MartindaleCalgary
With 14,467 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Calgary. Of Calgary’s 152 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Martindale a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. The weak point is schools (C−). Cost of living is weaker too (C). Health outcomes beat most towns (A). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). Put together, the subjects come to a B− overall, ranking #278 of 473 in Alberta. Set against the rest, it does better than 46% 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 Martindale grades
Each subject compares Martindale 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 Martindale stand out
The 3 things Martindale does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Martindale.
For health, Martindale gets an A
Adults here are more upbeat about their health than the province: 56% very good or excellent, against 53% in Alberta. 7.9% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below both Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%). Across the region, life runs to 83.0 years on average: women 85.0, men 80.9, in 2022/2024. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Martindale live 4.7 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Martindale | 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: one figure for all of the Calgary Zone
20 of Martindale’s 27 tested schools score in the lower two fifths in Alberta
The largest is Nelson Mandela High School, with 1,988 students. Counting each board with a school within 3 km gives 6, above both Alberta’s towns (3) and Canadian towns (3). Also worth knowing: its elementary schools are big ones, 484 students on average, against 274 in Alberta. Catholic schools make up 12 of 34, above the 18% in Alberta.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant MacEwan School Fourth fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 725 | English public |
| Nelson Mandela High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,988 | English public |
| École La Mosaïque FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 302 | French public |
| Mountain View Academy IndependentResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–12 | All grades · Grades K–12 | 140 | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Martindale | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Housing and transport take 39% of household income in Martindale, against 29% in the typical Canadian town
Rent took nearly a quarter of household income, above Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Owners make up 78% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Martindale | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 78% | 74% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $348,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom published for the Calgary metro area, not by town
Trips to work from Martindale take longer than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
84% of commuters drove, lower than both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Martindale | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 84% | 88% | 89% |
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.
Martindale’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 8.1% of area homes over the radon guideline
Seismic risk in Martindale sits near the middle: $0.023 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Martindale on the national inventory. Figures for earthquake risk are published for the city of Calgary as a whole, not for Martindale alone.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Martindale | 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 · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Calgary Health Region)
Precipitation in Martindale trails that of 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm a year
Summer highs in Martindale reach 23.5°C in July. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, near Alberta’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). A normal June brings 113 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Martindale | 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 Martindale belongs to a visible minority than Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 82%
2.5% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).
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 49.3% of Martindale
Here the census found 7,135 women and 7,330 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Martindale | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 71% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 8.7% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Martindale runs from −8°C to 4°C
Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November. A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −12°C. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. 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
Calgary McKnight, which takes in Martindale, is held by Dalwinder Gill (Conservative Party of Canada)
As part of Calgary, Martindale is governed by the city’s council, not one of its own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
More loans per person served than 82% of Alberta’s town libraries: Calgary Public Library lends 12.7
The library figures on this page are Calgary’s: Calgary Public Library serves all 1,285,711 people of the city, Martindale among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
For safety, Martindale 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). The force’s area logs 10.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 31.9 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Martindale doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Calgary service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Martindale | 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
The nearest provincial park to Martindale is Fish Creek Provincial Park, 19 km away
0.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Biggest among them: Inglewood Migratory Bird Sanctuary, 111 ha, 8.5 km off. 84 km separate the town from Banff National Park, its nearest national park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Martindale | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 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 Martindale
Aero Space Museum of Calgary and 4 more in and around Martindale
What there is to see in Martindale and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumAero Space Museum of Calgary3.5 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCanada's Aviation Hall of Fame3.4 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumCalgary Police Discovery Centre1.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumAerospace Museum3.4 km outside town, to the westHistoric shipHistoric shipMcDonnell CF-101 Voodoo3.5 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Aero Space Museum of Calgary: Jaydec, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Martindale
Neighbourhood in Calgary
TownRatings splits Calgary into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Martindale 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
- 14,467 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Martindale’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martindale | 14,467 | — | B− | C | B− | A |
| Castleridge | 6,127 | 1.3 | C+ | C− | B− | A+ |
| Taradale | 17,911 | 1.9 | C+ | C− | B− | A |
| Falconridge | 10,218 | 2 | C | C− | B− | A+ |
| Saddle Ridge | 21,479 | 2.2 | C+ | C− | B− | A |
| Coral Springs | 5,542 | 2.6 | B− | C | B− | A |
| Cityscape | 11,782 | 3 | C+ | D | B− | A |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Martindale
Is Martindale a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 34.5, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 21% of residents; over-65s, 9%.
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).