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Manchester

City Centre

Centre Calgary

An inner-city community just 4 km from downtown, home to 436 residents. Safety score 3 out of 100 (crime increased 44% year-over-year). Average home value $233,652, 65% below the city median. An active commercial district with 155 businesses and strong transit connectivity.

Safety Score3out of 100
Assessed Value$233,652-65% vs city avg
Population436residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
44.6%
Owner-Occupied
55.4%
Renter
36.6
Median Age
$86,334
Avg Income
30.4%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 3 means Manchester has lower crime rates than 3% 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
59incidents
▲43.9% yoy
vs 41 previous year
135.3 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
204incidents
▲9.7% yoy
vs 186 previous year
467.9 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
23incidents
52.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
36incidents
82.6 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Disturbances
30(65%)
68.8 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
12(26%)
27.5 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
2(4%)
4.6 per 1,000
Other
2(4%)
4.6 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Snow/Ice
59▼26% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
56▼38% yoy
3.
Waste
52▲30% yoy
4.
Parks/Trees
35▲59% yoy
5.
Bylaw
33▲57% yoy
323total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

Community Assessed Values
Detached
$570,889
18 units
Apartment
$197,734
169 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
retail-oriented
Dining: 31Retail: 50Services: 27Industrial: 15
Business Activity
Active Licenses
169licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)
18permits
▲29% yoy
vs 62 city avg

Development Pipeline (12 months)

Housing Units Approved:140
Investment:$17.4M▲963% yoy

Top Business Types

1.
Retail
52
2.
Auto Services
36
3.
Food Service
24
4.
Personal Service
15
5.
Contractor
13

Local Amenities

Restaurants & Cafes

Schools

2025

No schools found in this community.

Transit

6transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 9→Dalhousie Station/Chinook Station
  • Route 10→City Hall/Southcentre
  • Route 15→Deerfoot Meadows
  • Route 81→Macleod Tr S
  • Route 147→Starfield Industrial

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