Upper Mount RoyalCalgary
Population 2,758: a neighbourhood in Calgary. Calgary is split into 152 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Upper Mount Royal a good place to live?
Upper Mount Royal does well on nearly every count. The neighbourhood grades A+ overall, better than 98% of Canadian towns, and ranks #1 of 473 in Alberta. Where it does best is jobs & income (A+). Add health to its strengths (A+). The typical owner put their home at $1,300,000 in 2021: 6.9 years of the median household’s 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 Upper Mount Royal grades
Each subject compares Upper Mount Royal with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Upper Mount Royal stand out
The 3 things Upper Mount Royal does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Upper Mount Royal.
Trips to work from Upper Mount Royal are shorter than from Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average
Driving is how 77% of commuters got to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Upper Mount Royal | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 17 min | 26 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 77% | 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.
For health, Upper Mount Royal is ahead of 97% of Canadian towns
The region has fewer smokers than Alberta, 7.9% of adults to 11%, though the survey finds 56% of adults in very good or excellent health, above Alberta’s towns (51%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 83.0, women 85.0 and men 80.9 (2022/2024). Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.5 km from the average resident of Upper Mount Royal, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Upper Mount Royal doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Calgary Zone.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Upper Mount Royal | 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
16 of Upper Mount Royal’s 39 tested schools score in the top fifth in Alberta
The 3 km around Upper Mount Royal counts 32 elementary schools, 21 secondary schools and 22 schools for every grade, 26,035 students between them. The largest is Western Canada High School, with 2,230 students. 6 boards run its schools. Outside the public system: 28 of 75 schools, where in Alberta it is 14%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connaught School Middle fifth in AlbertaLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 552 | English public |
| Western Canada High SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 10–12 | Secondary · Grades 10–12 | 2,230 | English public |
| École Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys FrenchTeaches in FrenchAll grades · Grades K–9 | All grades · Grades K–9 | 481 | French public |
| Altadore School Top fifth in AlbertaResults in the top fifth in AlbertaElementary · Grades K–6 | Elementary · Grades K–6 | 355 | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Upper Mount Royal | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2025/26
Flood mapping exists for Upper Mount Royal: 1 on record, latest by Government of Alberta
Upper Mount Royal’s survey area, 8.1% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. NRCan expects $0.023 of shaking damage a year per $1,000 of buildings in the town, near the typical $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Upper Mount Royal | 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 · Radon tests published for the Calgary Health Region, not by town · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Calgary
Upper Mount Royal is drier than four in five Canadian towns: 445 mm of rain and snow a year
The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 18 September, 119 days. Rain and snow peak in June, at 113 mm. Also worth knowing: in July the thermometer climbs to 23.5°C by day, near Alberta’s towns (23.5°C) and lower than 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 | Upper Mount Royal | 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 Upper Mount Royal than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% are under 15
Over-65s are a fifth of the population. Both official languages: 16% of residents, above both Alberta’s towns (5.7%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).
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 49.5% of Upper Mount Royal
1,395 men and 1,365 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Upper Mount Royal | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 18% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 67% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 15% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 6.4% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 79% | 54% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Alberta and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Upper Mount Royal runs from −8°C to 4°C
Precipitation in November averages 16 mm. A normal December brings highs of freezing, 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
Calgary Centre, which takes in Upper Mount Royal, is held by Greg McLean (Conservative Party of Canada)
From Alberta come 37 MPs, 33 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Each person Calgary Library serves borrows 12.7 items, more than at 82% of Alberta’s town libraries
The library figures on this page are Calgary’s: Calgary Library serves all 1,285,711 people of the city, Upper Mount Royal among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Upper Mount Royal’s grade for safety: a B−
The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Calgary service area
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 67 over 2023–25, below Alberta’s towns (110) and close to Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 10.6 violent incidents are reported each year. Property crime in the area its police cover: 31.9 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Upper Mount Royal | 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
Rent takes less of local pay in Upper Mount Royal than in Alberta’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 21% of households, near Alberta’s towns (21%) and higher than Canadian towns (18%). 73% of households own their home, about level with both Alberta’s towns (74%) and Canadian towns (74%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Upper Mount Royal | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value, 2021 | $1,300,000 | $400,000 | $406,000 |
| Rent as a share of income | 12% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 21% | 18% |
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: one figure for all of the Calgary metro area
Upper Mount Royal is 9.5 km from Fish Creek Provincial Park
Trout Beach is the one beach within 5 km. Banff National Park is the closest national park, 78 km from town. Protected areas cover 0.8% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Within 10 km are 3 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Upper Mount Royal | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.8% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 2 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Upper Mount Royal keeps its older homes: 47% from before 1961
| Heritage | Upper Mount Royal | Alberta | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 47% | 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 Upper Mount Royal
Glenbow Museum and 49 more in and around Upper Mount Royal
A first look at Upper Mount Royal’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
MuseumGlenbow Museum1.5 km outside town, to the east · 149K visitors a year (2019)
AttractionCalgary Tower1.4 km outside town, to the east
ZooCalgary Zoo3.2 km outside town, to the east
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral800 m outside town, to the east
MuseumTelus Spark Science Centre4.2 km outside town, to the east · 380K visitors a year
GardenPrince's Island Park2.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: 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
- St. Mary's Cathedral: Dr Haggis at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Telus Spark Science Centre: CharlesAPhillips63, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Prince's Island Park: Scott5114, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
About Upper Mount Royal
Neighbourhood in Calgary
Upper Mount Royal 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
- 2,758 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Alberta
- City
- Calgary
- Census subdivision
- 4806016
Upper Mount Royal’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Mount Royal | 2,758 | — | A+ | B− | B− | A+ |
| Lower Mount Royal | 3,136 | 0.6 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Bankview | 5,610 | 0.9 | B+ | D | B− | A+ |
| Mission | 6,329 | 1.1 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Beltline | 26,171 | 1.2 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
| Elbow Park | 4,120 | 1.2 | A+ | B− | B− | A+ |
| South Calgary | 4,412 | 1.4 | A− | D | B− | A+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Upper Mount Royal
Do people in Upper Mount Royal speak French?
French alone: 0%.
How old are the people of Upper Mount Royal?
At 45.9, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 20%.
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).