Highland ParkCalgary
4,908 people call this neighbourhood in Calgary home. Of Calgary’s 152 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Highland Park a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. Highland Park’s overall grade, B−, puts it better than 52% of Canadian towns. That places it #249 of 473 in Alberta. Residents are healthier than most (A). Add walkability to its strengths (A+). Buying in is costly (D−). It also trails on jobs & income (C−).
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 Highland Park grades
Each subject compares Highland Park 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 Highland Park stand out
The 3 things Highland Park does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Highland Park.
Renting in Highland Park eats 34% of household income, more than in Alberta’s towns and across Canadian towns
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Calgary metro area
Owners put the median home at $500,000, above Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. 28% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Highland Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 34% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 28% | 21% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $500,000 | $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.
Few places match Highland Park for health: it beats 95% of Canadian towns
The survey finds 56% of adults in very good or excellent health, above both Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%). A baby born in the region can expect 83.0 years, 85.0 for a girl and 80.9 for a boy (2022/2024). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 7.9% of adults, against 11% for Alberta. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Highland Park’s is long: 5.0 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Highland Park | 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Calgary Zone
Highland Park has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than three in four Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 25 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Highland Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Schools in Highland Park: 6 boards, side by side
Of its 35 tested schools, 14 sit in the top two fifths in Alberta and 13 in the bottom two. St. Francis High School is the biggest, at 2,210 students. One of the 49 teaches in French, against 2% of schools in Alberta. Taken together, Highland Park and its 3 km edge hold 30 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 11 schools for every grade for 22,724 students.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| King George SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–5 | Elementary · Grades K–5 | 650 | English public |
| St. Francis High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,210 | English Catholic |
| École de la Rose sauvage FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary · Grades 7–12 | Secondary · Grades 7–12 | 402 | French public |
| Balmoral School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades 5–9 | All grades · Grades 5–9 | 556 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Highland Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Flood mapping exists for Highland Park: 1 on record, latest by Government of Alberta
About as many homes carry radon around Highland Park as elsewhere, 8.1% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.023 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in the town, near the typical $0.030. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Health Region, Highland Park included. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for Highland Park alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Calgary.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Highland Park | 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
Less rain and snow fall on Highland Park than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
A normal March brings 24 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. In July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, about level with Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Highland Park | 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))
Fewer children live in Highland Park than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% are under 15
Visible minorities make up 38% of the population, above both Alberta’s towns (29%) and Canadian towns (15%). 16% of residents have reached 65.
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 49.6% of Highland Park
By the 2021 count the town had 2,440 women and 2,480 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Highland Park | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Highland Park, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of freezing and lows of −12°C. November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Calgary.
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
Highland Park’s MP is Michelle Rempel Garner (Conservative Party of Canada), for Calgary Nose Hill
Highland Park’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta can’t be shown, because the province’s boundary file is licensed for non-commercial use only.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More loans per person served than four in five Alberta’s town libraries: Calgary Library lends 12.7
The library figures on this page are Calgary’s: Calgary Library serves all 1,285,711 people of the city, Highland Park among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Highland Park earns a B− for safety
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. The force’s area logs 31.9 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Highland Park | 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 · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Calgary service area)
The nearest provincial park to Highland Park is Fish Creek Provincial Park, 16 km away
Within 10 km of the town, 0.3% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Banff National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town. Trout Beach is the one beach within 5 km. The largest is Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary: 111 ha, 5.7 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Highland Park | 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
An older town: 35% of Highland Park’s homes predate 1961
| Heritage | Highland Park | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 35% | 4.5% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Highland Park
Glenbow Museum and 30 more in and around Highland Park
From museums to parks and historic sites: Highland Park’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumGlenbow Museum3.9 km outside town, to the south · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower4 km outside town, to the south
ZooCalgary Zoo4.2 km outside town, to the south
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre3.7 km outside town, to the south · 380K visitors a year
GardenPrince's Island Park2.8 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral4.8 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- 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
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Highland Park
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Highland Park is one of Calgary’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,908 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Highland Park’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park | 4,908 | — | B− | D− | B− | A |
| Mount Pleasant | 9,224 | 1.3 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Tuxedo Park | 4,082 | 1.4 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Winston Heights/Mountview | 4,361 | 1.5 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Thorncliffe | 15,570 | 1.8 | B | D | B− | A |
| Capitol Hill | 6,135 | 2.9 | B | D− | B− | A+ |
| Renfrew | 6,685 | 3 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Highland Park
How old are the people of Highland Park?
At 38.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 16%.
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).