Web Design in Three Hills, Alberta

The local picture in Three Hills

With fewer residents than in 2016, the customers who remain in Three Hills tend to be loyal, and word of mouth still matters. A website backs that up: it is where people check your hours, confirm your number and send a friend your link.

Three Hills and the surrounding area

Nearby municipalities include Kneehill County (6.6 km, pop. 4,992), Trochu (14 km, pop. 998) and Linden (20 km, pop. 704). The nearest large city, Red Deer, is about 73 km away to the northwest. If you work in Trochu or Linden as well, the site can say so on a service area page.

Kneehill County has 4,992 residents and a median age of 41.6, against 44.8 in Three Hills. In Kneehill County, 86.0% of households own their home; in Three Hills, 68.8%.

Three Hills in numbers

The census counted 1,168 households in Three Hills, and 68.8% of them own their home. The median household income in Three Hills was $76,000 in 2020, below the Alberta median of $96,000, so clear prices matter.

Other numbers worth knowing

• Apprenticeship or trades certificate holders: 10.9%
• Workers travelling 60+ minutes each way: 5.5%
• Households of people living alone or with non-relatives: 30.0%
• Residents per square kilometre: 451.2
• Households in row houses: 4.3%
• Mainly speak a non-official language at home: 5.5%

Three Hills against the provincial average

On driving to work, Three Hills (80.9%) compares with 87.3% for the province as a whole. Employed residents working at home in May 2021: 12.5% in Three Hills, against 22.0% across Alberta. On the share of children, Three Hills (19.0%) compares with 19.0% for the province as a whole.

Who your customers are in Three Hills

Active commuting is common: 15.9% walk or bike to work. People pass by on foot, so make your street address and hours easy to find.

71.4% of commuters get to work in under 15 minutes. Customers are mostly local, so local details count.

Single-detached houses hold 75.6% of households in Three Hills. Renovators, landscapers and other trades should show photos of finished jobs.

Population trend in Three Hills

The population fell from 3,212 in 2016 to 3,042 in 2021 (5.3%). For comparison, Alberta as a whole grew 4.8% from 2016 to 2021.

Industries that stand out in Three Hills

Of the 197 businesses with employees counted in Three Hills (June 2026), these groups stand out against the provincial mix:

• Farms and agricultural businesses (13): what they grow or raise and a form for wholesale enquiries.
• Tutors, driving schools and training providers (6): how to enrol and instructor qualifications.
• Hotels, inns and other places to stay (5): what is nearby and how to get there.
• Specialty trades such as electricians, plumbers and roofers (18): before-and-after photos and emergency contact details and hours.
• Furniture, electronics and home stores (3): opening hours and the product range with prices.

58.4% had between one and four employees, so this is a market of small firms. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.

The jobs residents hold are mostly in health care and social assistance (14.9%), educational services (11.8%) and retail trade (11.4%).

Registration and privacy basics for Three Hills

Some homework for Three Hills businesses before the website goes live:

• Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
• Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau

General information, not legal advice. Each link goes to the official page, where the details for your situation are.

A CA$119 website, step by step

Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. Nothing needs to happen in person: you send what you have by email and see the whole website on a temporary link before it goes live.

1. Tell us about the business in the sign-up form, which takes about 5 minutes; the rest goes by email.
2. You get a temporary link within 3 business days, so you can click through every page and ask for changes by email.
3. Once you approve it, the first monthly fee is issued and the website goes live on your domain, together with your business email.

New prices, new photos, a new service page: email it in and our team updates the site, included in the fee.