Bowness, Calgary

🏫 Community Schools & Capacity

Bowness has 6 listed community schools: 4 CBE and 2 CCSD. Utilization data is available for 4 schools; Belvedere Parkway School has the highest available utilization at 87%.

• Bowcroft SchoolCBE | Elementary | 20% lower than the Calgary median73% utilization
• Thomas B. Riley SchoolCBE | Junior High | 18% lower than the Calgary median79% utilization
• Bowness High SchoolCBE | High School | 8% lower than the Calgary median95% utilization
• Belvedere Parkway SchoolCBE | Elementary | close to the Calgary median87% utilization
• Our Lady of the Assumption SchoolCCSD | Junior HighCapacity not published
• St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option AreaCCSD | High SchoolCapacity not published

📚 School PAT Performance

Among the matched schools serving Bowness, Bowcroft School was selected from the latest available PAT records. It recorded a Grade 6 PAT score of 67.8 / 100 in 2025.

• Bowcroft SchoolGrade 6 | 2025 | The Calgary School DivisionPAT 67.8 / 100 | Calgary #153 of 241

🚗 Daily Accessibility

Bowness combines a strong relative access advantage with a significant benchmark gap. Child Hospital by Drive performs best against Calgary, while Fitness by Drive performs worst.

👥 Community Profile

Bowness has a comparatively mobile population. Recent movers account for 48%, suggesting more turnover than in a typical Calgary community.

🏙️ Community Density

Density in Bowness sits in a middle range rather than at either Calgary extreme. Population is 27% below the Calgary median, and residential density is 16% below the Calgary median.

🌊 Flood Context

Bowness has 140 mapped flood-related property records, a count 35% lower than the Calgary median. Exposure can still vary significantly from one address to another.

🚓 Crime Trends

The 2026-06 crime data for Bowness totals 12 events. Assault (Non-domestic) was the largest category, and the combined rate is 37% higher than the Calgary median.

• Assault (Non-domestic)Rate: 0.19 per 1,0002
• Break & Enter - CommercialRate: 0.19 per 1,0002
• Break & Enter - DwellingRate: 0.19 per 1,0002
• Break & Enter - Other PremisesRate: 0.19 per 1,0002
• Theft FROM VehicleRate: 0.19 per 1,0002
• Violence Other (Non-domestic)Rate: 0.19 per 1,0002

📍 Disorder & Community Pressure

In 2026-06, Bowness recorded 352 disorder events, led by Unwanted Guest. The combined rate is 192% higher than the Calgary median.

• Unwanted GuestRate: 2.97 per 1,00032
• Suspicious PersonRate: 2.60 per 1,00028
• DisturbanceRate: 1.49 per 1,00016
• DrugsRate: 0.56 per 1,0006
• Mental Health ConcernRate: 0.56 per 1,0006
• Property DamageRate: 0.56 per 1,0006
• Suspicious VehicleRate: 0.56 per 1,0006
• Indecent ActRate: 0.19 per 1,0002

☎️ 311 Service Requests

Service demand in Bowness is centred on Long Grass - Weeds Infraction. The latest 311 rate is 130% higher than the Calgary median, based on 537 requests.

• Long Grass - Weeds InfractionRate: 6.59 per 1,00071
• Encampment ConcernsRate: 3.44 per 1,00037
• Black Cart CollectionRate: 2.97 per 1,00032
• Material on Public PropertyRate: 2.97 per 1,00032
• Recycling - Blue CartRate: 2.23 per 1,00024
• Tree - Shrub InfractionRate: 2.04 per 1,00022
• Cart ManagementRate: 1.86 per 1,00020
• Backlane MaintenanceRate: 1.76 per 1,00019
• Noise ConcernsRate: 1.39 per 1,00015
• Tree Concern - GISRate: 1.21 per 1,00013

💰 Community Property Values

Residential property values in Bowness sit close to the Calgary median, with a latest filtered cross-type median of $553,000.

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