Sunnyside
Pop 3,243 (2021 Census) 1.1 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
Two grocery stores within a few blocks of each other — Safeway and the smaller Sunnyside Market — is one early sign that Sunnyside operates at a neighbourhood scale that's become rare this close to downtown. The commercial strip leans toward restaurants rather than errand-running, which means evenings draw people from outside the area, but mornings feel local.
McHugh Bluff sits above the Bow River and doubles as the community's off-leash park — a climb that takes minutes from most front doors and lands you with a view that makes the distance to downtown feel even shorter. The flood berm running along the river has become part of the landscape now, more infrastructure than landmark.
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: 79 property (69%), 36 violent (31%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 69 disturbances, 43 suspicious person or vehicle, 6 mental health or intoxication, 27 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 5.1 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 25% 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: 5.8/10 (1 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
- Kim's Katsu4.5 ★(1,051)
Cafes
- And Some Flower Cafe4.6 ★(1,402)
- AGGÜDO COFFEE ROASTERS4.7 ★(961)
- The Roasterie4.6 ★(865)
Bars and pubs
Bakeries
- Sunnyside Natural Market4.3 ★(162)
- Bumblina Bakeshop4.9 ★(161)
- Best Bean Brownie
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Safeway Kensington Calgary4 ★(2,636)
Pharmacies
- Safeway Pharmacy Kensington3.1 ★(26)
Banks
- RBC Royal Bank2.4 ★(108)
- TD Branch and ATM
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Gyms and fitness
- 10th Street Boxing Kensington4.7 ★(45)
- PFX Training Systems5 ★(18)
- McHugh Bluff Fitness Park4.6 ★(15)
Dentists
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Places of worship
Hotels
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.
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Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (251)Elm, American (241)Elm, Brandon (219)Poplar Species (189)Oak, Bur (155)10 parks
Natural areas
1 remnant environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 3,243
- Owner households
- 45.9%
- Median age
- 37.2
- Average personal income, 2020
- $97,597
- Visible minority
- 22.6%
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 Sunnyside, 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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