Temple
Pop 10,550 (2021 Census) 9.9 km to downtown CREB district: North East
The name comes from the religious institutions that anchor this stretch of northeast Calgary — on weekends, you'll see people arriving in formal clothes for ceremonies at temples that draw visitors from across the city and beyond. For the people who live here, the daily rhythm is quieter: a No Frills run, kids walking to St. Thomas More School or Guy Weadick School, buses pulling toward downtown for the morning commute.
St. Thomas More Church grounds the Catholic side of the community — its presence alongside a school sharing the same name says something about how the neighbourhood was originally organized. The commercial strip leans toward dining, so there's reliably somewhere to eat on a weeknight without driving far. It's owner-occupied and settled, with the kind of stability that comes from residents who've put down roots rather than passed through.
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: 82 property (58%), 60 violent (42%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 63 disturbances, 42 suspicious person or vehicle, 14 mental health or intoxication, 20 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 East district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 11.8 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 47% 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: 4.8/10 (3 of 6 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
- Pizzorama Temple4.5 ★(856)
- Bamboo House Chinese Food4.3 ★(639)
- GingerFresh Indo Chinese Cuisine (Temple Dr)4.4 ★(326)
- India Restaurant & Sweet Shop4.2 ★(251)
- Jungle Chicken - Calgary Korean Fried Chicken4.7 ★(213)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons4.1 ★(495)
- Murugan tandoori chai
Bars and pubs
- Xhale Lounge4.4 ★(178)
Bakeries
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
Pharmacies
- Temple Pharmacy4.7 ★(52)
- Temple Medical Clinic Pharmacy3.8 ★(45)
- Future Drug Mart4.4 ★(26)
Shopping
- Temple Crossing Shopping Centre4.3 ★(118)
- Templewood Plaza4.3 ★(28)
- Temple Plaza4 ★(8)
- Temple Square
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- The Blossoms Daycare Temple Location4.7 ★(61)
- Calgary Diversified Learning Centre5 ★(47)
- Child's Way Child Care4.4 ★(41)
- Mini Miracles Daycare4.9 ★(35)
- creative minds day home5 ★(24)
Dentists
Vets
- Properties Animal Clinic4.7 ★(232)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Community centres
Places of worship
Landmarks
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 23→
- Route 57→
- Route 68→
- Route 70→
- Route 303→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (564)Spruce, Colorado (397)Chokecherry, Schubert (231)Poplar, Northwest (182)Elm, American (158)26 parks
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 10,550
- Owner households
- 74.8%
- Median age
- 38
- Average personal income, 2020
- $42,223
- Visible minority
- 61.3%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in Northeast
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Temple, 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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