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Highwood

Pop 2,037 (2021 Census) 5.4 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre

Community boundaries · City of Calgary

Three schools within a few blocks of each other give Highwood a particular weekday texture — Highwood School, Colonel Irvine School, and Northwest Elementary Campus all pull morning traffic through the same streets, lending the area a well-established, unhurried feel. Come summer, Highwood Outdoor Pool becomes the obvious gathering point; it's the kind of seasonal anchor that ends up in the mental map of anyone who spends a few years here.

HighwoodScore 2/5

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.

Highwood▲ 9.4% yr/yr 34.4
City of Calgary22.0

Disorder calls per 1,000 residents

Calls about disturbances, suspicious people, mental health and the like, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: calls, not crimes.

Highwood▲ 0.7% yr/yr 66.8
City of Calgary73.7

Crimes, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 42 property (60%), 28 violent (40%).

Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 18 disturbances, 10 suspicious person or vehicle, 10 mental health or intoxication, 6 other.

Crimes by quarter

Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.

Disorder calls by quarter

Incidents each quarter; dashed: the straight-line trend.

Q3 2024 to Q2 2026 · Calgary Police Service
Highwood

311 requests

Service requests to the City's 311 line from the community, by type and by month.

644requests in 12 months

Most common requests

Waste154▼ 9.9% yr/yr
Infrastructure131▼ 32.1% yr/yr
Bylaw121▼ 62.5% yr/yr
Parks/Trees117▼ 38.7% yr/yr
Snow/Ice67▲ 13.6% yr/yr

Requests by month

Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary 311
HighwoodScore 4/5

Housing market

Assessed home values by home type, and the district's CREB benchmark prices.

Assessed values by home type

Detached744 homes
$708,009▲ 2.0% yr/yr
Semi-detached83 homes
$650,765– no change yr/yr
Row18 homes
$555,639▼ 1.4% yr/yr

CREB benchmark prices, City Centre district

Detached
$992,500▲ 3.3% yr/yr
Semi-detached
$961,000▲ 1.6% yr/yr
Row
$554,300▼ 7.5% yr/yr
Apartment
$295,000▼ 8.0% yr/yr
City Centre district on Housing districts
2026 assessment roll · City of CalgaryOct 2026 · CREB benchmark prices
HighwoodScore 1/5

Affordability

How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.

Buying

Average assessed value$699,140
Average personal income$57,556

A home here is assessed at 12.2 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).

Renting

Average asking rent$1,50414 listings
City average asking rent$1,811Rents here are lower

A year of the average asking rent is 31% of the average personal income here.

2 beds$1,3607 listings
2026 assessment roll · City of Calgary2021 Census (2020 incomes) · Statistics CanadaOct 31, 2026 · RentFaster asking rents
HighwoodScore 3/5

Growth

Building permits, new business licences and the mix of businesses in the community.

Dining-oriented
Dining: 14Retail: 9Services: 7
Active business licences26Average community: 85
Building permits, 12 months
45▲ 22% yr/yr
Average community: 78

What the permits add

New homes:35▲ 35% yr/yr
Construction value:$9.0M

Businesses by type

Retail
9
Food Service
9
Personal Service
3
Other
2
Property Management
2
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary building permitsSep 2026 · City of Calgary business licences
Highwood

Schools

Schools in the community and the ones it is designated to, with their grades and programs.

Designated schools

Schools your address is assigned to attend

Bishop Carroll High School
CSSDSenior High
Advanced PlacementAlternative LearningDual-CreditFine ArtsHockey Canada Skills AcademyInstrumental Music StringsOff-Campus EducationSelf-Directed Learning
Colonel Irvine School
CBEElementary/Junior High
Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program (K-9)
Madeleine d'Houet School
CSSD
French ImmersionLate French Immersion
St. Francis High School
CSSDSenior High
Advanced PlacementDual-CreditExtended FrenchItalian Language and CultureSpanish Bilingual
St. Isidore School
CSSD
Alternative LearningOnline Learning
St. Mary's High School
CSSDSenior High
Collegiate School ProgramDual-CreditInternational Baccalaureate
St. Pius X School
CSSD
French Immersion

Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD

Also in the community

Located here but may serve other attendance areas

Northwest Elementary Campus
OtherElementary
Highwood School
CBEElementary
Chinese (Mandarin) Bilingual Program (K-9)
2025 ratings · Fraser InstituteDesignations · Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District
HighwoodScore 4/5

Dining

Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.

Cafes

Bars and pubs

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Highwood

Everyday

Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.

More in the area

3hair salonsMaps
3accountantsMaps
Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Highwood

Health and wellness

Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Highwood

Culture

Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
HighwoodScore 4/5

Mobility

Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.

13transit stops

Routes

The first five routes in the City's list that serve the community.

  • Route 2→Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW
  • Route 20→Heritage Station/Northmount Dr N
  • Route 38→North Crosstown
  • Route 752→Fowler /Redstone
  • Route 750→Fowler/ Castleridge

Bike paths

5bike path segments
On-Street Bikeway: 5
5.4 km to downtown Calgary
Oct 31, 2026 · Calgary Transit stops and routesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary bike paths
HighwoodScore 4/5

Environment

Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.

1,456public trees
73species
59%average condition

Most common trees

Ash, Green (613)Elm, American (229)Spruce, Colorado (100)Spruce, White (82)Spruce, Colorado Blue (47)

5 parks

Subneighbourhood Park: 4Community Park: 1

Bike paths

On-Street Bikeway: 5
Oct 28, 2026 · City of Calgary public treesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary parks and bike paths
Highwood

Who lives here

Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.

Population
2,037
Owner households
69.4%
Median age
40
Average personal income, 2020
$57,556
Visible minority
20.5%

Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.

Top ancestries

English
15.8%
Scottish
14.2%
Irish
11.6%
German
10.1%
Canadian
6.6%

Top mother tongues

English
84.8%
Yue
2.6%
Spanish
1.5%
Arabic
1.4%
French
1.1%
2021 Census · Statistics Canada

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 Highwood, 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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