Point Mckay
Pop 743 (2021 Census) 5.5 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
The condo and rental towers in Point McKay face the Bow River's west bend, and that orientation shapes daily life more than any single amenity would. Bus routes reach east toward downtown and west out to Bowness and Forest Lawn, with northbound service extending toward the broader transit network. Mixed ownership and rental, a community that holds its residents — the river access and the transit options do most of the work.
The Foothills Hospital in St. Andrews Heights is a kilometre east, close enough to matter for a significant share of residents. The Wildflower Arts Centre in Spruce Cliff sits a similar distance south — a facility that spills across community lines and gets used by the whole surrounding corridor.
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: 10 property (83%), 2 violent (17%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 2 disturbances, 4 suspicious person or vehicle, 4 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 7.8 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
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: 7.1/10 (2 of 9 schools rated)
Designated schools
Schools your address is assigned to attend
Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
More in the area
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Gyms and fitness
- The Riverside Club4.4 ★(63)
Dentists
- Point McKay Dental Care5 ★(86)
Mobility
Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.
Routes
- Route 1→
- Route 40→
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Poplar Species (107)Spruce, Colorado Blue (83)Spruce, Colorado (75)Ash, Green (67)Aspen, Quaking/Trembling (25)Natural areas
1 supporting natural environment
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 743
- Owner households
- 64.3%
- Median age
- 42.5
- Average personal income, 2020
- $68,782
- Visible minority
- 23.7%
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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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Point Mckay, 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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