Highwood
City CentreCentre 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 $686,405, 5% above the city median. A dense urban neighbourhood with C-Train access, anchored by Highwood Outdoor Pool.
Safety Score22out of 100
Assessed Value$686,405+4.8% vs city avg
Population2,037residents (Census 2021)
Demographics
Census 202169.4%
Owner-Occupied
31%
Renter
40
Median Age
$57,556
Avg Income
20.5%
Visible Minority
Safety
2025-Q4Score of 22 means Highwood has lower crime rates than 22% of Calgary communities, based on property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Crime
Property + Violent56incidents
▲40.0%vs 40 previous year
27.5 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents111incidents
▲4.7%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
Top issues in this community (last 12 months):
1.
Bylaw
334▲267% yoy
2.
Parks/Trees
183▲63% yoy
3.
Waste
172▲19% yoy
4.
Infrastructure
161▼34% yoy
5.
Snow/Ice
72▼15% yoy
1,008total requests (last 12 months)
24-Month Request Trend
Housing
2026Community Assessed Values
Detached
$694,111 ▲+14.7%
740 units Semi-Detached
$651,012 ▲+16.6%
84 units Row
$515,844 ▲+10.6%
16 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
dining-oriented
Dining: 14Retail: 9Services: 6
Business Activity
Active Licenses26licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)34permits
▲6% yoyvs 73 city avg
Development Pipeline (12 months)
Housing Units Approved:30▲150% yoy
Investment:$6.6M▲20% yoy
Top Business Types
1.
Food Service
10
2.
Retail
10
3.
Property Management
2
4.
Other
2
5.
Health Services
1
Community Highlights
Recreation
- Highwood Outdoor PoolOutdoor Pool
Schools
Colonel Irvine School
CBEElementary/Junior High
Highwood School
CBEElementary
Northwest Elementary Campus
OtherElementary
3 schools
Transit
13transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
- Route 2→
- Route 20→
- Route 38→
- Route 750→
- Route 751→