The churches are what you notice first — Korean Bethel Presbyterian Church, Christ is King Evangelical Church, and a handful of congregations that fill parking lots on Sunday mornings. They're part of what makes Southview feel settled rather than just residential. The commercial strip leans toward restaurants and dining, so weeknight dinners out don't always require a drive, and Hồng Kông Siêu Thị handles the grocery run for households across the area.
Several bus routes cross through, including a line running between Forest Lawn and Bowness by way of downtown, which keeps the neighbourhood connected without much effort.
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: 42 property (54%), 36 violent (46%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 61 disturbances, 17 suspicious person or vehicle, 8 mental health or intoxication, 16 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, East district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 10.9 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 39% 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
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Also in the community
Located here but may serve other attendance areas
Dining
Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.
Restaurants
- Big Al's Bar & Grill4.3 ★(1,342)
- Supreme dosa4.3 ★(856)
- Chicken On The Way4 ★(524)
- Pacific Hut Restaurants and Bakeshop3.4 ★(435)
- Banh Mi Nhu Y4.6 ★(362)
Cafes
- JusFruit Southview3.6 ★(225)
- TG Juice Bar & Breakfast4.2 ★(157)
- Mellow Yellow Café5 ★(3)
Bars and pubs
- Maane's Filipino Food Stuff4.3 ★(236)
- Blue Diamond Bar and Restaurant4 ★(126)
- Kokonut Kove Pub & Grill4.1 ★(101)
- Addis Lounge4 ★(8)
- Dahlak Restaurant5 ★(5)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Hong Kong Food Market4 ★(1,552)
- Seven Star Foods4.3 ★(11)
- Shun Fat Intl Supermarket4.5 ★(2)
Pharmacies
- Rexall3 ★(77)
- The Medicine Shoppe Pharmacy5 ★(13)
- 33rd Street Pharmacy5 ★(12)
Banks
Shopping
- Foggy Gorilla Vape Shop | 17th Ave4.7 ★(405)
- Southview Centre4.2 ★(187)
- Habesha Mall4.2 ★(40)
- Centre 174.5 ★(4)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Kids Fun N Learn center4.8 ★(52)
- The Children's Centre4.9 ★(46)
- Cambridge Learning Services Inc.4.8 ★(18)
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
- Mirage Dental4.7 ★(77)
- Forest Lawn Dental Centre4.4 ★(55)
- South View Dental Clinic4.1 ★(38)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Museums and galleries
Attractions
Community centres
Places of worship
Landmarks
- Foggy Gorilla Vape Shop | 17th Ave4.7 ★
- Centre 174.5 ★
- Southview Centre4.2 ★
- Habesha Mall4.2 ★
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 1→
- Route 43→
- Route 87→
- Route 117→
- Route 135→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (426)Elm, American (251)Poplar Species (140)Spruce, White (109)Cotoneaster Species (67)Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 2,184
- Owner households
- 55.1%
- Median age
- 46.4
- Average personal income, 2020
- $51,149
- Visible minority
- 21.5%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in East
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Southview, 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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