On weekday mornings, the bus toward McKnight pulls through while kids cut across to Keeler School — the neighbourhood runs on transit and routine. The commercial character here leans toward eating: spots for a sit-down meal or a quick takeout order are woven into the blocks rather than concentrated somewhere you have to drive. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has been a fixture long enough that most residents recognize it on sight — one of those anchors that quietly marks a neighbourhood as established.
The boundary with Forest Lawn is porous enough that the two communities blur in practice — activity spills across and residents move between them without much ceremony. Mixed ownership and rental throughout keeps the demographic range honest: longer-term residents alongside newer arrivals, a spread of ages that tilts toward the middle rather than any single stage of life.
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: 72 property (55%), 60 violent (45%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 50 disturbances, 32 suspicious person or vehicle, 12 mental health or intoxication, 18 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 10.7 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 46% 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: 4.3/10 (1 of 10 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
- Tacos Mexico Memorial4.6 ★(3,324)
- Madras Cafe4.5 ★(1,399)
- Pho V4.1 ★(296)
Bars and pubs
- The Workbench Bar & Grill3.9 ★(401)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
Banks
- TD Branch and ATM2.9 ★(160)
- RBC Royal Bank2.7 ★(143)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Kiddies Daycare Centre Forest Heights4.9 ★(50)
- iShine Childcare4.3 ★(12)
- Play N Learn Childcare Centre4.3 ★(12)
- We Shine Daycare4.5 ★(8)
- Miracle Child Care and Day Home5 ★(3)
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
- Go Dental4.5 ★(884)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Attractions
Community centres
Places of worship
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 23→
- Route 42→
- Route 43→
- Route 49→
- Route 58→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, Colorado (288)Ash, Green (271)Spruce, White (166)Poplar Species (122)Elm, American (77)Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 6,021
- Owner households
- 66%
- Median age
- 40.4
- Average personal income, 2020
- $40,036
- Visible minority
- 55.5%
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 Forest Heights, 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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