Aspen WoodsCalgary
It is a neighbourhood of 9,606 residents in Calgary. Calgary is split into 152 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Aspen Woods a good place to live?
Strong across the board. Where it does best is schools (A+). With an A overall, Aspen Woods is better than 95% of Canadian towns. It ranks #7 of 473 in Alberta. Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Homes were valued at a median $750,000 at the 2021 census, 3.8 times the typical household’s income. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Aspen Woods stand out
The 3 things Aspen Woods does most differently from other towns.
How Aspen Woods grades
Each subject compares Aspen Woods with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Aspen Woods.
The top fifth in Alberta holds 15 of the 29 schools around Aspen Woods with results
Boards running schools in the area: 5, higher than both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Ernest Manning High School is the biggest, at 2,007 students. Independent schools number 9 of 32, above the 14% in Alberta. 15,742 students attend the 15 elementary schools, 6 secondary schools and 11 schools for every grade in or within 3 km of Aspen Woods.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westgate School Second fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 608 | English public |
| Ernest Manning High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,007 | English public |
| Calgary Academy Collegiate IndependentResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 229 | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Aspen Woods scores better for health than 94% of Canadian towns
The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 16% of adults, below both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 56%, ahead of the 53% for Alberta. At 7.9%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 11% for Alberta. A baby born in the region can expect 83.0 years, 85.0 for a girl and 80.9 for a boy (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 56% | 51% | 52% |
| Smokers | 7.9% | 12% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 83.0 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Calgary Zone
Rent takes less of local pay in Aspen Woods than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 23% of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 83%. Aspen Woods doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Calgary metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 12% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $750,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 21% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Hazards in Aspen Woods: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 8.1% of tested homes
Earthquake risk in Aspen Woods is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Health Region, Aspen Woods included. Behind earthquake risk sits data gathered across the city of Calgary, with Aspen Woods one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 8.1% | 7.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.023 | $0.013 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Aspen Woods is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year
Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 21 May to 18 September. A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frost comes on 193 days a year, about level with Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Expect July highs of around 23.5°C in Aspen Woods.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 445 mm | 431 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 23.5°C | 23.5°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport))
Visible minorities make up more of Aspen Woods than of Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 53%
1.1% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.5% of Aspen Woods’ residents are women
4,755 men and 4,855 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 25% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 6.8% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.4% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 74% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Aspen Woods runs from −8°C to 4°C
The month after, December, normally sees freezing afternoons and −12°C nights. Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. The year peaks in July (24°C) and bottoms out in January (−14°C).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −12°C | 34 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 108 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 9°C | 232 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 71 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Calgary (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
David McKenzie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Calgary Signal Hill, the riding that includes Aspen Woods
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Aspen Woods isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of Alberta’s town libraries
Calgary Library serves the whole of Calgary, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,285,711 people, Aspen Woods among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Commuters in Aspen Woods travel further than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns, 28 min on average
86% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
For safety, Aspen Woods gets a B−
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 67 over 2023–25, lower than Alberta’s towns (110) and near Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 31.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 67 | 110 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 79 | 109 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 31.9 | 45 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 10.6 | 14.2 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Calgary service area
10 km from Aspen Woods to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
The closest of Canada’s national parks is Banff National Park, at 69 km. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km. 2.1 km out lies the largest, Griffith Woods Park, at 110 ha.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Aspen Woods | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Battalion Park and 3 more in and around Aspen Woods
The best-known places to visit in and around Aspen Woods come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Everything we know about Aspen Woods
Aspen Woods’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Woods | 9,606 | — | A | B+ | B− | A |
| West Springs | 11,632 | 1.2 | A | B | B− | A |
| Strathcona Park | 8,680 | 1.7 | A | B− | B− | A+ |
| Springbank Hill | 9,913 | 2.3 | A | B− | B− | A |
| Coach Hill | 3,383 | 2.4 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Patterson | 4,169 | 2.8 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Cougar Ridge | 7,101 | 3.1 | A | B | B− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Aspen Woods
Is Aspen Woods a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 37.7, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 25% of residents; over-65s, 7%.
About Aspen Woods
Neighbourhood in Calgary
TownRatings splits Calgary into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Aspen Woods is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 9,606 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).