Vista Heights
Pop 106 (2021 Census) 5 km to downtown CREB district: North East
Restaurants and food spots carry the commercial character of Vista Heights — eating out here feels less like a choice and more like the default rhythm of an evening. Vista Heights School anchors the family end of the community, and transit covers the commute question: the MAX Orange connects into the northeast corridor, while routes along the main east-west avenue keep downtown close enough. For groceries, most people make a short hop to MRT Family Foods in Mayland Heights, or head a little further to Lina's Italian Market & Cafe in Tuxedo Park when they want something more specific.
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: 40 property (62%), 24 violent (38%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 23 disturbances, 12 suspicious person or vehicle, 8 mental health or intoxication, 18 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 9.6 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 41% 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: 2.6/10 (1 of 9 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
- Denny's Restaurant Crossroads4.6 ★(8,661)
- White Elephant Thai Cuisine Calgary4.3 ★(1,591)
- Friend's Pizza & Pasta4.7 ★(713)
- Bhaabi Da Dhaabba4.6 ★(664)
- Dong Khanh Restaurant4.2 ★(393)
Cafes
Bars and pubs
Bakeries
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
Gyms and fitness
- Park N Bike Vista Heights4.3 ★(6)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
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 19→
- Route 32→
- Route 33→
- Route 303→
- Route 743→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Spruce, Colorado (274)Ash, Green (154)Poplar Species (82)Chokecherry, Schubert (59)Elm, American (54)6 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
- 106
- Owner households
- 48.7%
- Median age
- 39.6
- Average personal income, 2020
- $48,559
- Visible minority
- 42.4%
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 Vista Heights, 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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