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Highwood

City Centre

Centre Calgary

An inner-city community 5 km from downtown, home to 2,037 residents. Safety score 22 out of 100 (crime increased 40% year-over-year). Average home value $702,153, 5% above the city median. A dense urban neighbourhood with C-Train access, anchored by Highwood Outdoor Pool.

Safety Score22out of 100
Assessed Value$702,153+5.3% vs city avg
Population2,037residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
69.4%
Owner-Occupied
31%
Renter
40
Median Age
$57,556
Avg Income
20.5%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 22 means Highwood has lower crime rates than 22% 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
56incidents
▲40.0% yoy
vs 40 previous year
27.5 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
111incidents
▲4.7% yoy
vs 106 previous year
54.5 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
16incidents
7.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
40incidents
19.6 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Disturbances
14(64%)
6.9 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
4(18%)
2.0 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
2(9%)
1.0 per 1,000
Other
2(9%)
1.0 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Bylaw
330▲255% yoy
2.
Waste
184▲22% yoy
3.
Parks/Trees
169▲37% yoy
4.
Infrastructure
153▼37% yoy
5.
Snow/Ice
66▼8% yoy
981total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

Community Assessed Values
Detached
$708,009
744 units
Semi-Detached
$650,765
83 units
Row
$555,639
18 units
Apartment
$1,975,000
2 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
dining-oriented
Dining: 14Retail: 9Services: 6
Business Activity
Active Licenses
26licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)
31permits
▲3% yoy
vs 62 city avg

Development Pipeline (12 months)

Housing Units Approved:28▲115% yoy
Investment:$6.4M▲93% yoy

Top Business Types

1.
Food Service
10
2.
Retail
9
3.
Personal Service
2
4.
Other
2
5.
Property Management
2

Community Highlights

Recreation

Schools

2025
Northwest Elementary Campus
OtherElementary
Highwood School
CBEElementary
Colonel Irvine School
CBEElementary/Junior High
3 schools

Transit

13transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 2→Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW
  • Route 20→Heritage Station/Northmount Dr N
  • Route 38→Brentwood Station/Temple
  • Route 750→Fowler/ Castleridge
  • Route 751→Fowler/CoralSprings/Falconridge

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