TofieldAlberta

2,122 people live in this town in Alberta. It lies in Division No. 10.

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Population

2,122

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.4

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

48%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Tofield a good place to live?

Tofield does especially well on walkability (A−). Schools lag (D). Homes were valued at a median $256,000 at the 2021 census, 3.4 times the typical household’s income. Elsewhere it is close to typical: C+ for health and C+ for jobs & income.

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Tofield has its subject grades alone.

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.

StrongestAHazard risk A⁻WalkabilityWeakestDSchools C⁻Safety

How Tofield grades

Each subject compares Tofield 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 grading works

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Tofield has its subject grades alone.

Hazard riskNatural hazards pose little risk hereAOpen →SchoolsIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carA⁻Open →SafetyMore crime than in most townsC⁻Open →Cost of livingWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Tofield stand out

The 3 things Tofield does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Hazard risk

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

Schools

Behind 88%

of Canadian towns on schools

Its schools grade: D.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

24% are 65 or over

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Tofield.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Tofield earns an A for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.008 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. About as many homes carry radon around Tofield as elsewhere, 5.2% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Little of the land around Tofield has burned: 0.3% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.008% a year. Nobody publishes radon tests for Tofield alone, so this card uses the figure for the East Central Health.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Tofield5.2%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	5.2%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.008	$0.013	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

18 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

Full pageTofield’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.008 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon5.2% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SchoolsSchools D

Around Tofield, 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade: 3 schools in all

3schools within 3 kmDSchools Grade

An elementary school stands 9.5 km from the centre, above both Alberta’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
C W Sears Elementary SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–4	Elementary · Grades K–4	274	English public
Tofield School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades 5–12	All grades · Grades 5–12	435	English public

See all 3 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Nearest elementary school	9.5 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	9.5 km	0.7 km	1.2 km

738

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

9.5 km

to the nearest secondary school

9.5 km

to the nearest elementary school

Full pageTofield’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school3 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade Results0 of 1 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Language0 of 3 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta Questions“What schools are there in Tofield?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

SafetySafety C⁻

Tofield earns a C− for safety

96Crime Severity Index

Measured across the Tofield detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

The index for the force that serves it came to 96, below Alberta’s towns (110) but above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 41.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202383

2024110

202594

2023–2025	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Crime Severity Index	96	110	67
Property crime per 1,000	41.3	45	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	81	109	86

102

non-violent Crime Severity Index

21%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageTofield’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety96 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Tofield’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Tofield safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HousingCost of living C

Buying in Tofield takes 3.4 years of household income for the median home, fewer than the 4.7 typical across Canada

$256,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

A year’s rent came to 21% of the median household income, about level with both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Owners make up 77% of households.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Tofield$256,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Median home value, 2021	$256,000	$400,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	21%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	19%	21%	18%

$1,100

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,300

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageTofield’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $256,000, against the median household income Renting$1,100 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Owners and renters77% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.

Climate

Winter nights bite in Tofield: January lows of −17.8°C, colder than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

23.1°CJuly afternoons

Rain and snow peak in July, at 73 mm. There are 205 days of frost in a typical year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 20 May, and the first in autumn, 14 September, lie 117 days. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 23.1°C in Tofield.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−5.2°C

Spring9.4°C

Summer22.0°C

Autumn9.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Precipitation a year	378 mm	431 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	23.1°C	23.5°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	205	193	159
January night low	−17.8°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C

205

days with frost a year

117

frost-free days, 20 May to 14 Sep

days with precipitation a year

Full pageTofield’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.1°C, January lows −17.8°C Rain and snow378 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow132 cm of snow a year Weather station37 km to the station · Camrose

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Camrose)

Work & commuteJobs & income C⁺

Trips to work from Tofield take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 30 min on average

8%walk, cycle or take transit

91% of commuters drove, about level with both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van91%

Walk8%

Census 2021	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	30 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	91%	88%	89%

$74,000

median household income, 2020

13%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageTofield’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment12% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work8% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to255 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Beaver County

