Quiet streets and well-spaced houses shaded by mature trees give Bel-Aire a settled, unhurried feel a short drive from downtown. Day-to-day errands run toward Sunterra Market over in Britannia or over to Chinook Centre in Meadowlark Park — close enough to make neither a project. Bus service connects to the broader transit network, though this is largely a neighbourhood of driveways and garages.
First Assembly has been part of the community fabric for years, one of the few spots that draws residents together outside their own yards. The streets stay notably calm through the week — few pedestrians, little through-traffic — the kind of quiet that comes from a place where people have put down roots and aren't in any rush to be somewhere else.
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: 6 property (100%), 0 violent (0%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 6 suspicious person or vehicle.
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, City Centre district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 17.2 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Growth
Building permits, new business licences and the mix of businesses in the community.
What the permits add
Schools
Schools in the community and the ones it is designated to, with their grades and programs.
Average Fraser Institute rating: 6.5/10 (2 of 8 schools rated)
Designated schools
Schools your address is assigned to attend
Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
More in the area
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Attractions
Places of worship
- First Assembly Church4.8 ★(280)
Mobility
Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.
Routes
- Route 3→
- Route 9→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Cotoneaster Species (65)Spruce, Colorado Blue (43)Juniper Species (38)Crabapple Species (29)Spruce, Colorado (25)2 parks
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 453
- Owner households
- 73.3%
- Median age
- 49.5
- Average personal income, 2020
- $173,290
- Visible minority
- 17.9%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in Centre
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Bel-Aire, 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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