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Lower Mount Royal

Pop 3,216 (2021 Census) 1.4 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre

Community boundaries · City of Calgary

Close enough to downtown to walk, Lower Mount Royal has a street-level energy built around restaurants and patios more than anything else. The commercial strip is where people actually spend time — dinner out, a coffee before the bus, picking up a prescription at Shoppers Drug Mart — and routes fanning out toward Killarney, Bankview, and Altadore make a car easy to skip for most trips.

The Safeway over in Cliff Bungalow handles the main grocery run, close enough that most people walk it. Shaw Millenium Park and the Contemporary Calgary Art Gallery in the Downtown West End sit just over the neighbourhood line — near enough that residents use them without really tracking the boundary.

Lower Mount RoyalScore 1/5

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.

Lower Mount Royal▲ 15.6% yr/yr 39.2
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.

Lower Mount Royal▲ 19.9% yr/yr 213.9
City of Calgary73.7

Crimes, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 94 property (75%), 32 violent (25%).

Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 107 disturbances, 47 suspicious person or vehicle, 16 mental health or intoxication, 14 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
Lower Mount Royal

311 requests

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

1,526requests in 12 months

Most common requests

Graffiti741▲ 517.5% yr/yr
Waste201▲ 99.0% yr/yr
Infrastructure155▼ 13.9% yr/yr
Bylaw113▲ 43.0% yr/yr
Snow/Ice99▲ 5.3% yr/yr

Requests by month
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary 311
Lower Mount RoyalScore 1/5

Housing market

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

Assessed values by home type

Detached42 homes
$871,952▼ 7.7% yr/yr
Semi-detached24 homes
$1,097,833▼ 3.7% yr/yr
Row92 homes
$844,679▲ 1.8% yr/yr
Apartment1,148 homes
$306,894▼ 5.1% 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
Lower Mount RoyalScore 5/5

Affordability

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

Buying

Average assessed value$377,484
Average personal income$65,028

A home here is assessed at 5.8 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).

Renting

Average asking rent$1,51155 listings
City average asking rent$1,811Rents here are lower

A year of the average asking rent is 28% of the average personal income here.

1 bed$1,31632 listings
2 beds$1,92115 listings
2026 assessment roll · City of Calgary2021 Census (2020 incomes) · Statistics CanadaOct 31, 2026 · RentFaster asking rents
Lower Mount RoyalScore 1/5

Growth

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

Dining-oriented
Dining: 47Retail: 31Services: 25Industrial: 2
Active business licences146Average community: 85
Building permits, 12 months
17▼ 29% yr/yr
Average community: 78

What the permits add

New homes:2▼ 88% yr/yr
Construction value:$2.6M

Businesses by type

Property Management
53
Food Service
32
Retail
29
Personal Service
21
Contractor
7
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary building permitsSep 2026 · City of Calgary business licences
Lower Mount RoyalScore 5/5

Schools

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

Average Fraser Institute rating: 7.7/10 (1 of 5 schools rated)

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
Earl Grey School
CBEElementaryFraser: 7.7/10
Mount Royal School
CBEJunior High
St. Isidore School
CSSD
Alternative LearningOnline Learning
Western Canada High School
CBESenior High
International Baccalaureate (IB) DiplomaLate French Immersion Program (7-12)International Baccalaureate (IB) French ImmersionEarly French Immersion Program (K-12)

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

2025 ratings · Fraser InstituteDesignations · Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District
Lower Mount RoyalScore 4/5

Dining

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

Restaurants

Cafes

Bars and pubs

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Lower Mount Royal

Everyday

Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.

Groceries

Pharmacies

Shopping

More in the area

1hair salonsMaps
1accountantsMaps
4law firmsMaps
3real estate officesMaps
6insurance officesMaps
Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Lower Mount Royal

Health and wellness

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

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Lower Mount Royal

Culture

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

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Lower Mount RoyalScore 2/5

Mobility

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

10transit stops

Routes

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

  • Route 2→Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW
  • Route 6→Killarney/26 Av SW
  • Route 7→Marda Loop
  • Route 13→Altadore
  • Route 698→17th Ave/Western Canada/St. Mary's

Bike paths

25bike path segments
On-Street Bikeway: 25
1.4 km to downtown Calgary
Oct 31, 2026 · Calgary Transit stops and routesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary bike paths
Lower Mount RoyalScore 1/5

Environment

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

551public trees
51species
54.4%average condition

Most common trees

Ash, Green (97)Elm, American (49)Oak, Bur (36)Maple, Manitoba (33)Aspen, Swedish Columnar (31)

1 park

Subneighbourhood Park: 1

    Bike paths

    On-Street Bikeway: 25
    Oct 28, 2026 · City of Calgary public treesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary parks and bike paths
    Lower Mount Royal

    Who lives here

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

    Population
    3,216
    Owner households
    29.6%
    Median age
    34.2
    Average personal income, 2020
    $65,028
    Visible minority
    27.9%

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

    Top ancestries

    English
    12.6%
    Scottish
    12.5%
    Irish
    11%
    German
    10.1%
    Canadian
    6.2%

    Top mother tongues

    English
    77%
    Spanish
    2.7%
    Tagalog
    2.2%
    French
    1.9%
    Tigrigna
    1.2%
    2021 Census · Statistics Canada

    Nearby in Centre

    Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.

    AltadoreBanff TrailBankviewBel-aireBeltlineBridgeland/riversideBritanniaCambrian Heights

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    Before-you-buy report

    What's changing around an address in Lower Mount Royal, 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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