Cheap Car Insurance Quotes in Lethbridge Alberta

City of Lethbridge

Lethbridge is a large city in the south part of the province of Alberta. The city has warm summers, windy weather, and moderate winter. As per the 2016 census, the population of Lethbridge is 92729. This is an increase of 11% over the 2011 census. There is a university, 2-3 college campuses, museums, theatres and many sports facilities. Other attractions include Lethbridge Viaduct, Nikka Yuko Japanese Garden, Princess Takamatsu Galt Museum & Archives etc. The Henderson Park, Southern Alberta Art Gallery, Exhibition Park, Helen Schuler Nature Centre, Lethbridge corn maze etc. The Chinook Health region in Lethbridge has over 12 hospitals, 5 care facilities, 15 community health centers. These organizations employ over 3500 staff and 200 doctors.

Over 3 malls offer 175 retail shops and has many national and international outlets. Lodging facilities for 16 hotels facilities help students moving from home to pursue studies at reasonable costs. Even those on a business trip can use these lodging options. For dining, you may choose from over 145 fine restaurants, 67 food outlets, and 63 lounge bars.

Economy of Lethbridge

Lethbridge is a transportation, commercial, industrial and financial hub in southern Alberta. Originally, coal drift mining was a prominent industry and then in the 20^th century, agriculture was prime. Today there are many who depend on the retail, education, health and hospitality sectors. Major employers include government and public sector companies. These include Canadian Freightways, Safeway, Minute Muffer, H & R Transport, Braman Furniture. The surrounding cities get municipal water from Lethbridge. These include Coaldale, Iron Springs, Coalhurst, Monarch, Diamond City, Turin, and Shaughnessy. The police services of Coaldale and Lethbridge together formed the Lethbridge Police Service.

Some of the major employers in Lethbridge employ many in the city and surrounding cities. These include City of Lethbridge, Lethbridge School District, Chinook Health, University of Lethbridge, Convergys, Sun Life, Lethbridge Ironworks. There are over 6 commercial and industrial parks in Lethbridge. Manufacturing accounts for about 10% of the local economy. These include Agricultural equipment, Animal feeds, Concrete products, Construction materials, Fabricated metal, Foods and beverages, Furniture, Machining, Manufactured housing, Non-metallic mineral products, Plastics, Heating and ventilation products, Transportation equipment etc.

How Much Does Car Insurance Cost in Lethbridge

The average cost of car insurance in Lethbridge is $1,205.

Who Has the Cheapest Car Insurance Quotes in Lethbridge

Rank	Auto Insurance Company	Annual Rate
1	Aviva Traders	$1,073
2	Aviva	$1,110
3	Millenium	$1,120
4	SG Canada	$1,122
5	Coseco	$1,170
6	Peace Hills	$1,181
7	Wawanesa	$1,189
8	Travelers Dominion Product	$1,231
9	CAA AMA	$1,396
10	Desjardins	$1,461

Most Expensive Auto Insurer in Lethbridge

The above table compares the car insurance prices by some insurers in Lethbridge. Desjardins had the highest annual car insurance price higher by $388 than the cheapest quote. CAA had the next expensive quote at a difference of $65 than Desjardins. Travelers Dominion Product had $165 lower price than CAA.

Cheapest Auto Insurer in Lethbridge

Aviva Traders had the cheapest annual price at $1073 and Aviva was next at $37 more. At a difference of $10, Millennium Insurance had the next low quotation.

Car Insurance in Lethbridge Neighborhoods

Neighbourhoods	Car Insurance can be as low as
Parkbridge Estates	$859
West Lethbridge	$933
North Lethbridge	$933
Dowtown Lethbridge	$933
Prairie Arbour Estates	$933
Senator Buchanan	$933
Hardieville Lethbridge	$933
London Road, Lethbridge	$933
Victoria Park	$933

Most Expensive Areas for Car Insurance in Lethbridge

As per a comparison of car insurance quotes in Lethbridge, most of the surrounding neighborhoods had similar pricing at $933. These include Victoria Park, London Road, Hardieville, Prairie Arbour Estates, North & West Lethbridge.

