The Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation Centre pulls people in most days of the week — pool schedules on the fridge, hockey at the Stew Hendry and Henry Viney Arenas, the kind of facility that turns into a standing appointment rather than an occasional outing. Renfrew sits close to downtown but runs its own daily loop: CBE and Catholic schools within walking distance, a well-used off-leash area, and a commercial strip that leans toward restaurants over retail.
TELUS Spark draws weekend visitors from across the city to the neighbourhood's edge, adding a pulse to Saturday mornings that feels bigger than the neighbourhood itself. The housing mix spans different decades and tenures on the same block — the kind of variety that takes a long time to accumulate and gives the streets a lived-in weight.
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: 122 property (79%), 32 violent (21%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 43 disturbances, 38 suspicious person or vehicle, 13 mental health or intoxication, 10 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 9.2 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 31% 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
- Boogie's Burgers Renfrew4.6 ★(3,876)
- Pizza Culture Napoletana4.7 ★(1,773)
- Namo Cafe Bistro (Edmonton Trail)4.7 ★(1,389)
- SS106 Aperitivo Bar4.7 ★(669)
- KFC3.1 ★(597)
Cafes
- Bubblemania4.3 ★(2,367)
- Stoop Cafe4.9 ★(383)
- Uncommon Drip4.8 ★(160)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Pharmacies
- Renfrew Pharmacy4.2 ★(35)
- PHARMALIFE4.4 ★(5)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
- Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation Centre4.3 ★(593)
- Homebase Movement - Private Pilates5 ★(12)
- Trail Courts5 ★(1)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Museums and galleries
Attractions
Community centres
Places of worship
Landmarks
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 4→
- Route 5→
- Route 17→
- Route 19→
- Route 303→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (691)Elm, American (380)Spruce, Colorado (149)Spruce, White (131)Oak, Bur (110)19 parks
Natural areas
4 supporting natural environments, 1 to be determined
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 7,131
- Owner households
- 51.7%
- Median age
- 37.4
- Average personal income, 2020
- $71,423
- Visible minority
- 24.3%
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 Renfrew, 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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