VermilionAlberta

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,658 of 2,556

It is part of Division No. 10, a census division. This town in Alberta has a population of 4,192.

Photo: Shoju foge · CC BY-SA 3.0

Population

4,192

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.8

years · Alberta’s towns: 40.8

Postsecondary

54%

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 Vermilion a good place to live?

Vermilion’s lowest grade is for safety (D). Overall, Vermilion earns a C+: better than nearly two fifths of Canadian towns, and #319 of 473 in Alberta. Owners valued their homes at a median $268,000 in 2021, which is 3.4 years of the typical household’s pay. Jobs and pay hold up well (A).

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.

StrongestA⁺Hazard risk AJobs & income AWalkabilityWeakestDSafety

How Vermilion grades

Each subject compares Vermilion 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

Hazard riskGraded on earthquake risk and radon, with high wildfire risk able to lower itA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →SafetyIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsC⁺Open →SchoolsBehind most towns comparedC⁺Open →HealthClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Vermilion stand out

The 3 things Vermilion does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Hazard risk

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A+.

Jobs & income

Better than 90%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A.

Safety

Behind 90%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: D.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Vermilion.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁺

Vermilion faces fewer hazards than almost every Canadian town

Lowwildfire bandA⁺Hazard risk Grade

The radon tests numbers here cover the East Central Health

Radon is about average around Vermilion: 5.2% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study of the town.

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

Vermilion5.2%

Alberta’s towns7.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	5.2%	7.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.004	$0.013	$0.030

$0.004

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Low

wildfire band

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

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.004 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

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Vermilion have a short way to work, 16 min on average, less than in Alberta’s towns and Canadian towns

9%walk, cycle or take transit

90% of commuters drove, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van90%

Walk8%

Bicycle2%

Census 2021	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
Average trip	16 min	26 min	26 min
Car or van	90%	88%	89%

$78,500

median household income, 2020

11%

worked from home, May 2021

82%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment9.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work9% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to40 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Wainwright

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

SafetySafety D

The police who cover Vermilion record more serious crime than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 143

143Crime Severity Index

Its police area records 22.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 59.7 per 1,000 a year, above both Alberta’s towns (45) and Canadian towns (31.2). Vermilion 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 Vermilion detachment area.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023153

2024147

2025128

2023–2025	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
Crime Severity Index	143	110	67
Property crime per 1,000	59.7	45	31.2
Violent crime	22.8	14.2	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	130	109	86

149

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageVermilion’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety143 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Vermilion’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Vermilion safe?”

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

Climate

Winter nights bite in Vermilion: January lows of −19.5°C, colder than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

23.5°CJuly afternoons

Summer highs in Vermilion reach 23.5°C in July. Frosty days number 213 in a normal year, above Alberta’s towns (193) and Canadian towns (159) alike. January is the snowiest month, with 19 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to June: 79 mm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−7.1°C

Spring9.1°C

Summer22.4°C

Autumn8.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
January night low	−19.5°C	−14.7°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	213	193	159
Precipitation a year	425 mm	431 mm	883 mm
Snowfall a year	99 cm	127 cm	141 cm

99 cm

of snow a year

213

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

Full pageVermilion’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.5°C, January lows −19.5°C Rain and snow425 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow99 cm of snow a year Weather station44 km to the station · Fabyan

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

HousingCost of living C⁺

Vermilion gets a C+ for cost of living

$268,000median home value, 2021C⁺Cost of living Grade

77% of households own their home, near both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 18% of households, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and close to Canadian towns (18%).

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

Vermilion$268,000

Alberta$400,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
Median home value, 2021	$268,000	$400,000	$406,000
Households owning their home	77%	74%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	18%	21%	18%

$1,090

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,070

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Cost of living3.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $268,000, against the median household income Renting$1,090 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 · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

SchoolsSchools C⁺

Vermilion leans Catholic: 3 of its 6 schools, where in Alberta it is 18%

6schools within 3 kmC⁺Schools Grade

On the tests, 2 of 4 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 2 under it. Its elementary schools are small, 149 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. Within 3 km of Vermilion are 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 schools for every grade, teaching 1,977 students.

