Scenic AcresCalgary
Calgary is split into 152 neighbourhoods, and this is one. 8,026 people live in this neighbourhood in Calgary.
Is Scenic Acres a good place to live?
A town without an obvious weak point. Where it does best is health (A). At A overall, Scenic Acres ranks #33 of 473 in Alberta. On that grade it does better than 86% of Canadian towns. Its schools beat most (A). Owners valued their homes at a median $548,000 in 2021, which is 3.9 years of the typical household’s pay. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for safety and B for jobs & income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Scenic Acres grades
Each subject compares Scenic Acres 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 Scenic Acres stand out
The 3 things Scenic Acres does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Scenic Acres.
For health, Scenic Acres gets an A
The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 56%, ahead of the 53% for Alberta. On average 16% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, below both Alberta’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Scenic Acres live 4.6 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km. Lives in the region last 83.0 years on average (2022/2024): 85.0 for women, 80.9 for men.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Scenic Acres | 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: the Calgary Zone
5 school boards share Scenic Acres
The largest is Bowness High School, with 1,459 students. 14 of 25 schools with results score above the middle in Alberta. Of the 37, one teaches in French (2% of schools in Alberta). Also worth knowing: the 3 km around Scenic Acres counts 21 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 9 schools for every grade, 16,443 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hawkwood School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 702 | English public |
| Bowness High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,459 | English public |
| École du Nouveau-Monde FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 331 | French public |
| Calgary Waldorf School IndependentResults in the top fifth in AlbertaAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 238 | Independent |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Scenic Acres | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Scenic Acres is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Government of Alberta
Earthquake risk for the city of Calgary
Radon is about average around Scenic Acres: 8.1% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Earthquake risk locally is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.023 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. Scenic Acres shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Calgary Health Region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Scenic Acres | 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
Few Canadian towns have household incomes as high as Scenic Acres’
88% of commuters drove, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%). Commutes averaged 26 min, close to both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Scenic Acres | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 88% | 88% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 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.
Scenic Acres is drier than 82% of Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a 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). Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 21 May to 18 September. Most of the snow comes in March, about 24 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Scenic Acres | 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))
An older town: 25% of people in Scenic Acres are 65 or over, more than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns
1.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than both Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). Under 15: 13% 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 50.9% of Scenic Acres
By the 2021 count the town had 4,080 women and 3,930 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Scenic Acres | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 62% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 7% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 72% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Scenic Acres runs from −8°C to 4°C
December follows at freezing by day and −12°C by night. Snowfall in a normal November: 19 cm. Expect about 16 mm of rain and snow over November. ECCC’s forecast for Calgary (Olympic Park) is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
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
Pat Kelly (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Scenic Acres in Ottawa as MP for Calgary Crowfoot
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta’s riding map carries non-commercial terms, so Scenic Acres isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of 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, Scenic Acres among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
More households own their home in Scenic Acres than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 92%
Measured across the Calgary metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
12% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Alberta’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to 16% of the median household income, lower than both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Scenic Acres | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 92% | 74% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 21% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $548,000 | $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.
For safety, Scenic Acres 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. Property crime in the area its police cover: 31.9 per 1,000 people a year. Figures for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 are published for the Calgary service area as a whole, not for Scenic Acres alone.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Scenic Acres | 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
4.7 km from Scenic Acres to Glenbow Ranch Provincial Park
A drive of 66 km reaches Banff National Park, the nearest national park. 2 protected areas lie within 10 km. Within 5 km are 2 beaches; Bowmont Beach is the nearest.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Scenic Acres | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Scenic Acres
Canada's Sports Hall Of Fame and 13 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Scenic Acres; with them, the best known within 40 km.
MuseumGlenbow Museum14 km southeast · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower14 km southeast
ZooCalgary Zoo15 km southeast
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre15 km southeast · 380K visitors a year
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral14 km 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
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Scenic Acres
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Scenic Acres 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
- 8,026 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Scenic Acres’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scenic Acres | 8,026 | — | A | B− | B− | A |
| Arbour Lake | 10,454 | 2 | A− | C− | B− | A+ |
| Ranchlands | 7,376 | 2.1 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Tuscany | 19,986 | 2.2 | A | B− | B− | A |
| Silver Springs | 9,042 | 2.2 | A− | C− | B− | A |
| Royal Oak | 12,343 | 3 | A− | C | B− | A+ |
| Hawkwood | 9,188 | 3.3 | A− | C | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Scenic Acres
How old are the people of Scenic Acres?
Its median age is 50.7, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2.
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).