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Charleswood

Pop 3,524 (2021 Census) 5.9 km to downtown CREB district: North West

Community boundaries · City of Calgary

The Charleswood off-leash park pulls the neighbourhood together the way good parks do — dog walkers in the early morning, kids spilling out from Senator Patrick Burns School in the afternoon. It's an established northwest pocket where original owners stayed and younger families bought in around them, and where the occasional new infill build now goes up alongside the bungalows.

The Triwood Community Association keeps things anchored through the seasons — rink in winter, programming year-round — and West Confederation Park Spray Park handles summer afternoons for anyone with small children. A handful of bus routes thread to LRT stations in Brentwood and Dalhousie, putting downtown within reasonable reach from a neighbourhood that otherwise feels a comfortable distance from it.

CharleswoodScore 4/5

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.

Charleswood▲ 4.3% yr/yr 13.6
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.

Charleswood▲ 13.3% yr/yr 28.9
City of Calgary73.7

Crimes, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 36 property (75%), 12 violent (25%).

Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 12 disturbances, 8 suspicious person or vehicle, 2 mental health or intoxication, 8 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
Charleswood

311 requests

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

1,188requests in 12 months

Most common requests

Infrastructure299▼ 9.7% yr/yr
Parks/Trees295▼ 3.6% yr/yr
Waste239– no change yr/yr
Bylaw151▲ 13.5% yr/yr
Snow/Ice130▲ 20.4% yr/yr

Requests by month

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

Housing market

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

Assessed values by home type

Detached1,293 homes
$884,991▲ 0.1% yr/yr
Semi-detached29 homes
$705,793▲ 2.5% yr/yr

CREB benchmark prices, North West district

Detached
$765,500▼ 2.5% yr/yr
Semi-detached
$676,200▲ 0.8% yr/yr
Row
$418,500▼ 3.4% yr/yr
Apartment
$273,900▼ 8.8% yr/yr
North West district on Housing districts
2026 assessment roll · City of CalgaryOct 2026 · CREB benchmark prices
CharleswoodScore 2/5

Affordability

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

Buying

Average assessed value$881,060
Average personal income$76,652

A home here is assessed at 11.5 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).

Renting

Average asking rent$1,46721 listings
City average asking rent$1,811Rents here are lower

A year of the average asking rent is 23% of the average personal income here.

1 bed$8468 listings
3 beds$2,0336 listings
2026 assessment roll · City of Calgary2021 Census (2020 incomes) · Statistics CanadaOct 31, 2026 · RentFaster asking rents
CharleswoodScore 3/5

Growth

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

Residential
Dining: 2Retail: 1Services: 3
Active business licences14Average community: 85
Building permits, 12 months
51▼ 6% yr/yr
Average community: 78

What the permits add

New homes:16▲ 7% yr/yr
Construction value:$8.4M

Businesses by type

Property Management
9
Food Service
2
Personal Service
2
Retail
1
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary building permitsSep 2026 · City of Calgary business licences
CharleswoodScore 5/5

Schools

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

Average Fraser Institute rating: 7.9/10 (1 of 14 schools rated)

Designated schools

Schools your address is assigned to attend

Bishop Carroll High School
CSSDSenior High
Advanced PlacementAlternative LearningDual-CreditFine ArtsHockey Canada Skills AcademyInstrumental Music StringsOff-Campus EducationSelf-Directed Learning
Capitol Hill School
CBEElementaryFraser: 7.9/10
Captain John Palliser School
CBEElementary
Montessori
Madeleine d'Houet School
CSSD
French ImmersionLate French Immersion
Senator Patrick Burns School
CBEElementary/Junior High
Spanish Bilingual Program (K-12)
Simon Fraser School
CBEElementary/Junior High
Sir Winston Churchill High School
CBESenior High
International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma
St. Francis High School
CSSDSenior High
Advanced PlacementDual-CreditExtended FrenchItalian Language and CultureSpanish Bilingual
St. Isidore School
CSSD
Alternative LearningOnline Learning
St. Luke School
CSSD
French Immersion
St. Mary's High School
CSSDSenior High
Collegiate School ProgramDual-CreditInternational Baccalaureate
William Aberhart High School
CBEJunior/Senior High
Early French Immersion Program (K-12)Late French Immersion Program (7-12)

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

Also in the community

Located here but may serve other attendance areas

Banff Trail School
CBEElementary
Early French Immersion Program (K-12)
2025 ratings · Fraser InstituteDesignations · Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District
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Dining

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

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

Everyday

Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.

More in the area

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

Health and wellness

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

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

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

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
CharleswoodScore 4/5

Mobility

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

20transit stops

Routes

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

  • Route 9→Dalhousie Station/Chinook Station
  • Route 20→Heritage Station/Northmount Dr N
  • Route 38→North Crosstown
  • Route 65→Market Mall/Downtown West
  • Route 105→Dalhousie Station/Lions Park Station

Bike paths

9bike path segments
Bicycle Lane: 5On-Street Bikeway: 4
5.9 km to downtown Calgary
Oct 31, 2026 · Calgary Transit stops and routesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary bike paths
CharleswoodScore 5/5

Environment

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

4,306public trees
104species
1heritage trees
59.2%average condition

Most common trees

Ash, Green (863)Poplar Species (492)Spruce, White (426)Spruce, Colorado (387)Elm, American (383)

19 parks

Subneighbourhood Park: 12Community Park: 3Neighbourhood Park: 2Parks Depot: 1Regional Park: 1

Natural areas

3 remnant environments

Bike paths

Bicycle Lane: 5On-Street Bikeway: 4
Oct 28, 2026 · City of Calgary public treesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary parks and bike paths
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Who lives here

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

Population
3,524
Owner households
76.2%
Median age
41.6
Average personal income, 2020
$76,652
Visible minority
20.6%

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

Top ancestries

English
15%
Scottish
13.7%
Irish
11.8%
German
10.2%
Canadian
5.9%

Top mother tongues

English
82.2%
Yue
2.3%
Mandarin
2.1%
Spanish
1.6%
French
1.4%
2021 Census · Statistics Canada

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 Charleswood, 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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