The Braeside off-leash park pulls a reliable morning crowd — the kind of spot where people end up on a first-name basis with the dogs before the owners. Braeside School anchors the residential streets around it, and the commercial strip tilts toward dining rather than daily errands, which sends most people to Cedarbrae or Acadia for bigger grocery runs.
Two Orthodox churches sit within a few blocks of each other here — Saint Andrew Romanian Orthodox Church and St. John of Shanghai and San Francisco Russian Orthodox Church — which you notice on a first walk and don't forget.
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: 32 property (52%), 30 violent (48%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 17 disturbances, 12 suspicious person or vehicle, 6 mental health or intoxication, 6 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, South district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 9.4 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 39% 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 (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
Dining
Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.
Restaurants
- Streats Calgary Braeside Kitchen4.2 ★(722)
- Sammy's Worlds Greatest Pizza - Braeside Location4.6 ★(687)
- MY CHICKEN & MEAT (KOREAN BBQ)4.8 ★(511)
- Dairy Queen Grill & Chill3.1 ★(483)
- KFC3.3 ★(382)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons3.9 ★(1,016)
- Second Cup Café4.2 ★(475)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.3 ★(201)
Banks
- RBC Royal Bank3.6 ★(95)
Shopping
- Braecentre4.2 ★(273)
- Braeside Centre5 ★(1)
More in the area
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Fueling Brains Academy - Braeside4.9 ★(100)
- First Path Childcare - Daycare4.9 ★(40)
- Braeside Community Child Care4.6 ★(9)
- The Little da Vinci Day Home5 ★(1)
- Adoring Dayhome Childcare5 ★(1)
Gyms and fitness
- Oxygen Yoga and Fitness Braeside4.6 ★(220)
- Elite Martial Arts Academy Braeside5 ★(208)
Dentists
- Braeside Dental Centre4.9 ★(333)
- Southland Dental4.9 ★(135)
- S. Pedersen Professional Dental Corporation4.5 ★(19)
Vets
- Braeside Veterinary Clinic4.3 ★(119)
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 56→
- Route 99→
- Route 125→
- Route 126→
- Route 304→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Cotoneaster Species (357)Spruce, Colorado Blue (326)Spruce, Colorado (268)Poplar Species (175)Ash, Green (145)Natural areas
2 remnant environments
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 5,702
- Owner households
- 76.4%
- Median age
- 42
- Average personal income, 2020
- $55,224
- Visible minority
- 16.9%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in South
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Braeside, 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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