Sandstone Valley
Pop 5,812 (2021 Census) 10.6 km to downtown CREB district: North
Off-leash dogs and elementary school pickups set the daily tempo here — the Sandstone Valley off-leash park draws a steady crowd through the morning, and by mid-afternoon the streets near Simons Valley School and Monsignor Neville Anderson School fill briefly with bikes and backpacks. Ascension Catholic Parish has been a quiet civic anchor since the neighbourhood filled in.
Bus routes connecting toward Beddington Heights and out to MacEwan put the broader city within reach, but Sandstone Valley tends to run on its own internal clock — oriented around the park and the school calendar, with an established owner base that keeps the neighbourhood feeling settled and familiar.
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: 28 property (64%), 16 violent (36%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 16 disturbances, 10 suspicious person or vehicle, 10 mental health or intoxication, 8 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, North district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 11.9 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.
Average Fraser Institute rating: 6.9/10 (3 of 10 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
- Dairy Queen Grill & Chill3.7 ★(567)
- Little Caesars Pizza3.7 ★(346)
- Subway4.3 ★(256)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Banks
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Dentists
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
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 3→
- Route 46→
- Route 47→
- Route 62→
- Route 64→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, Colorado (417)Ash, Green (221)Spruce, Colorado Blue (145)Aspen, Swedish Columnar (121)Chokecherry, Schubert (100)15 parks
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 5,812
- Owner households
- 83%
- Median age
- 46.7
- Average personal income, 2020
- $51,538
- Visible minority
- 51.4%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in North
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Sandstone Valley, 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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