Three HillsAlberta

Around Three Hills, 2 schools for every grade: 2 schools in all

Three Hills’ hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 7.5% of area homes over the radon guideline

Radon tests for the David Thompson Regional Health Authority

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. No one has filed a flood map for Three Hills on the national inventory.

For safety, Three Hills gets a C−

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 111 over 2023–25, near Alberta’s towns (110) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 19.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 36.4 per 1,000 people a year.

Commuters in Three Hills have a short way to work, 17 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns

Three Hills has warmer summers than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 26.3°C

Frost usually lifts by 14 May and returns around 21 September: 128 days without it. The coldest nights, in January, bottom out at −17.6°C, below both Alberta’s towns (−14.7°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Snow peaks in March: 23 cm in a normal year. For the wettest month, look to June: 98 mm on average.

Expect 79.1 years of life in the region around Three Hills, 2.4 under the typical Canadian town

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Central Zone

15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Self-rated health is ordinary for Alberta: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 53%. What sets Three Hills apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

The median home in Three Hills costs just 3.3 years of household income, against 4.7 in the typical Canadian town

69% of households own their home, lower than both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 17% of households, below both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).

A normal November in Three Hills runs from −10°C to 3°C

Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Three Hills forecast, on the Weather page. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −4°C and lows near −16°C. A typical November adds 20 cm of snow. Expect about 17 mm of rain and snow over November.

Three Hills’ MP is Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party of Canada), for Battle River—Crowfoot

Across Alberta, 33 of the 37 MPs sit with the Conservative Party of Canada.

Three Hills Library lends 14 items per person served, more than 89% of Alberta’s town libraries

From 2 branches, Three Hills Library serves 3,212 people.

Three Hills has no protected land within 10 km

The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. For a provincial park, Dry Island Buffalo Jump Provincial Park lies 21 km off.

Older residents shape Three Hills: 25% are 65 or over, 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%). Under 15: 19% of residents.