Renfrew
City CentreCentre Calgary
An inner-city community just 3 km from downtown, home to 7,131 residents. Safety score 44 out of 100 (crime dropped 20% year-over-year). Average home value $661,397. A dense urban neighbourhood with 5 natural areas, 3 recreation facilities, and 4 schools, anchored by TELUS Spark Centre.
Safety Score44out of 100
Assessed Value$661,397-0.9% vs city avg
Population7,131residents (Census 2021)
Demographics
Census 202151.7%
Owner-Occupied
48.2%
Renter
37.4
Median Age
$71,423
Avg Income
24.3%
Visible Minority
Safety
2025-Q4Score of 44 means Renfrew has lower crime rates than 44% 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 + Violent122incidents
▼20.3% yoyvs 153 previous year
17.1 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents372incidents
▲2.2% yoyvs 364 previous year
52.2 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
20incidents
2.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
102incidents
14.3 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)
Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)
Disturbances
36(47%)
5.0 per 1,000
Suspicious Activity
30(39%)
4.2 per 1,000
Other
6(8%)
0.8 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
4(5%)
0.6 per 1,000
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311 Service Requests
Top issues in this community (last 12 months):
1.
Infrastructure
566▲19% yoy
2.
Waste
555▲9% yoy
3.
Parks/Trees
546▲15% yoy
4.
Bylaw
414▲4% yoy
5.
Snow/Ice
220▼22% yoy
2,646total requests (last 12 months)
24-Month Request Trend
Housing
2026Community Assessed Values
Detached
$847,032
1,312 units Semi-Detached
$894,021
406 units Row
$442,419
468 units Apartment
$329,684
710 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
dining-oriented
Dining: 25Retail: 17Services: 18
Business Activity
Active Licenses71licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)80permits
▼34% yoyvs 62 city avg
Development Pipeline (12 months)
Housing Units Approved:86▼17% yoy
Investment:$20.7M▼23% yoy
Top Business Types
1.
Retail
18
2.
Property Management
17
3.
Food Service
16
4.
Personal Service
11
5.
Other
5
Community Highlights
Landmarks
- TELUS Spark CentreAttraction
Parks & Green Spaces
- RENFREWCOMMUNITY CLUSTER
- RENFREW & BRIDGELAND_RIVERSIDE (BOTTOMLANDS PARK)COMMUNITY CLUSTER
Recreation
- Renfrew Aquatic & Recreation CentreIndoor PoolWeight Room
- Renfrew Athletic Park
- Stew Hendry and Henry Viney ArenasIce Rink
- Stew Hendry and Henry Viney ArenasIce Rink
Natural Areas
4 supporting natural environments, 1 to be determined
Local Amenities
Places of Worship
Restaurants & Cafes
Schools
Children's Village School
CBEElementary
Colonel Macleod School
CBEElementary/Junior High
Stanley Jones School
CBEElementary/Junior High
St. Alphonsus Elementary Junior High School
CSSDElementary/Junior High
4 schools
Transit
43transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
- Route 4→
- Route 5→
- Route 17→
- Route 19→
- Route 303→