Sunalta
City CentreCentre Calgary
An inner-city community just 2 km from downtown, home to 2,458 residents. Safety score 7 out of 100 (crime increased 29% year-over-year). Average home value $450,117, 32% below the city median. An active commercial district with 141 businesses, a predominantly renter population, and C-Train access, anchored by Pumphouse Theatre.
Safety Score7out of 100
Assessed Value$450,117-32.5% vs city avg
Population2,458residents (Census 2021)
Demographics
Census 202138.2%
Owner-Occupied
61.5%
Renter
35.2
Median Age
$77,135
Avg Income
31.2%
Visible Minority
Safety
2025-Q4Score of 7 means Sunalta has lower crime rates than 7% 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 + Violent155incidents
▲29.2% yoyvs 120 previous year
63.1 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents754incidents
▲20.6% yoyvs 625 previous year
306.8 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
43incidents
17.5 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
112incidents
45.6 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)
Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)
Disturbances
134(69%)
54.5 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
46(24%)
18.7 per 1,000
Other
11(6%)
4.5 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
4(2%)
1.6 per 1,000
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311 Service Requests
Top issues in this community (last 12 months):
1.
Infrastructure
310▼1% yoy
2.
Waste
288▲20% yoy
3.
Bylaw
189▼3% yoy
4.
Parks/Trees
189▲23% yoy
5.
Encampments
188▲2% yoy
1,671total requests (last 12 months)
24-Month Request Trend
Housing
2026Community Assessed Values
Detached
$767,905
179 units Semi-Detached
$748,125
12 units Row
$545,974
96 units Apartment
$371,135
882 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
Business & Development
residential
Dining: 30Retail: 26Services: 24Industrial: 10
Business Activity
Active Licenses135licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)19permits
▲12% yoyvs 62 city avg
Development Pipeline (12 months)
Housing Units Approved:17▼71% yoy
Investment:$42.3M▲384% yoy
Top Business Types
1.
Property Management
47
2.
Retail
23
3.
Food Service
20
4.
Personal Service
16
5.
Other
14
Community Highlights
Landmarks
- Pumphouse TheatreTheatre
Parks & Green Spaces
- SUNALTA (PUMPHOUSE DEPOT)NEIGHBOURHOOD
- SUNALTA (SHAW MILLENIUM PARK)NEIGHBOURHOOD
Natural Areas
1 supporting natural environment
Local Amenities
Places of Worship
Restaurants & Cafes
Schools
Sacred Heart Elementary School
CSSDElementary
1 school
Transit
14transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
- Route 2→
- Route 6→
- Route 7→
- Route 9→
- Route 20→