Community Profiles

Alberta

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 454 (2022)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: 92 (2022)
Individuals staying in transitional housing: 108 (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness: 254 (2022)

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  2.3% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.9% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 2.5% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $917/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,041/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,206/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Total welfare income (single individual): $11,262 (2023)
Number of family and individual visits to Food Bank:  Province wide: 174,311 (March 2023)

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