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Mckenzie Lake

Pop 11,419 (2021 Census) 14.9 km to downtown CREB district: South East

Community boundaries · City of Calgary

The private lake is what defines living here — access through the McKenzie Lake Living Association means the beach, the paddling, and the fishing are reserved for residents. The neighbourhood organizes around that fact: the lake path is where people run, walk the dog, and cross paths with the same faces season after season. Schools are embedded in the community — McKenzie Lake School and St. John Henry Newman School both sit nearby — so weekday mornings have a settled, familiar rhythm.

McKenzie Towne sits directly adjacent and handles most practical errands, close enough that residents rarely think of it as a separate place. The I.D.A. covers the pharmacy run without leaving the neighbourhood, and transit routes along the southern corridor connect to Mahogany and Cranston for anything further afield.

Mckenzie LakeScore 5/5

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.

Mckenzie Lake▲ 1.1% yr/yr 7.9
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.

Mckenzie Lake▲ 0.5% yr/yr 19.4
City of Calgary73.7

Crimes, Q3 2025 to Q2 2026: 64 property (71%), 26 violent (29%).

Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 21 disturbances, 12 suspicious person or vehicle, 10 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
Mckenzie Lake

311 requests

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

2,221requests in 12 months

Most common requests

Waste613▼ 25.0% yr/yr
Infrastructure444▲ 6.0% yr/yr
Parks/Trees428▼ 11.6% yr/yr
Snow/Ice251▲ 13.1% yr/yr
Bylaw248▲ 17.0% yr/yr

Requests by month

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

Housing market

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

Assessed values by home type

Detached4,232 homes
$802,478▲ 1.9% yr/yr
Semi-detached6 homes
$480,750▲ 8.5% yr/yr · low sample
Row337 homes
$445,156▲ 2.4% yr/yr

CREB benchmark prices, South East district

Detached
$695,700▼ 1.2% yr/yr
Semi-detached
$503,400▼ 0.9% yr/yr
Row
$412,900▼ 5.6% yr/yr
Apartment
$305,100▼ 8.2% yr/yr
South East district on Housing districts
2026 assessment roll · City of CalgaryOct 2026 · CREB benchmark prices
Mckenzie LakeScore 3/5

Affordability

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

Buying

Average assessed value$775,735
Average personal income$77,070

A home here is assessed at 10.1 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).

Renting

Average asking rent$1,8339 listings
City average asking rent$1,811Rents here are higher

A year of the average asking rent is 29% of the average personal income here.

3 beds$2,0395 listings
2026 assessment roll · City of Calgary2021 Census (2020 incomes) · Statistics CanadaOct 31, 2026 · RentFaster asking rents
Mckenzie LakeScore 4/5

Growth

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

Residential
Dining: 9Retail: 5Services: 2
Active business licences13Average community: 85
Building permits, 12 months
90▲ 18% yr/yr
Average community: 78

What the permits add

New homes:6▼ 50% yr/yr
Construction value:$4.0M

Businesses by type

Retail
5
Food Service
5
Personal Service
2
Other
1
Oct 2025 to Sep 2026 · City of Calgary building permitsSep 2026 · City of Calgary business licences
Mckenzie LakeScore 4/5

Schools

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

Average Fraser Institute rating: 7.3/10 (2 of 9 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
Bishop O'Byrne High School
CSSDSenior High
Dual-CreditHockey Canada Skills AcademyInternational Baccalaureate
Mountain Park School
CBEElementary/Junior High
St. Cecilia School
CSSD
French Immersion
St. Isidore School
CSSD
Alternative LearningOnline Learning
St. John Henry Newman School
CSSDElementary/Junior HighFraser: 6.9/10
St. Matthew School
CSSDElementary/Junior HighFraser: 7.8/10
French ImmersionLate French Immersion

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

2025 ratings · Fraser InstituteDesignations · Calgary Board of Education, Calgary Catholic School District
Mckenzie Lake

Dining

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

Cafes

Bakeries

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Mckenzie Lake

Everyday

Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.

More in the area

1hair salonsMaps
3accountantsMaps
Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Mckenzie Lake

Health and wellness

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

Mar to Nov 2026 · Google Places, places and ratings
Mckenzie LakeScore 2/5

Mobility

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

40transit stops

Routes

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

  • Route 14→Bridlewood/Cranston
  • Route 75→Somerset - Mahogany
  • Route 92→McKenzie Towne
  • Route 96→McKenzie
  • Route 117→McKenzie Towne Express

Bike paths

61bike path segments
On-Street Bikeway: 61
14.9 km to downtown Calgary
Oct 31, 2026 · Calgary Transit stops and routesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary bike paths
Mckenzie LakeScore 4/5

Environment

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

7,049public trees
121species
59.8%average condition

Most common trees

Elm, American (1,386)Spruce, Colorado Blue (713)Ash, Green (527)Spruce, Colorado (495)Poplar Species (449)

Natural areas

1 buffering natural environment, 2 remnant environments

Bike paths

On-Street Bikeway: 61
Oct 28, 2026 · City of Calgary public treesOct 31, 2026 · City of Calgary parks and bike paths
Mckenzie Lake

Who lives here

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

Population
11,419
Owner households
89.5%
Median age
40.8
Average personal income, 2020
$77,070
Visible minority
18.4%

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

Top ancestries

English
15.1%
Scottish
12.3%
German
11.4%
Irish
10.3%
Canadian
8.5%

Top mother tongues

English
85.1%
Spanish
2%
Tagalog
1.6%
French
1.5%
Arabic
1%
2021 Census · Statistics Canada

Nearby in Southeast

Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.

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Before-you-buy report

What's changing around an address in Mckenzie Lake, 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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