The schools are a good way to read Dover — Valley View, St. Damien, and the Niitsitapi Learning Centre all sit within the neighbourhood, and families have long organized their days around them. The commercial strip runs more toward restaurants and takeout than retail; the Dover IDA Pharmacy handles the practical errands. An east-west bus connection runs toward McKnight–Westwinds and Chinook Station, giving the neighbourhood transit reach in both directions without much fuss.
On summer evenings, Valleyview Spray Park and the off-leash area at Slater Park are where people actually gather — dogs, kids, nothing organized. Emmanuel Community Church and St. Luke's Anglican Church have been fixtures here long enough that both run community programming woven into the neighbourhood's daily fabric.
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: 135 property (67%), 68 violent (33%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 102 disturbances, 54 suspicious person or vehicle, 27 mental health or intoxication, 23 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, East 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 41% 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: 6.4/10 (1 of 12 schools rated)
Designated schools
Schools your address is assigned to attend
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Also in the community
Located here but may serve other attendance areas
Dining
Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.
Restaurants
- Bonasera Pizza & Sports Bar SE4.3 ★(1,186)
- Oven Flames Pizza Dover4.7 ★(231)
- Rainbow N Flavours Sushi & Tempura4.9 ★(189)
- Subway3.9 ★(116)
- Calgary Pub & Restaurant4.3 ★(107)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons3.6 ★(1,263)
Bars and pubs
- Sammy's Chophouse4.2 ★(552)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
- Dover IDA Pharmacy4.9 ★(105)
- I.D.A. Sandstone Pharmacies Dover4.6 ★(31)
Shopping
- Dover Village4.4 ★(58)
- Dovertree Plaza4 ★(4)
More in the area
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Summit Start - Riverview4.6 ★(60)
- Children's Choice Community Child Care Services4 ★(52)
- Dover Daycare4.2 ★(21)
- Thornhill Child Care - Dover Centre4.4 ★(19)
- Montessori Early Development Academy4.3 ★(12)
Gyms and fitness
Vets
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Attractions
Community centres
Places of worship
- Shree Swaminarayan Mandir Vadtaldham-Calgary5 ★(22)
- Emmanuel Community Church4.6 ★(16)
- St. Luke's Anglican Church4.9 ★(12)
- The Rock Church4.4 ★(7)
- SRI SITA RAM MANDIR CALGARY RAMAYAN BHAJAN MANDALI3.6 ★(7)
Landmarks
- Dover Village4.4 ★
- Dovertree Plaza4 ★
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 43→
- Route 58→
- Route 117→
- Route 135→
- Route 151→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (607)Spruce, Colorado (534)Spruce, Colorado Blue (337)Elm, American (311)Poplar Species (241)28 parks
Natural areas
1 wetland environment, 2 supporting natural environments, 1 remnant environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 9,684
- Owner households
- 62.7%
- Median age
- 42.7
- Average personal income, 2020
- $44,636
- Visible minority
- 30.1%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in East
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Dover, 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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