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West Hillhurst

City Centre

Centre Calgary

An inner-city community just 3 km from downtown, home to 6,758 residents. Safety score 65 out of 100. Average home value $949,411, 42% above the city median. An active commercial district with 124 businesses and C-Train access, anchored by Bowview Outdoor Pool & Wading Pool.

Safety Score65out of 100
Assessed Value$949,411+42.3% vs city avg
Population6,758residents (Census 2021)

Demographics

Census 2021
58.6%
Owner-Occupied
41.5%
Renter
38.5
Median Age
$98,622
Avg Income
23.1%
Visible Minority

Safety

2025-Q4

Score of 65 means West Hillhurst has lower crime rates than 65% 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 + Violent
76incidents
▲1.3% yoy
vs 75 previous year
11.2 per 1,000 (city avg: 18.7)
Disorder
Non-Criminal Incidents
335incidents
▲43.8% yoy
vs 233 previous year
49.6 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
1.5 per 1,000 (city avg: 6.4)
Property Crime
66incidents
9.8 per 1,000 (city avg: 12.3)

Disorder Breakdown (Last 4 Quarters)

Suspicious Activity
28(50%)
4.1 per 1,000
Disturbances
20(36%)
3.0 per 1,000
Welfare Concerns
4(7%)
0.6 per 1,000
Other
4(7%)
0.6 per 1,000

311 Service Requests

2026-03

Top issues in this community (last 12 months):

1.
Waste
622▲10% yoy
2.
Infrastructure
516▼10% yoy
3.
Parks/Trees
507▲4% yoy
4.
Snow/Ice
288▼22% yoy
5.
Bylaw
274▲13% yoy
2,461total requests (last 12 months)

24-Month Request Trend

Housing

2026

Community Assessed Values
Detached
$1,155,890
1,451 units
Semi-Detached
$938,511
655 units
Row
$651,753
198 units
Apartment
$396,032
422 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
View City Centre District Details →

Business & Development

2026-03
commercial
Dining: 29Retail: 36Services: 52Industrial: 3
Business Activity
Active Licenses
129licenses
vs 82 city avg
Building Permits
All Types (12 mo)
84permits
▼33% yoy
vs 62 city avg

Development Pipeline (12 months)

Housing Units Approved:50▼45% yoy
Investment:$26.9M▼8% yoy

Top Business Types

1.
Retail
39
2.
Personal Service
33
3.
Food Service
20
4.
Property Management
12
5.
Other
11

Community Highlights

Parks & Green Spaces

Recreation

Natural Areas

1 supporting natural environment, 2 special protection environments, 1 remnant environment

Local Amenities

Groceries

Places of Worship

Restaurants & Cafes

Schools

2025
Louise Dean School
CBESenior High
Madeleine D' Houet Bilingual School
CSSDJunior High
2 schools

Transit

29transit stops serving this community
Key Routes:
  • Route 1→Bowness/Forest Lawn
  • Route 9→Dalhousie Station/Chinook Station
  • Route 20→Heritage Station/Northmount Dr N
  • Route 89→Lions Park - North Pointe
  • Route 90→Bridgeland/University of Calgary

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