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Abbeydale

Pop 5,083 (2021 Census) 9.9 km to downtown CREB district: North East

Community boundaries · City of Calgary

Church marquees and school schedules do a lot of the organizing in Abbeydale. Eastside Christian Academy draws families for a full kindergarten-through-graduation program, while Abbeydale School handles the younger grades nearby. Bus routes connect toward Marlborough and out to Memorial Drive. The neighbourhood is mostly owner-occupied, single-family homes on streets that have been established long enough to feel settled.

Sunday mornings, Abbeydale Christian Fellowship and Eastside Christian Church both fill their parking lots — faith community is a real organizing force here, and its influence on the week's pace is more noticeable once you're living in it.

AbbeydaleScore 3/5

Safety

How safe the community is: crime and disorder per 1,000 residents against the city, and the trend.

Crime per 1,000 residents

Property and violent offences reported to police, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026.

Abbeydale▼ 14.0% yr/yr 16.9
City of Calgary22.0

Disorder calls per 1,000 residents

Calls about disturbances, suspicious people, mental health and the like, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: calls, not crimes.

Abbeydale▼ 17.0% yr/yr 60.6
City of Calgary73.7

Crimes, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 50 property (58%), 36 violent (42%).

Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 43 disturbances, 23 suspicious person or vehicle, 4 mental health or intoxication, 14 other.

Crimes by quarter

Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.

Disorder calls by quarter

Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.

Q3 2024 to Q2 2026 · Calgary Police Service
Abbeydale

311 requests

Service requests to the City's 311 line from the community, by type and by month.

1,096requests in 12 months

Most common requests

Waste410▼ 13.1% yr/yr
Bylaw177▲ 9.9% yr/yr
Infrastructure146▲ 2.1% yr/yr
Parks/Trees141▲ 29.4% yr/yr
Snow/Ice103▲ 28.7% yr/yr

Requests by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary 311
AbbeydaleScore 1/5

Housing market

Assessed home values by home type, and the district's CREB benchmark prices.

Assessed values by home type

Detached1,417 homes
$484,161▲ 1.4% yr/yr
Semi-detached307 homes
$403,744▲ 2.4% yr/yr
Row104 homes
$362,356▲ 6.9% yr/yr

CREB benchmark prices, North East district

Detached
$548,000▼ 6.6% yr/yr
Semi-detached
$415,100▼ 5.4% yr/yr
Row
$328,400▼ 8.9% yr/yr
Apartment
$246,300▼ 11.8% yr/yr
North East district on Housing districts
2026 assessment roll · City of CalgaryOct 2026 · CREB benchmark prices
AbbeydaleScore 3/5

Affordability

How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.

Buying

Average assessed value$463,726
Average personal income$42,984

A home here is assessed at 10.8 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).

Renting

Average asking rent$1,47416 listings
City average asking rent$1,811Rents here are lower

A year of the average asking rent is 41% of the average personal income here.

1 bed$1,0946 listings
2026 assessment roll · City of Calgary2021 Census (2020 incomes) · Statistics CanadaOct 31, 2026 · RentFaster asking rents
AbbeydaleScore 2/5

Growth

Building permits, new business licences and the mix of businesses in the community.

Residential
Dining: 7Retail: 3
Active business licences8Average community: 85
Building permits, 12 months
30▲ 3% yr/yr
Average community: 78

What the permits add

New homes:6▼ 25% yr/yr
Construction value:$1.3M

Businesses by type

Food Service
4
Retail
2
Other
2
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary building permitsSep 2026 · City of Calgary business licences
AbbeydaleScore 1/5

Schools

Schools in the community and the ones it is designated to, with their grades and programs.

Average Fraser Institute rating: 4.8/10 (2 of 10 schools rated)

Designated schools

Schools your address is assigned to attend

Abbeydale School
CBEElementary
Bishop Carroll High School
CSSDSenior High
Advanced PlacementAlternative LearningDual-CreditFine ArtsHockey Canada Skills AcademyInstrumental Music StringsOff-Campus EducationSelf-Directed Learning
Father Lacombe High School
CSSD
Advanced PlacementDual-CreditFilipino Language and Culture
St. Isidore School
CSSD
Alternative LearningOnline Learning
St. Kateri Tekakwitha School
CSSDElementaryFraser: 5.4/10
St. Martha School
CSSDElementary/Junior HighFraser: 4.2/10
St. Rose of Lima School
CSSD
French ImmersionLate French Immersion

Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD

Also in the community

Located here but may serve other attendance areas

Eastside Christian Academy
OtherK-12
2025 ratings · Fraser InstituteDesignations · Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District
AbbeydaleScore 1/5

Dining

Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.

Restaurants

Bars and pubs

Bakeries

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Abbeydale

Everyday

Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.

More in the area

1accountantsMaps
1real estate officesMaps
Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Abbeydale

Health and wellness

Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Abbeydale

Culture

Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.

Places of worship

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
AbbeydaleScore 3/5

Mobility

Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.

22transit stops

Routes

The first five routes in the City's list that serve the community.

  • Route 42→Marlborough
  • Route 49→Forest Heights
  • Route 67→Memorial Dr E
  • Route 68→68 St E
  • Route 127→Maryvale/Franklin Industrial

Bike paths

3bike path segments
On-Street Bikeway: 3
9.9 km to downtown Calgary
Oct 31, 2026 · Calgary Transit stops and routesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary bike paths
AbbeydaleScore 2/5

Environment

Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.

1,488public trees
70species
57.2%average condition

Most common trees

Ash, Green (282)Spruce, Colorado (249)Elm, Brandon (169)Oak, Bur (123)Chokecherry, Schubert (87)

12 parks

Subneighbourhood Park: 9Community Park: 1Neighbourhood Park: 1Regional Park: 1

Bike paths

On-Street Bikeway: 3
Oct 28, 2026 · City of Calgary public treesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary parks and bike paths
Abbeydale

Who lives here

Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.

Population
5,083
Owner households
76.3%
Median age
38.8
Average personal income, 2020
$42,984
Visible minority
44.9%

Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.

Top ancestries

Canadian
9.7%
Filipino
9.4%
Scottish
9.1%
English
8.9%
German
8%

Top mother tongues

English
69.5%
Tagalog
6.5%
Arabic
3.7%
Vietnamese
3.7%
Spanish
3.1%
2021 Census · Statistics Canada

Nearby in Northeast

Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.

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Before-you-buy report

What's changing around an address in Abbeydale, Calgary before you buy:

  • Rezoning and permit applications nearby
  • Council decisions affecting the area
  • Crime and 311 trends, and school changes
  • Ground movement from satellite data
  • The assessment trend against the community

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