CedarbraeCalgary
It is one of 152 neighbourhoods of Calgary. In Calgary, this neighbourhood has 5,943 residents.
Is Cedarbrae a good place to live?
Much to like here, and you pay for it. Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Cedarbrae’s overall grade is B+, better than 74% of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #128 of 473 in Alberta. What counts against it is cost of living (D). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B− for safety and B− for jobs & income.
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.
How Cedarbrae grades
Each subject compares Cedarbrae 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 →
What makes Cedarbrae stand out
The 3 things Cedarbrae does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cedarbrae.
Cedarbrae’s grade for health: an A
Health survey and life expectancy for the Calgary Zone
In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Alberta’s 53%. 7.9% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. For Cedarbrae itself the measure is access: 4.4 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.0, women 85.0 and men 80.9 (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Cedarbrae | 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
Cedarbrae’s schools come under 3 different boards
Taken together, Cedarbrae and its 3 km edge hold 15 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade for 9,057 students. Dr. E. P. Scarlett High School is the biggest, at 1,833 students. On the tests, 9 of 17 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 4 under it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Elementary CampusLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–4 | Elementary · Grades K–4 | 462 | Other |
| Dr. E. P. Scarlett High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,833 | English public |
| Louis Riel School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 906 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Cedarbrae | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Renting in Cedarbrae eats 25% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns
19% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than Alberta’s towns (21%) yet higher than Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $372,000, below both Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Cedarbrae 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 | Cedarbrae | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 19% | 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.
Cedarbrae’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.1% of area homes over the radon guideline
Shared with the rest of the city of Calgary: earthquake risk
For earthquakes Cedarbrae is middling, $0.023 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Cedarbrae | 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 · Radon tests published for the Calgary Health Region, not by town
Cedarbrae is drier than four in five Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year
The most precipitation falls in June: 113 mm in a normal year. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, close to Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 18 September, lie 119 days. March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Cedarbrae | 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))
More of Cedarbrae’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 7.2%
Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with Canadian towns (19%) and above Alberta’s towns (15%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.1% of Cedarbrae
2,905 men and 3,040 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Cedarbrae | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 60% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Cedarbrae runs from −8°C to 4°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Calgary forecast. Then December: freezing by day, −12°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow.
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
Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Calgary Heritage, the riding that includes Cedarbrae
No provincial riding is named for Cedarbrae: the only boundary file for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta forbids commercial reuse.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 12.7 loans per person served, Calgary Library lends more than four in five 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, Cedarbrae among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Household incomes in Cedarbrae are higher than in 75% of Canadian towns
By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 26 min, near both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Cedarbrae | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 90% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Cedarbrae’s grade for safety: a B−
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Calgary service area
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 67 over 2023–25, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Alberta’s towns (110). 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 | Cedarbrae | 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
Fish Creek Provincial Park is 1.6 km from Cedarbrae
Protected areas cover 3.7% of the land within 10 km, higher than both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Biggest among them: Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area, 1,943 ha, 9.3 km off. Within 5 km lie 3 beaches, unnamed on the map. Banff National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Cedarbrae | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.7% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Cedarbrae
Heritage Park Historical Village and 7 more in and around Cedarbrae
What there is to see in Cedarbrae and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumHeritage Park Historical Village2.7 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumTsuut'ina Culture Museum1.3 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumGasoline Alley2.6 km outside town, to the northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayCP 7019 and caboose2.5 km outside town, to the northeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayCPR Selkirk 59312.6 km outside town, to the northeastTheme parkTheme parkThe Fairgrounds2.5 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Heritage Park Historical Village: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
About Cedarbrae
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Cedarbrae, one part of Calgary; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,943 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Cedarbrae’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
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).