Elbow Park
Pop 4,646 (2021 Census) 2.7 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
On most mornings, the ELBOW PARK off-leash area is where the neighbourhood's day begins — dogs loose along the riverbank, owners catching up before dispersing to work or school drop-off. It's the kind of routine that takes hold in a place where the trees are old enough, the streets quiet enough, and downtown reachable on a bike. Elbow Park School anchors the family end of the neighbourhood, and Route 3 on Elbow Drive carries anyone heading into the core without a car.
Anglican Parish of Christ Church has been on its corner long enough to be part of how residents describe the neighbourhood — not just a building but a reference point, mentioned alongside the school and the off-leash park when people talk about what makes it feel like itself.
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: 48 property (83%), 10 violent (17%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 12 disturbances, 6 suspicious person or vehicle, 6 mental health or intoxication.
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 13.8 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 26% 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: 7.5/10 (6 of 17 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
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Gyms and fitness
- The Glencoe Club4.5 ★(520)
- ChristyPilates
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Attractions
Places of worship
- Christ Church Anglican Calgary4.9 ★(30)
Mobility
Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.
Routes
- Route 3→
- Route 13→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Cotoneaster Species (577)Ash, Green (457)Elm, American (442)Spruce, Colorado Blue (360)Poplar Species (260)17 parks
Natural areas
6 supporting natural environments, 1 remnant environment, 3 to be determineds, 1 buffering natural environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 4,646
- Owner households
- 68.6%
- Median age
- 41.1
- Average personal income, 2020
- $154,282
- Visible minority
- 16.5%
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 Elbow Park, 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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