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Alberta

Airdrie

Whistle-stop north of Calgary

Airdrie in brief

Airdrie started as a Calgary and Edmonton Railway water stop in 1889, named for Airdrie, Scotland. For a while the “town” was mostly railway buildings beside Nose Creek; a farmhouse, post office, and store arrived around 1901.

Calgary kept growing north, and Airdrie grew with it, trading prairie quiet for a busy stretch of Highway 2. You can still feel the corridor energy: commuters by day, community rinks and fields by night.

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#104
City Score rank
23%
City Score
1
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City Score over time

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Rankings for Airdrie

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Composite · OpenStats

OpenStats City Score

OpenStats

Average standing across OpenStats-owned rankings built from public data (currently radon, building permit value, and residential mill rates). Each placement is scored from 0–1 within its edition, then averaged. External livability lists stay on hometown pages as separate published appearances.

Single edition · 2026

#104
Published · 2026 · of 125
Score 0.231

Only one published edition places Airdrie in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Health · OpenStats

OpenStats Highest Indoor Radon

OpenStats

Communities ranked by Health Canada survey mean indoor radon (Bq/m³). Rank 1 is the highest mean.

Single edition · 2026

#27
Published · 2026 · of 117
Score 135.1

Only one published edition places Airdrie in this study so far. Open the edition for method notes and the full table.

Original source · Full edition

Worth knowing in Airdrie

Distinctive local notes and places, each linked to its source.

  • Airdrie is a city in Alberta, Canada, located north of Calgary within the Calgary–Edmonton Corridor at the intersection of Queen Elizabeth II Highway and Highway 567.

    Wikipedia

  • The city is part of the Calgary census metropolitan area and is surrounded by Rocky View County.

    Wikipedia

  • Airdrie has a population of around 90,000 people, making it the 5th largest city in Alberta, after Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge, and Red Deer.

    Wikipedia

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