Red Deer sits at City Score rank #145 with a standing of 52%, from 7 of 8 open-data pillars (tax, construction, connectivity, indoor air, water, seismic hazard, growth, safety). Missing pillars score at median standing so thin coverage cannot inflate the rank. Rising 154 places versus 2022 (#299 → #145).
Latest owned placements: building permit value rank #3 of 25 (2025); indoor radon rank #160 of 327 at 104 Bq/m³ survey mean. Full tables and method notes live on each study edition; atlas readings for the same slug open from the topic buttons.
In the 2025 City Score edition, Red Deer carries a City Score standing of 52% (rank #145 of 343) with 7 of 8 pillars observed. That sits 2 points above the Alberta peer average across 51 ranked cities. Within Alberta, Red Deer ranks #20 of 51 on City Score.
The strongest signal in the current chart is building permit value (standing 92%, rank #3 of 25, raw score 10511.284756653842). The weakest observed pillar is police-reported crime severity (standing 22%, rank #22 of 102, 114.4 CSI). Crime severity uses the Statistics Canada police-service CSI mapped to Red Deer, Alberta (table 35100026), not a regional proxy.
Drinking-water hardness on the water atlas reads 209 mg/L as CaCO₃ for Red Deer. Compare that figure to the hardness pillar on the chart and to the national hardness guide on the hub.
