SundanceCalgary
Calgary is split into 152 neighbourhoods, and this is one. In Calgary, this neighbourhood has 9,043 residents.
Is Sundance a good place to live?
Sundance does well on nearly every count. Its strongest subject is health (A+). Schools are a strength too (A). A median home here was worth $500,000 at the census, or 3.7 times what the middle household earns in a year. Overall, that makes an A, good for #26 of 473 in Alberta. Nationally, it does better than 87% of Canadian towns.
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.
What makes Sundance stand out
The 3 things Sundance does most differently from other towns.
How Sundance grades
Each subject compares Sundance 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 →
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Sundance.
Sundance’s grade for health: an A+
7.9% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, below Alberta’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike; by contrast, the survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 56%, ahead of the 53% for Alberta. A baby born in the region can expect 83.0 years, 85.0 for a girl and 80.9 for a boy (2022/2024). What sets Sundance apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.4 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Calgary Zone, Sundance included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Sundance | 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
3 boards run the schools in and around Sundance
Taken together, Sundance and its 3 km edge hold 22 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 12 schools for every grade for 20,155 students. Centennial High School is the biggest, at 1,793 students. On the tests, 12 of 26 schools land above the middle in Alberta, 3 under it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKenzie Lake SchoolLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 618 | English public |
| Centennial High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 1,793 | English public |
| Andrew Sibbald School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–5 | Elementary · Grades K–5 | 310 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Sundance | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Flood mapping exists for Sundance: 1 on record, latest by Government of Alberta
Measured across the Calgary Health Region: radon tests · The earthquake risk numbers here cover the city of Calgary
For earthquakes Sundance is middling, $0.023 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is about average around Sundance: 8.1% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Sundance | 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 Sundance’s
The average trip to work took 25 min, close to both Alberta’s towns (26 min) and Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 88% of commuters, near both Alberta’s towns (88%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Sundance | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 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.
Dry weather: only 445 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Sundance, less than on 82% of Canadian towns
Gardeners get 119 frost-free days, from 21 May to 18 September. For the wettest month, look to June: 113 mm on average. 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). March is the snowiest month, with 24 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Sundance | 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))
15% of Sundance’s residents belong to a visible minority (Alberta’s towns: 29%; Canadian towns: 15%)
Children are 17% of the town. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 3.6% of residents, between Alberta’s towns (4.6%) and Canadian towns (2.8%). The 65-and-over age group makes up 17% of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of Sundance’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 4,510 women and 4,540 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Sundance | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 10% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Sundance, November normally means 4°C afternoons and −8°C nights
November normally sees 16 mm of precipitation. December follows at freezing by day and −12°C by night. Snow is normal by November, about 19 cm over the month. ECCC’s forecast for Calgary 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
A 27,321-vote win for Stephanie Kusie made Calgary Midnapore safer in 2021 than nine in ten ridings
Sundance is a Calgary neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of Alberta’s town libraries
Sundance 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
More households own their home in Sundance than in Alberta’s towns or across Canadian towns: 89%
Shared with the rest of the Calgary metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
13% 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 17% of the median household income, below both Alberta’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Sundance | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 74% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 20% | 20% |
| 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.
Sundance’s grade for safety: 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). Violence across its police area runs at 10.6 per 1,000 residents a 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 | Sundance | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Calgary service area
34% of Sundance itself is protected land
Within 5 km are 14 beaches; Sikome Lake North is the nearest. The nearest national park is Banff National Park, 86 km away. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 3.3%, above both Alberta’s towns (0.4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Sundance | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.3% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Sikome Aquatic Facility and 2 more in and around Sundance
The best-known places to visit in and around Sundance come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
Everything we know about Sundance
Sundance’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Sundance
Is Sundance a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 43.9 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 17% are under 15 and 17% are 65 or over.
About Sundance
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Sundance 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
- 9,043 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
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).