Mount Royal University doesn't just sit in Lincoln Park — it shapes it. The campus takes up a large portion of the neighbourhood, and the life that spills out gives the area a cultural weight you don't always expect from a west-end community. The Bella Concert Hall fills on weeknights; the Mount Royal University Amphitheater draws crowds through summer. The commercial strip nearby has settled into a dining-forward character — a good stretch of restaurants that serves both the campus crowd and residents who've lived here long enough to have their regulars.
The French immersion families at École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys are a reminder that Lincoln Park isn't purely university-adjacent. Mixed ownership and rental keeps the population varied, and transit lines connecting to the LRT network make it workable for people whose jobs or routines pull them south or downtown.
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: 38 property (61%), 24 violent (39%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 10 disturbances, 8 suspicious person or vehicle, 8 mental health or intoxication, 2 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 3.9 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 28% 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: 6.3/10 (3 of 13 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
- Spot On Kitchen & Bar4.4 ★(1,191)
- Domino's Pizza3.8 ★(334)
- Subway4.2 ★(268)
- Pita Pit3.2 ★(231)
- Freshii4.6 ★(218)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons3.8 ★(914)
- Blue Flame Kitchen Café4.6 ★(288)
- Gong cha Lincoln Park4.5 ★(253)
- Tim Hortons3.6 ★(231)
- Barrow Coffee Roasters4.4 ★(99)
Bars and pubs
- West Gate Social3.8 ★(85)
Bakeries
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
- Calgary Drug Mart4.6 ★(53)
- Wyckham Pharmacy4.7 ★(40)
Banks
Shopping
- Lincoln Park Centre4.3 ★(228)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
- Mount Royal Dental Choice Calgary4.8 ★(720)
- Vivo Dental (Currie Barracks)5 ★(278)
- Chew Chew Pediatric Dentistry - Lincoln Park4.9 ★(166)
- Surrideo Orthodontics4.7 ★(144)
- LifeSmiles Dental4.9 ★(118)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Libraries
- Mount Royal University Library4.6 ★(85)
Community centres
Places of worship
Landmarks
- Lincoln Park Centre4.3 ★
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 9→
- Route 13→
- Route 20→
- Route 66→
- Route 304→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Poplar Species (195)Ash, Green (185)Cotoneaster Species (128)Elm, American (113)Elm, Brandon (99)Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 2,678
- Owner households
- 53.5%
- Median age
- 38.5
- Average personal income, 2020
- $74,256
- Visible minority
- 24.3%
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 Lincoln Park, 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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