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

HealthHealth C⁺

Tofield’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.4 years: life expectancy 79.1

52%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 19% of adults, above Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. Self-rated health is ordinary for Alberta: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 53%. What sets Tofield apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.8 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Tofield52%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Life expectancy at birth	79.1	81.2	81.5
Smokers	15%	12%	12%
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	18%	17%

79.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

33 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageTofield’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 33 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.7, men 76.6 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Central Zone

Weather

Expect November days around freezing in Tofield, nights around −10°C

0°Ca normal November afternoon

Snow is normal by November, about 27 cm over the month. Then December: −5°C by day, −16°C at night. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Elk Island (National Park) forecast.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November0°C

December−5°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−17°C	38 mm
Spring	9°C	−3°C	83 mm
Summer	22°C	9°C	189 mm
Autumn	9°C	−3°C	68 mm

−10°C

a normal November night

16 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageTofield’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Camrose); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Battle River—Crowfoot, which takes in Tofield, is held by Pierre Poilievre (Conservative Party of Canada)

No provincial riding is named for Tofield: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.

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Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A

At 19.8 loans per person served, Tofield Library lends more than 96% of Alberta’s town libraries

A single building, Tofield Library, serves 2,081 people.

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A year at the library5.4 visits per person served Places to belong7.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

Fewer of Tofield’s people belong to a visible minority than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.7%

42.4median age

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.4% of residents, lower than Alberta’s towns (4.6%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). 6.4% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below Alberta’s towns (8.9%) and close to Canadian towns (6.4%).

TofieldAlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

24%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree19%

Postsecondary qualification48%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.1% of Tofield

Here the census found 1,045 women and 1,000 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.

Who lives in Tofield
	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	19%	18%	16%
15 to 64	57%	67%	64%
65+	24%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	19%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	48%	54%	56%

Full pageTofield’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants6% are immigrants · 5% belong to a visible minority Ages42.4 median age · 24% are 65 or over Households810 households · 2.4 people per household English and French5% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

More of the land around Tofield is protected than around 9 in 10 Canadian towns

18%of the land within 10 km protected

The largest named area nearby is Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area, 17,515 ha, 1.8 km away. For a provincial park, Miquelon Lake Provincial Park lies 13 km off. A drive of 16 km reaches Elk Island National Park, the nearest national park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Tofield18%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Tofield	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	18%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	4	2	4

16 km

to Elk Island National Park

13 km

to Miquelon Lake Provincial Park

Full pageTofield’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas9 protected areas within 10 km · Beaverhill Lake Heritage Rangeland Natural Area National & provincial parks16 km to a national park · Elk Island National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tofield

15pages on Tofield

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 96 Housing & costCHomes 3.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsD3 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 79.1 in its region Work & commuteC⁺58% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors18% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Elk Island National Park and 2 more within 40 km

Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Tofield; these are the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

National park · Parks CanadaElk Island National Park24 km north

MuseumUkrainian Cultural Heritage Village23 km north

National historic site · Parks CanadaUkrainian Pioneer Home35 km north

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (3)

Elk Island National Park: Enzenberger~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Ukrainian Cultural Heritage Village: Kevlar67, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Ukrainian Pioneer Home: Jeffery J. Nichols, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Tofield

Town in Alberta

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Tofield is one census subdivision in Alberta, and TownRatings describes all of it.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 2,122 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 10
Census subdivision: 4810018

Tofield’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Beaver CountyTofield

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Tofield	2,122	—	—	C	C⁻	C⁺
Beaver County	6,245	11	D⁻	C⁺	C⁻	C

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Tofield

How old are the people of Tofield?

42.4 is the median age, 45.2 the median among Canadian towns; 24% of residents are 65 or over and 19% under 15.

Who are the people of Tofield?

5% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 3% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Tofield?

Households hold 2.4 people on average, and 30% have just one.

Has Tofield grown?

It went from 2,081 people in 2016 to 2,045 in 2021, down 1.7%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 2,122.

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).