Arbour Lake
Pop 9,828 (2021 Census) 13.6 km to downtown CREB district: North West
Most of what you need sits along the Crowfoot corridor — groceries at the Co-op, a workout at the Melcor YMCA at Crowfoot, the Crowfoot Library for quieter hours. A bus connection runs the neighbourhood out to the broader northwest without much friction. Robert Thirsk High School draws from this stretch of the northwest, with younger kids splitting between Arbour Lake Middle School and St. Ambrose. The lake the community is named after is residents-only — private docks, paddleboards drifting in summer, a foreshore path that fills with walkers on warm evenings — the kind of place that earns its name.
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.
Disorder calls per 1,000 residents
Calls about disturbances, suspicious people, mental health and the like, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: calls, not crimes.
Crimes, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 92 property (62%), 56 violent (38%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 73 disturbances, 30 suspicious person or vehicle, 8 mental health or intoxication, 12 other.
Crimes by quarter
Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.
Disorder calls by quarter
Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.
311 requests
Service requests to the City's 311 line from the community, by type and by month.
Most common requests
Requests by month
Housing market
Assessed home values by home type, and the district's CREB benchmark prices.
Assessed values by home type
CREB benchmark prices, North West district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 12.0 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 35% of the average personal income here.
Growth
Building permits, new business licences and the mix of businesses in the community.
What the permits add
Businesses by type
Schools
Schools in the community and the ones it is designated to, with their grades and programs.
Average Fraser Institute rating: 6.5/10 (1 of 10 schools rated)
Designated schools
Schools your address is assigned to attend
Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD
Also in the community
Located here but may serve other attendance areas
Dining
Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.
Restaurants
- JOEY Crowfoot4.7 ★(6,260)
- The Keg Steakhouse + Bar - Crowfoot4.5 ★(2,812)
- Chianti Cafe & Restaurant4.3 ★(2,052)
- Cactus Club Cafe4.6 ★(1,814)
- Burger King3.7 ★(1,414)
Cafes
- Starbucks Coffee Company3.9 ★(602)
- Starbucks Coffee Company4.1 ★(328)
- Deville Crowfoot3.8 ★(44)
Bakeries
- COBS Bread4.7 ★(512)
- Pie Junkie Crowfoot4.5 ★(301)
- Crave Cupcakes Crowfoot3.8 ★(251)
- Marble Slab Creamery3.7 ★(239)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Safeway Crowfoot4.2 ★(2,012)
- Calgary Co-op Crowfoot4.2 ★(1,547)
- M&M Food Market4.1 ★(99)
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.1 ★(223)
- The Crowfoot Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy4.7 ★(128)
- Crowfoot Pharmacy4.7 ★(83)
- Calgary Co-op Pharmacy Crowfoot2.4 ★(44)
- Safeway Pharmacy Crowfoot4 ★(24)
Banks
- TD Canada Trust Branch and ATM2.4 ★(190)
- ATB Financial3.3 ★(64)
- RBC Royal Bank - Meeting Place (Cash at ATM Only)1 ★(1)
Shopping
- Crowfoot Crossing4.4 ★(740)
- The Corner @ Crowfoot4.5 ★(30)
- Crowfoot Village5 ★(1)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Cancare Childcare - Arbour Lake Centre4.1 ★(16)
- Tiny Rainbows Dayhome5 ★(8)
- Childsplace Learning Centres Ltd4.5 ★(6)
- Cancare Edutainment Centre5 ★(5)
- NovaCare - Dayhome5 ★(3)
Gyms and fitness
- Melcor YMCA at Crowfoot4 ★(834)
- Reformed Pilates Crowfoot4.8 ★(108)
- Church Fitness4.9 ★(96)
- F45 Training Arbour Lake4.9 ★(80)
- Arbour Lake Outdoor Fitness Park4.3 ★(17)
Dentists
- Arbour Lake Dental Care Calgary4.7 ★(864)
- Cory Liss Orthodontics4.9 ★(624)
- Synergy Perio Calgary4.9 ★(343)
- Evolution Dental4.9 ★(179)
- The Smile Team Pediatric Dentistry4.6 ★(145)
Vets
- VCA Canada Crowfoot Animal Hospital4.4 ★(215)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Mobility
Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.
Routes
The first five routes in the City's list that serve the community.
- Route 40→
- Route 76→
- Route 97→
- Route 113→
- Route 120→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, Colorado (529)Poplar Species (431)Ash, Green (300)Aspen, Quaking/Trembling (297)Elm, American (270)29 parks
Natural areas
1 supporting natural environment, 1 buffering natural environment, 2 remnant environments, 3 to be determineds
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 9,828
- Owner households
- 85.6%
- Median age
- 46
- Average personal income, 2020
- $60,086
- Visible minority
- 40.6%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in Northwest
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Arbour Lake, 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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