Winter evenings at George Blundun Arena follow a rhythm most residents know: the parking lot fills up, parents wait inside with coffee, and kids in gear shuffle past in skates they haven't quite taken off yet. Optimist Athletic Park gets the same kind of use through the warmer months. Families here tend to have schools sorted early — St. Thomas Aquinas and Glenmeadows School are both close, with junior high options nearby — and three bus routes push east toward downtown without much fuss. The commercial strip skews toward restaurants rather than retail, which means a weeknight dinner out is easy to arrange, even as the neighbourhood itself stays residential and quiet.
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 (62%), 30 violent (38%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 28 disturbances, 10 suspicious person or vehicle, 4 mental health or intoxication, 4 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 13.7 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 39% 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: 7.6/10 (3 of 12 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
- Pho Huong Viet 17Ave SW4.2 ★(1,331)
- Murdoch's Bar & Grill4.3 ★(866)
- BEERTALES KITCHEN AND BAR4.6 ★(155)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons3.8 ★(1,552)
- Hot Wok Cafe
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.6 ★(205)
- The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy4.6 ★(59)
- Travel Clinic Calgary3.7 ★(6)
Banks
- TD Branch and ATM3.1 ★(92)
Shopping
- Mallopy5 ★(1)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
- Le Family Dental4.9 ★(427)
Vets
- Westland Veterinary Hospital4.7 ★(272)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
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 2→
- Route 6→
- Route 9→
- Route 26→
- Route 93→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (351)Spruce, Colorado (333)Poplar Species (256)Elm, American (229)Spruce, White (182)Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 4,269
- Owner households
- 59.6%
- Median age
- 38.3
- Average personal income, 2020
- $60,508
- 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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