Manchester
City CentreCentre 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 $244,955, 63% below the city median. An active commercial district with 155 businesses and strong transit connectivity.
Safety Score3out of 100
Assessed Value$244,955-62.6% vs city avg
Population436residents (Census 2021)
Demographics
Census 202144.6%
Owner-Occupied
55.4%
Renter
36.6
Median Age
$86,334
Avg Income
30.4%
Visible Minority
Safety
2025-Q4Score of 3 means Manchester has lower crime rates than 3% of Calgary communities, based on property and violent crimes per 1,000 residents.
Crime
Property + Violent59incidents
▲43.9%vs 41 previous year
135.3 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents204incidents
▲9.7%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
Top issues in this community (last 12 months):
1.
Snow/Ice
59▼27% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
57▼37% yoy
3.
Waste
54▲80% yoy
4.
Parks/Trees
32▲68% yoy
5.
Graffiti
28▲47% yoy
309total requests (last 12 months)
24-Month Request Trend
Housing
2026Community Assessed Values
Detached
$575,000 ▲+11.5%
18 units Apartment
$210,416 ▲+29.6%
172 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
retail-oriented
Dining: 31Retail: 50Services: 27Industrial: 15
Business Activity
Active Licenses161licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)20permits
▲25% yoyvs 73 city avg
Development Pipeline (12 months)
Housing Units Approved:140
Investment:$17.6M▲959% yoy
Top Business Types
1.
Retail
50
2.
Auto Services
34
3.
Food Service
24
4.
Personal Service
14
5.
Contractor
12
Local Amenities
Restaurants & Cafes
Schools
No schools found in this community.
Transit
6transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
- Route 9→
- Route 10→
- Route 15→
- Route 81→
- Route 147→