Upper Mount Royal
Pop 2,817 (2021 Census) 1.8 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
The streets in Upper Mount Royal curve and slope in ways most of Calgary doesn't — this neighbourhood predates the grid, and it shows. Earl Grey School anchors the morning routine, with kids walking to class in a way that's less common this close to downtown. For groceries, the Safeway over in Cliff Bungalow is a short walk downhill; for everything else, Route 7 runs south into the livelier stretch of the southwest.
Mount Royal School gives families a through-line from elementary through junior high without leaving the neighbourhood. The walk downtown is doable, but the streets feel removed from it — quieter, more settled, with enough mature trees and wide lots that the core feels farther than it is.
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: 62 property (84%), 12 violent (16%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 14 disturbances, 21 suspicious person or vehicle, 10 mental health or intoxication, 8 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 10.2 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 11% 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: 8.2/10 (2 of 6 schools rated)
Designated schools
Schools your address is assigned to attend
Check an address's designated school with the board: CBE · CSSD
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
More in the area
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Libraries
Community centres
Mobility
Transit stops and routes, bike paths and the distance to downtown.
Routes
- Route 7→
- Route 13→
- Route 22→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, White (346)Ash, Green (339)Elm, American (271)Lilac Shrub Species (204)Cotoneaster Species (189)9 parks
Natural areas
2 remnant environments
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 2,817
- Owner households
- 73.9%
- Median age
- 45.6
- Average personal income, 2020
- $222,233
- Visible minority
- 18.4%
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 Upper Mount Royal, 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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