Two schools shape the daily rhythm here. Calgary French & International School — spanning all grades from kindergarten through graduation, and drawing families from across the city — makes Cougar Ridge a deliberate address for a lot of households, not just a convenient one. Calgary Waldorf School runs nearby with its own philosophy, and between the two, there's a particular drop-off energy that comes with neighbourhoods where people planned their move around an enrollment.
The ridge is literal — streets climb with the terrain, and west-facing lots open toward the mountains. Transit connects the community outward, but most errands pull west and south toward the commercial strips in Aspen Woods and Coach Hill.
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: 28 property (78%), 8 violent (22%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 4 disturbances, 8 suspicious person or vehicle, 4 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, West district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 10.3 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 36% 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: 8.1/10 (3 of 11 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.
Bakeries
- Simply Sweet LTD5 ★(11)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Shopping
- Cougar Ridge Plaza4.3 ★(48)
More in the area
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Dentists
- Cougar Ridge Dental5 ★(115)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Places of worship
- New Apostolic Church4 ★(7)
Landmarks
- Cougar Ridge Plaza4.3 ★
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 98→
- Route 111→
- Route 699→
- Route 728→
- Route 894→
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Aspen, Quaking/Trembling (254)Ash, Green (244)Elm, American (207)Elm, Brandon (188)Spruce, Colorado (179)14 parks
Natural areas
1 supporting natural environment, 1 major natural environment, 1 remnant environment, 1 wetland environment, 1 special protection environment
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 3,262
- Owner households
- 89%
- Median age
- 37.3
- Average personal income, 2020
- $79,438
- Visible minority
- 39%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in West
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Cougar Ridge, 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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