The commercial village at Walden's centre is where most of the daily business lands — Save-On-Foods for groceries, Shoppers Drug Mart a few steps away, and enough restaurants that people from the surrounding south communities make the drive in. It's compact by design: three errands and lunch without moving the car.
The neighbourhood is still building out, which means new streets and construction are part of the texture for now. Bus routes fan out across the deep south from here, and Southview Alliance Church is one of the longer-standing anchors in an area where most things are relatively recent.
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: 54 property (69%), 24 violent (31%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 20 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, South district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 10.0 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 38% 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: 7.5/10 (2 of 10 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
- McDonald's3.2 ★(1,875)
- Shawarma Palace- Walden4.8 ★(838)
- Green Chili - Indian Cuisine Calgary4.4 ★(443)
- Subway4.3 ★(389)
- Cluck N Cleaver Chicken Walden4.5 ★(346)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons3.4 ★(408)
- Starbucks Coffee Company4.1 ★(370)
Bars and pubs
- Windsor Rose4 ★(1,244)
Bakeries
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Save-On-Foods4.1 ★(744)
Pharmacies
Banks
- RBC Royal Bank2.4 ★(131)
- CIBC Branch with ATM2.4 ★(72)
- Scotiabank2.8 ★(60)
Shopping
- Gates Of Walden4.4 ★(332)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Fueling Brains Academy - Walden4.9 ★(157)
- Walden Child Care4.9 ★(30)
- Cozy Care Day Home5 ★(18)
- Purple Potamus Preschool Walden4.4 ★(13)
- Leap n' Learn Preschool4.3 ★(13)
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
- Evershine Dental Care4.9 ★(351)
- Walden Family Dental4.6 ★(315)
- Walden Dental Wellness - Dentist in Walden4.7 ★(226)
- Walden Orthodontics: Dr. Angela Sharma4.9 ★(23)
- Dr. Niklas Neilson - DWG Ortho4.6 ★(22)
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 78→
- Route 167→
- Route 194→
- Route 708→
- Route 761→
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Elm, Brandon (773)Mayday (236)Aspen, Quaking/Trembling (226)Spruce, White (207)Hawthorn, Toba (180)13 parks
Natural areas
1 supporting natural environment, 1 wetland environment, 5 remnant environments
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 5,786
- Owner households
- 81%
- Median age
- 34.5
- Average personal income, 2020
- $60,792
- Visible minority
- 49.1%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in South
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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Before-you-buy report
What's changing around an address in Walden, 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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