The Calgary Co-op on Richmond Road sits at the practical centre of daily life here — groceries, pharmacy, the kind of errand cluster that means most of what you need is within a few blocks. The commercial strip leans toward restaurants rather than retail, so there's usually somewhere to eat without much planning. Route 9 connects north to Dalhousie Station and south to the LRT line, giving residents access in both directions without needing to transfer downtown.
Outsiders often know the neighbourhood by its medical lab — a patient service centre on the commercial strip that pulls weekday visitors from across the city for bloodwork, lending the area an early-morning bustle that clears by mid-morning. Residents barely register it. The Glenbrook off-leash park and the pair of Calgary Christian schools are what actually structure the day for most people who live here.
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: 99 property (78%), 28 violent (22%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 30 disturbances, 12 suspicious person or vehicle, 8 mental health or intoxication, 8 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 9.9 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 35% 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: 7.7/10 (3 of 14 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.
Restaurants
- San Dong Ban Jeom4.3 ★(913)
- Buffalo Bob's4.3 ★(529)
- Freo Breakfast & Lunch4.8 ★(288)
Cafes
- Starbucks Coffee Company4 ★(82)
Bars and pubs
- City Pub4.2 ★(244)
Bakeries
- Erina Bakery Ltd.4.9 ★(396)
- Millo Millo Bake Shop4.6 ★(135)
- Butter Love Sugar5 ★(73)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Calgary Co-op Richmond Road Food Centre4.3 ★(900)
- Save-On-Foods3.8 ★(407)
Pharmacies
- Richmond Square Pharmacy4.8 ★(73)
- Pharmasave Glenbrook4.7 ★(68)
- Calgary Co-op Pharmacy Richmond Road3 ★(45)
- Save-On-Foods Pharmacy4.2 ★(5)
Banks
- Scotiabank2.5 ★(48)
Shopping
- Richmond Road Pharmacy4.3 ★(666)
- Glenbrook Plaza4.2 ★(390)
- Glendale Shopping Centre
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
- GoodLife Fitness Calgary Richmond Square4.2 ★(884)
- CCS High School Gym4.3 ★(8)
- rayzourgame
Dentists
- Glenbrook Dental5 ★(448)
- South Calgary Orthodontics & Pediatric Dentistry (SCOPed Dentistry)4.8 ★(144)
- Monarch Landing Dental Clinic4.9 ★(56)
- Ace Dental4.7 ★(41)
- Dr. Tim Seto3.1 ★(13)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Community centres
Places of worship
Landmarks
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 6→
- Route 9→
- Route 13→
- Route 22→
- Route 93→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (523)Cotoneaster Species (294)Spruce, White (276)Spruce, Colorado (213)Lilac Shrub Species (163)Natural areas
1 remnant environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 6,030
- Owner households
- 60.6%
- Median age
- 38.6
- Average personal income, 2020
- $59,748
- Visible minority
- 27.7%
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 Glenbrook, 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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