South Calgary
Pop 4,052 (2021 Census) 3.1 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
Close to downtown but unhurried, South Calgary keeps a neighbourhood pace that its central location doesn't quite telegraph. Blush Lane Organic Market handles the morning grocery run, the Giuffre Family Library offers a quiet anchor mid-neighbourhood, and the South Calgary Outdoor Pool draws people out through summer. The converted school now housing cSPACE King Edward brings a working daytime energy to streets that otherwise move slowly.
The Route 7 runs to Marda Loop often enough that the two communities blur in practice — the restaurants and patios up there read as extensions of the neighbourhood rather than a separate destination.
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: 92 property (69%), 42 violent (31%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 56 disturbances, 29 suspicious person or vehicle, 14 mental health or intoxication, 12 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 7.9 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 26% 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: 6.3/10 (3 of 13 schools rated)
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 Burgers4.4 ★(1,655)
- Belmont Diner Marda Loop4.6 ★(1,112)
- Sammie4.6 ★(827)
- Our Daily Brett Market & Cafe4.3 ★(742)
- Big Fish & Open Range - Marda Loop4.4 ★(586)
Cafes
- Phil & Sebastian Coffee Roasters + Bloom4.3 ★(737)
- Le Comptoir, by François4.6 ★(442)
- Aroma Café Bar on 33 Ave4.5 ★(140)
- Aroma Café Bar at cSpace Marda Loop4.5 ★(94)
- Deville Coffee4.4 ★(91)
Bars and pubs
- AVITUS Wine Bar4.7 ★(207)
- Masa Mama Taqueria4.3 ★(192)
- The Royal Pub Bankview4.5 ★(136)
- La Hacienda4.5 ★(118)
- Quarters
Bakeries
- WOW Bakery & Cafe (Marda Looop)4.4 ★(269)
- COBS Bread4.4 ★(202)
- Sugar Stream4.9 ★(154)
- Doughnut Party Marda Loop4.4 ★(91)
- Hoopla Donuts - Marda Loop3.7 ★(35)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Little Green Mart4.7 ★(117)
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart2.9 ★(198)
- Pharm Drugstore + Compounding Pharmacy4.8 ★(64)
Banks
- RBC Royal Bank3.8 ★(57)
- ATB Financial4.6 ★(46)
- Scotiabank2.4 ★(38)
- CIBC Branch with ATM2.3 ★(33)
- Certus Developments Inc
Shopping
- Marda Loop BIA4.2 ★(42)
- The Shops at Avenue Thirty Four4.8 ★(11)
- Shop Local Business Directory3.4 ★(9)
- Marda Loop Village4.3 ★(8)
- Henry Block5 ★(2)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
- GoPerformance Fitness Lab4.2 ★(222)
- YogaMcc Marda Loop5 ★(215)
- Orangetheory Fitness4.6 ★(124)
- ATHA Hot Yoga5 ★(85)
- Ballet Beats® Calgary5 ★(36)
Dentists
- Chew Chew Pediatric Dentistry4.8 ★(513)
- Marda Loop Dental Choice4.9 ★(394)
- Marda Loop Braces: Dr. Andrew Chen4.8 ★(241)
- Odeon Dental4.8 ★(189)
- Imagine Dental4.8 ★(78)
Vets
- Royal Loop Vet Clinic4.8 ★(52)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Libraries
- Alliance Française Calgary4.7 ★(229)
- Calgary Public Library - Giuffre Family4.6 ★(187)
- Little Free Library5 ★(2)
- Little Free Library5 ★(1)
- Little Free Library5 ★(1)
Community centres
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 7→
- Route 13→
- Route 20→
- Route 22→
- Route 66→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, Colorado (167)Poplar Species (103)Spruce, White (94)Ash, Green (91)Cotoneaster Species (72)Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 4,052
- Owner households
- 51.5%
- Median age
- 35.4
- Average personal income, 2020
- $89,899
- Visible minority
- 20.1%
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 South Calgary, 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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