Four elementary schools inside one neighbourhood says something about how Penbrooke Meadows works — kids walk to Penbrooke Meadows School or James Short Memorial School, and the routes to school cut through the same blocks where families have settled long-term. The Calgary East Church of the Nazarene anchors the social fabric for part of the community the way that kind of institution does in older east-side Calgary neighbourhoods: quietly, durably. Mixed tenure means the block might include owners who've been here for years and renters who arrived last spring.
Getting around runs east and south — buses connect to Marlborough and Forest Heights, with Route 1 running through to Forest Lawn. The neighbourhood sits close enough to the retail of those corridors to be convenient, but set back enough to keep its own residential character.
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 (64%), 46 violent (36%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 73 disturbances, 44 suspicious person or vehicle, 15 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, East district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 10.6 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 42% 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.
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
- Pizza Time4.1 ★(264)
- Adulis Restaurant & Bar4.9 ★(55)
Bakeries
- Nenzees Bakery3 ★(2)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Attractions
Places of worship
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 1→
- Route 23→
- Route 42→
- Route 49→
- Route 67→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (319)Spruce, Colorado (155)Poplar Species (144)Cotoneaster Species (130)Spruce, White (84)18 parks
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 7,882
- Owner households
- 63.7%
- Median age
- 40.8
- Average personal income, 2020
- $40,897
- Visible minority
- 48.1%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in East
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Penbrooke Meadows, 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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