Hillhurst
Pop 5,723 (2021 Census) 1.6 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
The Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium sits at Hillhurst's southeast edge, close enough that a show night registers in the neighbourhood — people on foot, a particular energy on the blocks leading downtown. Day to day, it's a practical place to live: Riley Park draws families to the wading pool through summer, Heathers Pharmacy and Shoppers Drug Mart keep the routine covered, and the dining strip along the commercial core holds steady on a Tuesday the way it does on a Saturday.
SAIT and Alberta University of the Arts occupy the north end and shape the neighbourhood's character without dominating it. Hillhurst School sits at the residential centre — one of those elementaries that functions as a community landmark as much as a school.
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: 118 property (72%), 46 violent (28%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 74 disturbances, 38 suspicious person or vehicle, 6 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, City Centre district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 8.4 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 24% 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: 8.2/10 (2 of 11 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
- Hayden Block Smoke & Whiskey4.6 ★(5,131)
- Pulcinella4.3 ★(2,036)
- Chicken On The Way4.2 ★(1,489)
- Tu Taco4.5 ★(1,208)
- BROUHAHA / Breakfast,Brunch,Lunch4.7 ★(913)
Cafes
- Higher Ground Cafe4.5 ★(2,288)
- Regal Cat Cafe4.6 ★(1,945)
- Hexagon Board Game Cafe4.5 ★(1,720)
- Tim Hortons3.5 ★(601)
- Peppino Gourmet Foods4.8 ★(496)
Bars and pubs
- Kensington Pub4.5 ★(1,997)
- Side Street Pub & Grill4.5 ★(1,749)
- Winebar Kensington4.4 ★(531)
- Container Bar4.4 ★(91)
- Pali Room
Bakeries
- COBS Bread4.5 ★(313)
- Afra Petals & Pastries5 ★(1)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.1 ★(293)
- Heather's Compounding Pharmacy and Travel Clinic5 ★(134)
- ZenRx Pharmacy4.8 ★(70)
- Calgary Natural Wellness Clinic5 ★(69)
- Primarymed Pharmacy4.2 ★(18)
Banks
- TD Branch and ATM3 ★(36)
- Scotiabank - (Cash at ABM only)2.2 ★(35)
Shopping
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
- Yoga Santosha Kensington4.9 ★(302)
- Yoga and Beyond®4.9 ★(275)
- Urban Athlete Fitness Studio4.8 ★(212)
- BARRE BELLE | Kensington4.9 ★(181)
- SAIT Trojans4.1 ★(112)
Dentists
- Hillhurst Dental Centre4.9 ★(419)
- Dr. Dirk Thompson Dentistry4.9 ★(219)
- Northwest Prosthodontics - Calgary4.9 ★(164)
- Westpointe Dental5 ★(128)
- Kensington Dental Choice NW Calgary4.9 ★(95)
Vets
- Westmount Animal Clinic4.7 ★(435)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Libraries
- Reg Erhardt Library at SAIT4.6 ★(17)
- Alberta Wilderness Association4.7 ★(3)
Community centres
Places of worship
- Hillhurst United Church4.5 ★(68)
- Calgary First Spiritualist Church4.6 ★(29)
- St. Barnabas Anglican Church4.6 ★(14)
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 1→
- Route 4→
- Route 5→
- Route 19→
- Route 65→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Elm, American (463)Ash, Green (455)Cotoneaster Species (304)Poplar Species (290)Oak, Bur (255)9 parks
Natural areas
1 remnant environment, 2 supporting natural environments
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 5,723
- Owner households
- 57.4%
- Median age
- 38.1
- Average personal income, 2020
- $91,467
- Visible minority
- 21.2%
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 Hillhurst, 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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