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Elbow Park

City Centre

Centre Calgary

An inner-city community just 3 km from downtown, home to 4,646 residents. Safety score 64 out of 100 (crime increased 18% year-over-year). Average home value $2,129,719, 219% above the city median. A nature-oriented community with 11 protected natural areas and property values well above the city median.

Safety Score64out of 100
Assessed Value$2,129,719+219.2% vs city avg
Population4,646residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
68.6%
Owner-Occupied
31.5%
Renter
41.1
Median Age
$154,282
Avg Income
16.5%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 64 means Elbow Park has lower crime rates than 64% of Calgary communities, based on property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.

Crime rates are calculated using Census 2021 population. Actual current population may differ.

Note: CPS suppresses values under 5 incidents (shown as 2.5).

Crime
Property + Violent
53incidents
▲17.8% yoy
vs 45 previous year
11.4 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
99incidents
▲37.5% yoy
vs 72 previous year
21.3 per 1,000 (city avg: 67.8)

Quarterly Crime Trend

Quarterly incident counts

Quarterly Disorder Trend

Quarterly incident counts

Crime Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Violent Crime
10incidents
2.2 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
43incidents
9.3 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Suspicious Activity
19(70%)
4.1 per 1,000
Other
4(15%)
0.9 per 1,000
Disturbances
2(7%)
0.4 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
2(7%)
0.4 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Waste
500▲29% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
454▼23% yoy
3.
Parks/Trees
378▲7% yoy
4.
Bylaw
127▼32% yoy
5.
Encampments
101▲60% yoy
1,752total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

Community Assessed Values
Detached
$2,129,938
1,184 units
Semi-Detached
$1,870,000
1 units

CREB City Centre District Benchmarks(2026-02-01)
Detached
$967,800 ▲+0.3% yoy
Semi-Detached
$951,400 ▲+1.7% yoy
Row
$594,400 ▼-1.5% yoy
Apartment
$305,600 ▼-11.4% yoy
View City Centre District Details →

Business & Development

2026-03
residential
Dining: 1Retail: 1
Business Activity
Active Licenses
1licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)
48permits
▼2% yoy
vs 62 city avg

Development Pipeline (12 months)

Housing Units Approved:110% yoy
Investment:$10.9M▲1% yoy

Top Business Types

1.
Retail
1

Community Highlights

Parks & Green Spaces

Natural Areas

6 supporting natural environments, 1 remnant environment, 3 to be determineds, 1 buffering natural environment

Local Amenities

Places of Worship

Schools

2025
Elbow Park School
CBEElementaryFraser: 8.3/10
William Reid School
CBEElementary
2 schoolsAvg Fraser: 8.3/10(1 rated)

Transit

17transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 3→Sandstone/Elbow Dr SW
  • Route 13→Altadore

Nearby in Centre

AltadoreBanff TrailBankviewBel-aireBeltlineBridgeland/riversideBritanniaCambrian Heights