School	Level	Students	System
Vermilion Elementary School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6	Elementary · Grades K–6	280	English public
Hope Home Schooling CatholicLargest secondary schoolAll grades · Grades K–12	All grades · Grades K–12	525	English Catholic

See all 6 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English Catholic3

English public2

Independent1

Schools within 3 km	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
School boards	2	3	3

1,977

students at the schools within 3 km, 2025/26

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageVermilion’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school6 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 3 schools for every grade Results2 of 4 in the top two fifths · of the schools with results, placed against every school in Alberta Language0 of 6 teach in French · 2% of schools in Alberta The boards2 school boards · The East Central Alberta Catholic Separate School Division Questions“What schools are there in Vermilion?”

Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26

HealthHealth C⁺

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

52%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Measured across the Central Zone: health survey and life expectancy

The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Vermilion is well placed: 1.5 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The survey counts 15% of adults as smokers, above both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Alberta, 52% against 53%.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Vermilion52%

Alberta’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Vermilion	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

1.5 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageVermilion’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey52% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care1.5 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.0 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

Who lives here

Vermilion skews older, with 22% of residents 65 or over, more than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns

40.8median age

One in ten residents belong to a visible minority, below both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). Children under 15 make up 18% of residents.

VermilionAlbertaCanada

AlbertaCanada

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

22%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%

Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

51.5% of Vermilion’s residents are women

The 2021 census counted 2,030 women and 1,915 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Vermilion
	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
Under 15	18%	18%	16%
15 to 64	61%	67%	64%
65+	22%	15%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	18%	15%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	54%	54%	56%

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

Ages40.8 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households1,680 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants8% are immigrants · 10% belong to a visible minority English and French3% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

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

Weather

Vermilion in November: highs near −1°C, lows near −11°C

−1°Ca normal November afternoon

July brings the warmest days, 24°C; January the coldest nights, −20°C. Precipitation in November averages 18 mm. December follows at −7°C by day and −17°C by night. November usually brings some 16 cm of snow.

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

November−1°C

December−7°C

January−8°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−7°C	−18°C	48 mm
Spring	9°C	−4°C	94 mm
Summer	22°C	9°C	212 mm
Autumn	9°C	−3°C	71 mm

−11°C

a normal November night

18 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageVermilion’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 (Fabyan); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Lakeland gave Shannon Stubbs a 30,730-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 98% of ridings

Vermilion is a town by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Full pageVermilion’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁻

Vermliion Public Library is Vermilion’s public library

A single building, Vermliion Public Library, serves 4,150 people.

Full pageVermilion’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

A year at the library3.9 visits per person served The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong5.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Vermilion Provincial Park reaches the edge of Vermilion

1.5%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected areas cover 1.5% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. No national park lies within 100 km. Within its own boundary, nearly a tenth of the town is protected.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Vermilion1.5%

Alberta’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Vermilion	Alberta	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.5%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	2	4

At the edge

to Vermilion Provincial Park

Full pageVermilion’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Vermilion Provincial Park National & provincial parksAt the edge to a provincial park · Vermilion Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Vermilion

15pages on Vermilion

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 143 Housing & costC⁺Homes 3.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsC⁺6 schools within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 79.1 in its region Work & commuteA60% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Vermilion

11 notable people were born in Vermilion.

See all 11 →

Alison JacksonCanadian bicycle racer · born 1988

Jeff WoywitkaCanadian ice hockey player · born 1983

Ron JonesCanadian ice hockey defenceman · born 1951

Bill FlettCanadian ice hockey player · 1943–1999

Ernest KennyCanadian ice hockey defenceman · 1907–1970

Charlie MeadCanadian baseball player · 1921–2014

Photo credits

Alison Jackson: Cs-wolves, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Jeff Woywitka: Sarah Connors, CC BY 2.0 · Ron Jones: Pittsburgh Penguins / NHL, Public domain

About Vermilion

Town in Alberta

For Vermilion, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Alberta, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.

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

Population: 4,192 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Alberta
Census division: Division No. 10
Census subdivision: 4810042

Questions about Vermilion

What kind of homes are in Vermilion?

78% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.3 people; 35% are one person living alone.

Who are the people of Vermilion?

Visible minorities are 10% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 8%, and Indigenous people 6%.

Is Vermilion growing?

It lost people: 4,084 in 2016, 3,948 in 2021, 3.3% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 4,192.

Is Vermilion a young town or an old one?

At 40.8, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 22%.

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).