The main strip through Mission is built around restaurants — brunch spots, wine bars, a dinner corridor that fills up on weekday evenings as much as weekends. Saint Mary's Cathedral anchors the neighbourhood with some civic weight, and Alberta Ballet sits a few blocks away, adding a cultural note to what's otherwise a mostly residential stretch with a lot of good food. Routes 3, 6, 7, and 10 connect outward from here — toward City Hall, the Beltline, and neighbourhoods to the southwest — which makes the neighbourhood feel accessible without being dependent on a car.
The Catholic institutional presence is easy to notice: the cathedral, St. Mary's High School just down the road, Our Lady of Lourdes nearby. It gives certain blocks a particular texture — quieter, a bit more anchored — even as the rest of the neighbourhood moves at a dining-and-walkable pace.
What's changing in Mission
The last 12 months against the 12 before, from City of Calgary, CPS, CREB and listing data.
- Reported crimeup to 168 incidents from 128 (36.4 per 1,000 residents; city 22)▲ 31% yr/yr12 months to Q2 2026
- Building permits33 issued– no change yr/yr12 months to September 2026
- 311 requestsGraffiti requests up (165 in the year)▲ 166% yr/yr12 months to October 2026
- Home pricesCity Centre district benchmark: detached $992,500; apartment $295,000 (-7.99%)▲ 3% yr/yrCREB, October 2026
- Asking rentaverage $1,680 across 61 listings (city $1,811)listings, October 2026
- Designated schoolsBishop Carroll High School, Holy Name School, Rideau Park School, St. Isidore School and 4 moreboundaries, 2025
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: 128 property (76%), 40 violent (24%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 75 disturbances, 32 suspicious person or vehicle, 10 mental health or intoxication, 24 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 5.4 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: 6.3/10 (3 of 9 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
- Añejo Restaurant4.5 ★(3,879)
- JINYA Ramen Bar - Calgary4.4 ★(3,662)
- Mercato Mission - Restaurant4.5 ★(1,798)
- Carino "Japanese Italian Kitchen"4.7 ★(1,198)
Cafes
- Element Cafe4.7 ★(824)
- Purple Perk4 ★(660)
- Rosso Coffee Roasters - 17th Ave4.6 ★(564)
- Abbey's Creations Mission4.8 ★(165)
- Neighbours2.8 ★(5)
Bars and pubs
- Ducky's Pub & Restaurant4.2 ★(753)
- Vin Room Mission4.4 ★(358)
Bakeries
- Yann Haute Patisserie4.7 ★(777)
- Paris Baguette4.4 ★(612)
- Vanilla Soul
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.4 ★(235)
- Drug + Bean Pharmacy - Mission4.8 ★(42)
- PrimeCare Pharmacy & Compounding4.8 ★(19)
Banks
Shopping
- Roxboro River Shoppes4.6 ★(7)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
- Yoga Santosha Mission4.9 ★(525)
- Club Pilates Mission4.5 ★(153)
- Barry's Calgary4.6 ★(110)
- Coven Health Collective5 ★(85)
- O2 Fitness Center- Calgary Personal Training5 ★(1)
Dentists
- Citizen Dental Hygiene4.8 ★(1,520)
- 4th Street Dental Calgary4.9 ★(783)
- Midtown Dental4.8 ★(375)
- Orijin Dental - Calgary4.8 ★(232)
- Serenity Smiles Dental Hygiene Calgary5 ★(31)
Vets
- VCA Canada 17th Avenue Animal Hospital4.4 ★(210)
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 3→
- Route 6→
- Route 7→
- Route 10→
- Route 15→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (136)Elm, American (107)Elm, Brandon (81)Spruce, Colorado Blue (57)Crabapple Species (47)6 parks
Natural areas
1 supporting natural environment, 1 remnant environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 4,621
- Owner households
- 31.2%
- Median age
- 34.9
- Average personal income, 2020
- $84,751
- Visible minority
- 22.5%
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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What's changing around an address in Mission, 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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