West Hillhurst
Pop 6,758 (2021 Census) 3.2 km to downtown CREB district: City Centre
The two grocery stores — FreshCo for the weekly haul, Sunterra Market for something a little more considered — capture something about how West Hillhurst works: practical infrastructure alongside a few quality anchors, close enough to downtown to commute without a car. Transit routes fan out in several directions from here, which matters in a neighbourhood where renters and owners share the same streets and the same shops.
Come summer, Bowview Outdoor Pool pulls families out of their yards, and the Briarhill Escarpment off-leash area traces the ridge above, giving dog walkers something to climb toward and a decent view when they get there.
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: 83 property (78%), 24 violent (22%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 42 disturbances, 20 suspicious person or vehicle, 6 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 9.5 times the average income (city: 10.4 times).
Renting
A year of the average asking rent is 26% 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: 7.3/10 (3 of 13 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
- Dairy Lane Cafe4.6 ★(1,647)
- iyycburg (Hillhurst)4.4 ★(808)
- Pizza Bob's Classic Pie- Thin Crust Pizza4.3 ★(527)
- Sunterra Market & Café, Kensington Road4.2 ★(396)
- Brass Wok Thai Restaurant4.7 ★(324)
Cafes
- Amato Gelato Cafe - Kensington4.5 ★(1,912)
- Vintage Caffeine Co.4.5 ★(596)
- Pocket Coffee4.5 ★(112)
- Kosa Health4.5 ★(46)
- CeCe's Coffee Hillhurst4.3 ★(33)
Bakeries
- St. Lawrence Bagels4.3 ★(352)
- Crave Cupcakes Hillhurst4.7 ★(20)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- FreshCo Frontier4.3 ★(108)
Pharmacies
- Penny Fausta Pharmacy4.6 ★(86)
- Health+ Pharmacy & Compounding Centre4.6 ★(33)
Shopping
- Kensington Village II4.6 ★(19)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Summit Kids - WHCA4.5 ★(50)
- Blüm Childcare Academy West Hillhurst3.4 ★(30)
- West Hillhurst Community Preschool5 ★(26)
- Kensington Honeybee Children4.8 ★(16)
- AKIDEMY Preschool5 ★(4)
Gyms and fitness
Dentists
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
Attractions
Libraries
- Little Free Library1 ★(1)
Community centres
- West Hillhurst Community Association4.2 ★(154)
Places of worship
- Commons Church in Kensington4.9 ★(88)
- Parkdale Grace Fellowship Church4.9 ★(19)
- St. Boniface German Church4.8 ★(19)
- Calgary Parkdale Seventh-day Adventist Church4.4 ★(15)
- Gospel Hall (West Hillhurst)4.9 ★(11)
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 1→
- Route 9→
- Route 20→
- Route 90→
- Route 104→
Bike paths
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (616)Spruce, Colorado (407)Elm, American (399)Poplar Species (215)Cotoneaster Species (183)15 parks
Natural areas
1 supporting natural environment, 2 special protection environments, 1 remnant environment
Bike paths
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 6,758
- Owner households
- 58.6%
- Median age
- 38.5
- Average personal income, 2020
- $98,622
- Visible minority
- 23.1%
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 West Hillhurst, 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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