fewer than nine in ten Alberta’s town libraries
The 7,173 people Taber Library Board, M.D.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Taber is 13 km from Kinbrook Island Provincial Park
No national park lies within 100 km. Count 4 protected areas within 10 km of town. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 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
The share of 15-to-64s with a job in Taber trails that of 75% of Canadian towns
By car: that was how 95% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 23 min, below Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min) alike.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Taber | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 95% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Everything we know about Taber
Famous people from around Taber
2 notable people were born in Taber; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Devin Setoguchi: Ivan Makarov Original uploader was Ivanmakarov at en.wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
About Taber
Town in Alberta
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Taber is one municipality in Alberta, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 8,009 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 2
- Census subdivision
- 4802021
Taber’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Taber
What kind of homes are in Taber?
Mostly 93% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 3.4 people on average, and 16% have just one.
Is Taber a young town or an old one?
At 27.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 32% of the population and seniors 10%.
Is Taber growing?
It grew from 7,098 people in 2016 to 7,447 in 2021, up 4.9%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 8,009.
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).