Housing and change community signal
Housing choice across Calgary communities
Relative breadth of occupied dwelling forms, mapped residential land-use categories, recent permitted housing forms and approved secondary-suite registry presence. This lets newer communities participate without treating planned capacity as completed homes.
This page compares one public-data signal at a time. It is a shortlist tool rather than an overall ranking, and every leading record links to a full community profile with the underlying evidence and local context.
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Published formula
Occupied dwelling-type diversity 28%, represented occupied dwelling forms 9%, tenure balance 5%, mapped residential land-use diversity 18%, mapped residential density breadth 13%, recent residential permit-form diversity 10%, recent permit-form breadth 7%, registered secondary suites per 1,000 residential assessment parcels 10%.
City-profile shares describe occupied housing in 2021; land-use designations describe mapped capacity; permits describe recorded activity. Registry rows identify approved suites, not available rentals, occupancy, asking rent, condition or every suite. The signal does not establish affordability, accessibility, ownership cost or current listings.
Evidence used
This is a interpretive blend. The current ingredients include 2021 dwelling-type shares, 2021 tenure shares, City land-use district polygons, building permits since 2024 by residential class, City Secondary Suite Registry.
Communities with stronger measured support
Glenbrook: 82/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 78.1 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Highland Park: 92/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 73.6 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Killarney/Glengarry: 88/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 79.7 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Kingsland: 89/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 75.7 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Montgomery: 80/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 70.1 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Renfrew: 82/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 75.4 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Rosscarrock: 83/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 75.3 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Shaganappi: 82/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 72.7 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Tuxedo Park: 81/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 73.4 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares Winston Heights/Mountview: 83/100; Occupied dwelling mix: 75.5 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares
These examples come from the stronger end of the measured-support range and are shown alphabetically. The score applies only to this named lens and is not an overall neighbourhood ranking.
- Glenbrook: 82/100Occupied dwelling mix: 78.1 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 5 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Highland Park: 92/100Occupied dwelling mix: 73.6 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 5 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Killarney/Glengarry: 88/100Occupied dwelling mix: 79.7 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 5 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Kingsland: 89/100Occupied dwelling mix: 75.7 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 5 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Montgomery: 80/100Occupied dwelling mix: 70.1 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 5 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Renfrew: 82/100Occupied dwelling mix: 75.4 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 5 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Rosscarrock: 83/100Occupied dwelling mix: 75.3 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 5 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Shaganappi: 82/100Occupied dwelling mix: 72.7 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 4 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Tuxedo Park: 81/100Occupied dwelling mix: 73.4 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 4 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021
- Winston Heights/Mountview: 83/100Occupied dwelling mix: 75.5 dwelling-diversity index from 2021 shares | Represented occupied forms: 6 of 8 dwelling forms each represented at 5% or more in 2021