Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Pop 2,586 (2021 Census) 3.2 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
North Hill Shopping Centre anchors the neighbourhood's practical life — Safeway for groceries, Shoppers Drug Mart steps away, and a commercial strip that leans toward restaurants more than retail. Louise Riley Library sits in the same cluster, a place where people actually linger rather than pass through. Several bus routes thread through here, keeping downtown and the city's northwest both close.
Evenings at the Hounsfield Heights Briar Hill off-leash park follow a familiar rhythm — dog owners who've learned each other's names, the usual orbit through the grass. It's the kind of space that shows up on a map as a park but functions more like a neighbourhood meeting point.
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: 82 property (61%), 52 violent (39%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 82 disturbances, 34 suspicious person or vehicle, 8 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 10.4 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
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: 7.9/10 (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
- Boston Pizza4 ★(1,182)
- Jurees Thai Place Restaurant4.5 ★(920)
- Kinjo Sushi & Grill North Hill4.3 ★(849)
- KFC3.5 ★(284)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons3.7 ★(559)
- Starbucks Coffee Company3.3 ★(70)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
Banks
- CIBC Branch with ATM2.9 ★(110)
- TD Branch and ATM2.6 ★(87)
- Scotiabank2 ★(57)
Shopping
- North Hill Centre3.9 ★(5,125)
- North Hill Mall4.3 ★(42)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
- Dentrix Dental Care4.8 ★(641)
- Briar Hill Dental4.9 ★(426)
- Abougoush Family Dental Care4.8 ★(117)
- Avenue 14 Dental Studio5 ★(24)
- RC Dental4.8 ★(24)
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 19→
- Route 40→
- Route 65→
- Route 89→
- Route 91→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, Colorado (331)Ash, Green (212)Spruce, Colorado Blue (204)Poplar Species (165)Spruce, White (161)13 parks
Natural areas
1 remnant environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 2,586
- Owner households
- 61.4%
- Median age
- 41.4
- Average personal income, 2020
- $105,790
- Visible minority
- 22.3%
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 Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, 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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