The Pumphouse Theatre — a converted waterworks building near the river pathway — is the kind of landmark that orients you without demanding your attention. Bus routes from here reach the Beltline and the neighbourhoods to the southwest, and the LRT connects easily in both directions, which is part of why the neighbourhood stays mixed: renters and owners, long-timers and newer arrivals. Sacred Heart Elementary School and Sacred Heart Church sit close together near the community's centre, and the streets around them carry the settled feel of a place that's been a neighbourhood for a long time.
The off-leash area and skate park along the river edge draw activity regardless of season, and between that energy at the margins and the quiet of the streets above, Sunalta tends to feel busier at the edges than in the middle.
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: 161 property (76%), 52 violent (24%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 135 disturbances, 46 suspicious person or vehicle, 10 mental health or intoxication, 55 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 4.5 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 24% 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: 6.6/10 (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
Also in the community
Located here but may serve other attendance areas
Dining
Restaurants and cafes in the community, with their Google ratings.
Restaurants
- TASTE OF INDIA | Indian Cuisine4.3 ★(1,618)
- Acme Pizza Co. | Sunalta4.5 ★(496)
- Best of Kin Social4.7 ★(464)
- Two House Brewing Taproom + Pizza4.4 ★(416)
- Luubann Restaurant | East African4.5 ★(210)
Cafes
- Cafe e-Rx4 ★(17)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- One Way Foods4.7 ★(224)
Pharmacies
- eRx Pharmacy and Cafe e-Rx4.6 ★(57)
- Peak Wellness Pharmacy4.4 ★(35)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Bright Kids Daycare Sunalta4.8 ★(58)
Gyms and fitness
- CrossFit Sunalta5 ★(285)
- Sweat City5 ★(88)
- TCR Sport Lab4.5 ★(84)
- Explore More YYC Fitness5 ★(6)
Dentists
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Museums and galleries
Attractions
Libraries
Places of worship
- Sacred Heart Church & Columbarium4.9 ★(215)
- Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses4.5 ★(32)
- Amplified Church5 ★(10)
- GMS Church ( ROSC ) Calgary5 ★(1)
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 2→
- Route 6→
- Route 7→
- Route 9→
- Route 20→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Poplar Species (390)Elm, American (242)Ash, Green (227)Spruce, Colorado (199)Chokecherry, Schubert (48)5 parks
Natural areas
1 supporting natural environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 2,458
- Owner households
- 38.2%
- Median age
- 35.2
- Average personal income, 2020
- $77,135
- Visible minority
- 31.2%
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 Sunalta, 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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