The Calgary Co-op West Springs Food Centre does a lot of heavy lifting here — it's where the errand run happens, the pharmacy stop, the weekday grocery dash between school pickup and dinner. Schools are woven into the community itself, which gives mornings a particular rhythm: West Springs School, West Ridge School, and St. Joan of Arc each drawing their own stream of kids and parents down the same streets. The commercial strip runs to restaurants more than retail, so there's usually somewhere to land after a long afternoon.
Sunday mornings have their own character. The Sikh Society of Calgary fills its parking lot early; St. Michael Catholic Community draws its own crowd nearby. Bus service east to Westbrook Station and the CTrain — enough of a connection that not every trip downtown requires a car, even out here.
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: 70 property (71%), 28 violent (29%).
Disorder calls in Q2 2026: 16 disturbances, 15 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, West district
Affordability
How home values and rents compare with incomes in the community.
Buying
A home here is assessed at 9.2 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: 5.8/10 (1 of 10 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
- Brekkie4.5 ★(1,300)
- Jerusalem Shawarma Westsprings4.5 ★(1,071)
- 722 World Bier Haus4.2 ★(891)
- Fergus & Bix West Springs4.4 ★(808)
- Blanco Cantina4.6 ★(756)
Cafes
- Tim Hortons3.9 ★(726)
- TeaDay Fresh fruit & Bubble tea4.9 ★(317)
- Starbucks Coffee Company3.7 ★(259)
- Deville Coffee4.7 ★(240)
- Alforno West District5 ★(4)
Bars and pubs
- Vin Room West4.4 ★(297)
- The Canadian Brewhouse (Calgary West Springs)4.5 ★(144)
Bakeries
- La Diperie Gateway4.7 ★(384)
- Eclipse Bakery & Cafe4.8 ★(127)
- Pie Junkie West District4.4 ★(25)
- Dulces Feasts Artisanal Wedding & Occasion Cakes5 ★(5)
- Cake Melody5 ★(1)
Everyday
Grocery stores and everyday shops and services in the community.
Groceries
- Blair's NOFRILLS Calgary4.3 ★(1,559)
- Co-op West Springs4.2 ★(562)
- Sobeys West District4.8 ★(17)
Pharmacies
- Shoppers Drug Mart3.7 ★(246)
- Core Pharmacy: Travel Clinic & Compounding4.6 ★(111)
- West Springs Pharmasave - Prescribing and Travel Clinic5 ★(31)
- Co-op Pharmacy West Springs3.8 ★(16)
- Mana Health Calgary5 ★(1)
Banks
- TD Canada Trust Branch and ATM2.4 ★(46)
- BMO Bank of Montreal2.8 ★(36)
- Scotiabank2.8 ★(31)
- Fsa
Shopping
- West Springs Village4.3 ★(177)
- Market At West Springs4.6 ★(5)
- WEST 85th Shopping Centre1 ★(1)
Health and wellness
Childcare, gyms, dentists and vets in the community, with their Google ratings.
Childcare
- Fueling Brains Academy - West 854.7 ★(199)
- Joso's Play And Learn Center4.7 ★(38)
- First Steps Academy4.7 ★(31)
- Rainbow Dreams Day Home Agency5 ★(23)
- AKIDEMY Preschool5 ★(12)
Gyms and fitness
- Anytime Fitness3.7 ★(206)
- Orangetheory Fitness4.8 ★(180)
- Club Pilates4.8 ★(176)
- HotShop Hot Yoga W85th4.9 ★(123)
- F45 Training West District5 ★(88)
Dentists
- Wentworth Family Dental4.7 ★(408)
- Image Dental - SW Calgary4.8 ★(222)
- West 85th Dental4.9 ★(216)
- West Calgary Periodontics4.6 ★(34)
- West Springs Dental4.3 ★(10)
Vets
- West Springs Veterinary Hospital4.7 ★(256)
- South West Veterinary Hospital5 ★(90)
Culture
Libraries, landmarks, places of worship and arts venues in the community.
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 51→
- Route 93→
- Route 98→
- Route 111→
- Route 699→
Environment
Public trees, parks, natural areas and bike paths in the community.
Most common trees
Ash, Green (799)Aspen, Quaking/Trembling (629)Elm, American (430)Spruce, Colorado (401)Chokecherry, Schubert (264)31 parks
Natural areas
1 buffering natural environment, 2 wetland environments, 6 supporting natural environments, 4 remnant environments
Who lives here
Population, owners and renters, age, income and background from the last census.
- Population
- 10,426
- Owner households
- 88%
- Median age
- 37.5
- Average personal income, 2020
- $97,365
- Visible minority
- 37.1%
Visible minority is Statistics Canada's term for people who are neither white nor Indigenous.
Top ancestries
Top mother tongues
Nearby in West
Other communities in the same sector of Calgary.
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What's changing around an address in West Springs, 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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