HillhurstCalgary
8,435 people live in this neighbourhood in Calgary. It is one of 152 neighbourhoods of Calgary.
Is Hillhurst a good place to live?
A well-rated place to live, with prices to match. People here tend to be in good health (A+). The drawback is cost of living (D). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #62 of 473 in Alberta. It comes out better than 82% of Canadian towns.
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 Hillhurst grades
Each subject compares Hillhurst 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 Hillhurst stand out
The 3 things Hillhurst does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hillhurst.
Hillhurst is graded an A+ for health
Smoking takes in 7.9% of adults, age-standardised, below both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Lives in the region last 83.0 years on average (2022/2024): 85.0 for women, 80.9 for men. On top of that, in the health survey, 56% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, more than Alberta’s 53%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.1 km from the average resident of Hillhurst, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Zone, Hillhurst included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Hillhurst | 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
Fewer households own their home in Hillhurst than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 56%
Shared with the rest of the Calgary metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, higher than both Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $750,000, above Alberta’s towns ($400,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Hillhurst | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 56% | 74% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $750,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
10 school boards share Hillhurst
The 3 km around Hillhurst counts 41 elementary schools, 21 secondary schools and 22 schools for every grade, 34,461 students between them. Results lean high: 29 of 52 in the top two fifths in Alberta. Western Canada High School is the biggest, at 2,230 students. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 84; in Alberta, 2% of schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brentwood School Top fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 816 | English public |
| Western Canada High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,230 | English public |
| 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 | Hillhurst | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Trips to work from Hillhurst are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 22 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Hillhurst | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 26 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
A flood study covers Hillhurst: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Government of Alberta
Radon around Hillhurst is ordinary for Canada: nearly a tenth of tested homes over the guideline (6.6% typical). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Hillhurst as in most places, at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Nobody publishes radon tests for Hillhurst alone, so this card uses the figure for the Calgary Health Region. Hillhurst shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Calgary.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Hillhurst | 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 Hillhurst than on 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The warmest stretch brings July afternoons of 23.5°C, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than Canadian towns (25.5°C). Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 18 September, lie 119 days. Most of the snow comes in March, about 24 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Hillhurst | 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))
3,850 households and a median age of 38.6: who lives in Hillhurst
Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Canadian towns (16%) and below Alberta’s towns (18%). Those 65 and older account for 15% of residents.
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 51.3% of Hillhurst
Women numbered 4,335 and men 4,110 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Hillhurst | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 69% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 15% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7.4% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 77% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Hillhurst: −8°C at night, 4°C by day
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 16 mm. Then December: freezing by day, −12°C at night. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Calgary forecast.
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
Hillhurst’s MP is Corey Hogan (Liberal Party of Canada), for Calgary Confederation
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
At 12.7 loans per person served, Calgary Public Library lends more than four in five Alberta’s town libraries
Calgary Public Library serves the whole of Calgary, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 1,285,711 people, Hillhurst among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Hillhurst is graded a B− for safety
The index for the force that serves it came to 67, lower than Alberta’s towns (110) and near Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 31.9 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Behind Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 sits data gathered across the Calgary service area, with Hillhurst one part of it.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Hillhurst | 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 12 km from Hillhurst
For walks, the Calgary Plus 15 runs within 2 km. A drive of 76 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.6% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. 5.2 km out lies the largest, Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, at 111 ha.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Hillhurst | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
One place in Hillhurst, at the top of the registers
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Hillhurst | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 25% | 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 Hillhurst
Franz Dopf Gallery and 42 more in and around Hillhurst
A first look at Hillhurst’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
MuseumGlenbow Museum1.7 km outside town, to the southeast · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower1.6 km outside town, to the southeast
ZooCalgary Zoo3.6 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre4.2 km outside town, to the southeast · 380K visitors a year
GardenPrince's Island Park1.1 km outside town, to the southeastPhotos: 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
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Hillhurst
Neighbourhood in Calgary
The edges of Hillhurst 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
- 8,435 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Hillhurst’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillhurst | 8,435 | — | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Downtown West End | 2,796 | 1.1 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Rosedale | 2,507 | 1.3 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Sunnyside | 2,976 | 1.3 | A− | D− | B− | A+ |
| Downtown Commercial Core | 9,286 | 1.7 | B | D | B− | A+ |
| Sunalta | 4,151 | 1.8 | B+ | D− | B− | A+ |
| Capitol Hill | 6,135 | 1.9 | B | D− | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).