Least Expensive Areas for Car Insurance in Lethbridge

Parkbridge Estates had an annual car insurance quote a litter lower at $859.

Getting Around Lethbridge

There are many methods to travel and go around in Lethbridge. These include biking, driving, walking, taking public transit or carpooling etc. There are 4 provincial highways that terminate or run through Lethbridge such as 3, 4, 5 and 25. Lethbridge has many arterial roads such as University Drive, Mayor Magrath Drive, and Scenic Drive. It is also on the CANAMEX corridor that makes it a transportation hub. The Lethbridge airport, CPR rail yards are nearby and connect the city to Edmonton and Calgary.

City Initiatives for Transportation

Transportation initiatives by the city of Lethbridge aim at improving the existing structure, assess needs and focus on the master plan. The departments are planning and development services, municipal development plans, urbanization plans, area structure plans and outline plans. They also provide inputs and improvement techniques on major projects.

Studies & Documents that play an important role in transportation

Transportation Master Plan
Design & Construction Standards
Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) Manual
6th Avenue South Functional Planning Study
Mayor Magrath Drive Functional Planning Study
Lethbridge Circulation Road Study
Emergency Traffic Management on Whoop-Up Drive

The City of Lethbridge maintains and operates over 540 km of roads, 650 km of sidewalks. 100 km of pathways and other transportation facilities in the city. Lethbridge city is also responsible for maintenance of 153 traffic signals and more than 12500 community lights. These include park, roadways, pathways and festive lights. The City of Lethbridge has 5 parking lots and parking stalls that you may lease on a monthly basis in the Downtown area.

Lethbridge Transit Master Plan 2014 to 2018

The Transit Master plan for Lethbridge has focused on transit network between 2014 to next 4 years. This plan looks at many options to reach the same destination so that there is minimal traffic congestion along a particular route. Direct simple road routes that are clear and definitive. These include 4 frequent routes, 6 local routes and 10 community routes.

Worst Intersection in Lethbridge

Some of the most dangerous intersections in Lethbridge due to high collision rates are as follows.

Yellowhead highway on highway 44 from west Edmonton all the way up to Westlock
Highway 3 from Lethbridge to Fort MacLeod
Scenic Drive S and 3 Ave S
The intersection of 6 Ave S and 13 St S at downtown
The intersection of 32 Ave S and 32 St S.
Fort McMurray on highway 63 to Fort MacKay
Valleyview to DeBolt on highway 43

List of Car Insurance Companies in Lethbridge

Insurance Company	Address	City	Province	Postal Code	Telephone Number
Lethbridge Agency	3115 26 Ave N Unit 20	Lethbridge	AB	T1H 5P4	(587) 800-1110
Westland Insurance Group	1201 3 Ave S	Lethbridge	AB	T1J 0J8	(403) 328-7777
Western Financial Group	3821 Mayor Magrath Dr S #10	Lethbridge	AB	T1K 8E2	(403) 327-1889
Armour Insurance Lethbridge	1122 3 Ave S	Lethbridge	AB	T1J 0J6	(403) 327-4014
Alpine Insurance & Financial Inc	1103 3 Ave S	Lethbridge	AB	T1J 0J5	(403) 329-1100

* Methodology

For the survey, we assumed that the auto insurance premiums are for a 35-year-old man. He owns his car Honda Civic model 2012. The credit rating is good and he has basic liability coverage. The annual mileage ranges from 5,000 to 8,000 with no traffic tickets since last 5 years.

Insurance quotes shown here are examples only. The lowest cost insurance provider depends on numerous factors related to the car, driver, location and driving conditions. There’s no guarantee that the lowest rate provider in these examples produces the lowest rate for every driver.