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Scarboro

City Centre

Centre Calgary

An inner-city community just 2 km from downtown, home to 1,187 residents. Safety score 32 out of 100 (crime dropped 7% year-over-year). Average home value $1,194,993, 79% above the city median. A dense urban neighbourhood with C-Train access and a predominantly renter population.

Safety Score32out of 100
Assessed Value$1,194,993+79.1% vs city avg
Population1,187residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
38.1%
Owner-Occupied
61.7%
Renter
35.2
Median Age
$76,931
Avg Income
31.3%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 32 means Scarboro has lower crime rates than 32% 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
26incidents
▼7.1% yoy
vs 28 previous year
21.9 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
55incidents
▲44.7% yoy
vs 38 previous year
46.3 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
2incidents
1.7 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
24incidents
20.2 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Disturbances
6(43%)
5.1 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
4(29%)
3.4 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
2(14%)
1.7 per 1,000
Other
2(14%)
1.7 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Infrastructure
161▲18% yoy
2.
Parks/Trees
143▲14% yoy
3.
Waste
84▲4% yoy
4.
Snow/Ice
380% yoy
5.
Encampments
32▼9% yoy
539total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

Community Assessed Values
Detached
$1,326,169
328 units
Apartment
$367,577
52 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
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)
13permits
▼7% yoy
vs 62 city avg

Development Pipeline (12 months)

Housing Units Approved:1▼86% yoy
Investment:$1.6M▼40% yoy

Community Highlights

Parks & Green Spaces

Natural Areas

1 remnant environment

Local Amenities

Places of Worship

Schools

2025
Sunalta School
CBEElementaryFraser: 9.6/10
1 schoolAvg Fraser: 9.6/10(1 rated)

Transit

5transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 2→Mount Pleasant/Killarney 17 Av SW
  • Route 6→Killarney/26 Av SW
  • Route 9→Dalhousie Station/Chinook Station
  • Route 20→Heritage Station/Northmount Dr N
  • Route 66→Lakeview

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AltadoreBanff TrailBankviewBel-aireBeltlineBridgeland/riversideBritanniaCambrian Heights