CitadelCalgary
With 10,196 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Calgary. It is one of 152 neighbourhoods of Calgary.
Is Citadel a good place to live?
Residents are healthier than most (A+). Housing is expensive (C+). Overall, that makes an A−, good for #52 of 473 in Alberta. That leaves it better than 83% of Canadian towns. 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 Citadel grades
Each subject compares Citadel 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 Citadel stand out
The 3 things Citadel does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Citadel.
Citadel is graded an A+ for health
In the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Alberta’s 53%, though the survey counts 7.9% of adults as smokers, below Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Across the region, life runs to 83.0 years on average: women 85.0, men 80.9, in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital sits 2.6 km from the average resident of Citadel, about the norm of 3.7 km. Citadel doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Zone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Citadel | 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
In the top two fifths in Alberta: 9 of the 16 schools around Citadel with results
Within 3 km of Citadel are 19 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 7 schools for every grade, teaching 12,276 students. The largest is Robert Thirsk High School, with 1,437 students. Boards running schools in the area: 2, below both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkwood School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 702 | English public |
| Robert Thirsk High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,437 | English public |
| Blessed Marie-Rose CatholicResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 903 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Citadel | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Wildfire low, radon 8.1%: how Citadel stands on hazards
Shaking is about as much of a worry in Citadel as in most places, at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Citadel | 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: one figure for all of the Calgary Health Region · Earthquake risk: the city of Calgary
More households own their home in Citadel than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 87%
14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, below Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Citadel | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 87% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $448,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Calgary metro area
Citadel is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year
In July, daytime highs in Citadel average 23.5°C. Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 21 May to 18 September. Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. Frost comes on 193 days a year, about level with Alberta’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159).
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Citadel | 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 Citadel belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 47%
0.9% 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
50.8% of Citadel’s residents are women
Of the 2021 count, 5,180 were women and 5,015 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Citadel | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 72% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 10% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Citadel, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights
December follows at freezing by day and −12°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 16 mm. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 24°C and January nights −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
Calgary Crowfoot, which takes in Citadel, is held by Pat Kelly (Conservative Party of Canada)
The Conservative Party of Canada has 33 of the 37 MPs elected in Alberta.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 12.7 loans per person served, Calgary Library lends more than 82% of Alberta’s town libraries
Citadel is served by Calgary Library, the library of all of Calgary, so the figures here are the city’s, for 1,285,711 people.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Citadel is graded a B− for safety
The index for the force that serves it came to 67, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). Violence across its police area runs at 10.6 per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 31.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Calgary service area, Citadel included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Citadel | 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
Household incomes in Citadel top those of 97% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 28 min, above both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). 89% of commuters drove, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Citadel | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 28 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 88% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
6.8 km from Citadel to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Bowmont Beach is the nearest. The nearest national park is Banff National Park, 68 km away. One protected area lies within 10 km. 0.9% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Citadel | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.9% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Citadel
Butterfield Acres and 12 more within 40 km
One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Citadel; with it, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum14 km south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower14 km south
ZooCalgary Zoo15 km southeast
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre15 km southeast · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral14 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Glenbow Museum: Darthrussel, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Tower: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Calgary Zoo: Qyd, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus Spark Science Centre: CharlesAPhillips63, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Citadel
Neighbourhood in Calgary
The edges of Citadel follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Calgary’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 10,196 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Citadel’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | 10,196 | — | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Arbour Lake | 10,454 | 1.9 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Hawkwood | 9,188 | 2 | A− | C | B− | A+ |
| Hamptons | 7,342 | 2.1 | A− | C+ | B− | A+ |
| Sherwood | 6,537 | 2.5 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Ranchlands | 7,376 | 3 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Royal Oak | 12,343 | 3 | A− | C | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Citadel
How old are the people of Citadel?
The median resident is 39.6 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 18% are under 15 and 10% are 65 or over.
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).