Riverbend
Pop 8,928 (2021 Census) 8.4 km to downtown CREB district: South East
The Sobeys on the main strip handles most of what you need without leaving the neighbourhood — Shoppers Drug Mart is next door, and the dining strip means takeout is a real weeknight option rather than an afterthought. Both Holy Angels School and Riverbend School sit within the core, and a handful of bus routes connect the neighbourhood to downtown and across the southeast without much fuss.
The RIVERBEND off-leash park pulls people in from McKenzie Lake and Douglasdale/Glen on weekend mornings — it's one of the better-sized ones in this part of the city. The neighbourhood has the settled quality of a place where turnover is low and the trees are grown in: quiet, not sleepy.
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: 44 property (67%), 22 violent (33%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 18 disturbances, 19 suspicious person or vehicle, 8 mental health or intoxication, 6 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, South East district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 10.8 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 44% 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: 6.5/10 (3 of 11 schools rated)
Designated schools
Schools your address is assigned to attend
Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD
Dining
Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.
Restaurants
- McDonald's3.3 ★(1,968)
- Saigon Maxim (Riverbend)4.4 ★(1,287)
- Boston Pizza4.3 ★(1,137)
- Pita Grill Mediterranean Street Food4.7 ★(1,124)
- KFC3 ★(540)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons4 ★(867)
Bars and pubs
- The Station Pub + Grill (Riverbend)4.3 ★(1,474)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Sobeys - Riverbend4.1 ★(700)
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.9 ★(103)
Banks
- RBC Royal Bank2.3 ★(86)
Shopping
- Riverbend Centre4.2 ★(1,252)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
- Riverbend Dental Health4.6 ★(59)
Vets
- VCA Canada Riverbend Animal Hospital4.4 ★(168)
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 24→
- Route 36→
- Route 41→
- Route 43→
- Route 117→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, Colorado (741)Chokecherry, Schubert (545)Ash, Green (428)Spruce, Colorado Blue (350)Poplar Species (342)26 parks
Natural areas
2 special protection environments, 1 major natural environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 8,928
- Owner households
- 90.2%
- Median age
- 44.9
- Average personal income, 2020
- $58,441
- Visible minority
- 23.6%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
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 Riverbend, 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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