Elbow Park
City CentreCentre 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 $2,017,894, 208% 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$2,017,894+208.1% vs city avg
Population4,646residents (Census 2021)
Demographics
Census 202168.6%
Owner-Occupied
31.5%
Renter
41.1
Median Age
$154,282
Avg Income
16.5%
Visible Minority
Safety
2025-Q4Score 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
Property + Violent53incidents
▲17.8%vs 45 previous year
11.4 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents99incidents
▲37.5%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
Top issues in this community (last 12 months):
1.
Waste
495▲29% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
451▼23% yoy
3.
Parks/Trees
397▲20% yoy
4.
Bylaw
131▼28% yoy
5.
Encampments
101▲66% yoy
1,764total requests (last 12 months)
24-Month Request Trend
Housing
2026Community Assessed Values
Detached
$2,019,143 ▲+13.6%
1,187 units Semi-Detached
$1,720,000 ▲+11%
1 units Apartment
$833,500 ▲+7.5%
1 units CREB City Centre District Benchmarks(2026-01-01)
Detached
$932,300 ▼-2.3%
Semi-Detached
$919,300 ▼-0.8%
Row
$583,800 ▼-3.4%
Apartment
$309,600 ▼-9.1%
Business & Development
residential
Dining: 1Retail: 1
Business Activity
Active Licenses1licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)57permits
▲30% yoyvs 73 city avg
Development Pipeline (12 months)
Housing Units Approved:13▲44% yoy
Investment:$12.4M▲15% yoy
Top Business Types
1.
Retail
1
Community Highlights
Parks & Green Spaces
- ELBOW PARKNEIGHBOURHOOD
- ELBOW PARK & BRITANNIA (LANSDOWNE BRITANNIA)REGIONAL
Natural Areas
1 buffering natural environment, 1 remnant environment, 6 supporting natural environments, 3 to be determineds
Local Amenities
Places of Worship
Schools
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→
- Route 13→