Two HillsAlberta
Its census division is Division No. 10. A town of 1,698 in Alberta.
Is Two Hills a good place to live?
Two Hills’s strongest is hazard risk (A+). Schools are its weak spot (D). A median home here was worth $200,000 at the census, or 3 times what the middle household earns in a year. Safety lags (C−).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. With fewer than 2,500 residents, Two Hills gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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 Two Hills grades
Each subject compares Two Hills with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Two Hills gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Two Hills stand out
The 3 things Two Hills does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Two Hills.
Two Hills’s grade for hazard risk: an A+
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Two Hills’ survey area, 5.2% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the East Central Health, with Two Hills one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Two Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 5.2% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Around Two Hills, 2 schools for every grade: 2 schools in all
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two Hills Mennonite School Bottom fifth in AlbertaLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 449 | English public |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
For the force that serves Two Hills, the Crime Severity Index is 119, above Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 74, below both Alberta’s towns (109) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 48.5 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Two Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 119 | 110 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 48.5 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 74 | 109 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Two Hills detachment area
Fewer of Two Hills’ 15-to-64s are in work than in 92% of Canadian towns
The commute to work averages 23 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Two Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 88% | 89% |
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.
A town of families: 31% of people in Two Hills are under 15, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, higher than Alberta’s towns (15%) and near Canadian towns (19%). Visible minorities make up 1.9% of the population, below both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 52.8% of Two Hills
750 women and 670 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Two Hills | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 31% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 50% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 58% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 25% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Two Hills has colder winters than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −19.0°C
Gardeners get 108 frost-free days, from 24 May to 10 September. The thermometer drops below freezing on 209 days a year, higher than both Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159). Summer highs in Two Hills reach 23.5°C in July. January is the snowiest month, with 30 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Two Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −19.0°C | −14.7°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 388 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 209 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Vegreville)
Fewer households own their home in Two Hills than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 66%
Just over a fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Alberta’s towns (21%) and above Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to a fifth of the median household income, near both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Two Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $200,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 66% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 21% | 18% |
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.
Two Hills in November: highs near −1°C, lows near −11°C
November normally sees 17 mm of precipitation. Snowfall in a normal November: 27 cm. The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −18°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Vegreville is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −7°C | −18°C | 47 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 86 mm |
| Summer | 23°C | 9°C | 181 mm |
| Autumn | 9°C | −4°C | 75 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Vegreville); the forecast is on the Weather page
No public library stands in Two Hills: the closest, Vegreville Centennial Library, is 32 km away
A single building, Two Hills Library, serves 1,443 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
People in Two Hills’ health region live to 79.1 on average, 2.4 years short of the typical Canadian town
On average nearly a fifth of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The region has more smokers than Alberta, 15% of adults to 11%. In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Alberta’s 53%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Two Hills is well placed: 0.6 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Two Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.1 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 15% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Central Zone, not by town
Vermilion Provincial Park, 61 km away, is the closest provincial park to Two Hills
Within 10 km is a single protected area. A drive of 66 km reaches Elk Island National Park, the nearest national park. Of the country within 10 km, 0.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Two Hills | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Two Hills
Famous people from Two Hills
5 notable people were born in Two Hills.
About Two Hills
Town in Alberta
Every figure TownRatings gives for Two Hills 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
- 1,698 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- Census division
- Division No. 10
- Census subdivision
- 4810052
Two Hills’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two Hills | 1,698 | — | — | C+ | C− | B− |
| Two Hills County No. 21 | 3,626 | 9.5 | D− | B− | C− | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Two Hills
What kind of homes are in Two Hills?
Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 3 people on average, and 29% have just one.
Is Two Hills growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,352 to 1,416 residents (up 4.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,698.
Is Two Hills a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 30.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 31% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.
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).