Downtown East Village
Pop 3,151 (2021 Census) 1.7 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
The National Music Centre is hard to miss — its copper-scaled exterior sits right at the edge of the neighbourhood — but the day-to-day rhythm here is more practical than cultural. The Real Canadian Superstore covers groceries, bus routes connect to Bridgeland and across the city, and the Confluence Historic Site & Parkland at the river's edge gives the neighbourhood its best outdoor space. The Downtown East Village off-leash park fills up on evenings and weekend mornings with the dog-walking crowd, a reliable sign of how many people live within a short walk.
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: 97 property (22%), 340 violent (78%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 660 disturbances, 118 suspicious person or vehicle, 60 mental health or intoxication, 84 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, City Centre district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 6.5 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: 5.3/10 (3 of 9 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
- Charbar4.1 ★(1,918)
- King Eddy4.4 ★(1,095)
- Strip Joint Chicken4.6 ★(695)
- NUPO4.5 ★(481)
Cafes
Bars and pubs
- Fortuna's Row4.4 ★(922)
- Rated Ultra Lounge4.6 ★(158)
- Magpie4.8 ★(138)
- Alley Burger3.4 ★(119)
- afterEIGHT4.8 ★(20)
Bakeries
- Sidewalk Citizen Bakery4.5 ★(1,052)
- 8 Cakes Bake Shoppe4.4 ★(158)
- Kolo Bakery5 ★(16)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Real Canadian Superstore Calgary 6th Ave4.1 ★(3,518)
- East Calgary General Store3.3 ★(46)
Pharmacies
- Corner DrugStore4.8 ★(126)
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.9 ★(74)
- Loblaw pharmacy2.7 ★(18)
Banks
- TD Canada Trust Branch and ATM2.9 ★(50)
- Scotiabank3.3 ★(42)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Village Scholars Preschool4.7 ★(25)
- Renaissance Montessori Academy5 ★(12)
- Kidko Child Development Centre5 ★(8)
- Alegria Dayhome1 ★(1)
Gyms and fitness
- CrushCamp4.9 ★(218)
- Future fling
Dentists
- East Village Dental4.8 ★(901)
- Riverwalk Dental4.9 ★(113)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Museums and galleries
Attractions
Libraries
Community centres
Places of worship
Hotels
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 1→
- Route 4→
- Route 5→
- Route 90→
- Route 101→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Elm, Brandon (349)Ash, Green (101)Poplar Species (68)Aspen, Quaking/Trembling (57)Elm, American (49)Natural areas
1 buffering natural environment, 2 supporting natural environments
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 3,151
- Owner households
- 23%
- Median age
- 40.4
- Average personal income, 2020
- $58,124
- Visible minority
- 51.5%
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 Downtown East Village, 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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