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Highwood, Calgary

Highwood has a median household income of $90,000, 11% below the Calgary median, and a population density of 2,321 residents per square kilometre. Explore community schools, accessibility, safety indicators, community profile and density, flood context, 311 service requests, and property values.

Calgary sector
Centre
City planning sector
Median household income
$90,000
Latest available community profile
Population density
2,321
Residents per square kilometre

Accessibility in Highwood is highly mixed. High School by Walk shows the strongest relative advantage, while Elementary by Walk has the largest unfavourable gap against its Calgary benchmark. No flood-affected properties are listed for Highwood. Check a specific address for details. Highwood has 5 listed community schools: 3 CBE and 2 CCSD. Utilization data is available for 3 schools; Colonel Irvine School has the highest available utilization at 111%. 3 matched schools are at or above 100% utilization.

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๐Ÿซ Community Schools & Capacity

Highwood has 5 listed community schools: 3 CBE and 2 CCSD. Utilization data is available for 3 schools; Colonel Irvine School has the highest available utilization at 111%. 3 matched schools are at or above 100% utilization.

Community schools
5
Schools listed in the community export
CBE / CCSD
3 / 2
Public / Catholic schools
Capacity records
3
Optional matched utilization records
Highest utilization
111%
Available CBE capacity records
  • Cambrian Heights SchoolCBE | Elementary | 12% higher than the Calgary median102% utilization
  • Colonel Irvine SchoolCBE | Junior High | 16% higher than the Calgary median111% utilization
  • James Fowler High SchoolCBE | High School | close to the Calgary median102% utilization
  • St. Joseph SchoolCCSD | Junior HighCapacity not published
  • St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option AreaCCSD | High SchoolCapacity not published

๐Ÿ“š School PAT Performance

Among the matched schools serving Highwood, Cambrian Heights School was selected from the latest available PAT records. It recorded a Grade 6 PAT score of 64.2 / 100 in 2025.

Selected school
Cambrian Heights School
Grade 6 | 2025
PAT score
64.2 / 100
Alberta PAT performance score
School-board rank
110 / 147
The Calgary School Division
Calgary public rank
189 / 241
CBE and CCSD schools
  • Cambrian Heights SchoolGrade 6 | 2025 | The Calgary School DivisionPAT 64.2 / 100 | Calgary #189 of 241

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Accessibility in Highwood is highly mixed. High School by Walk shows the strongest relative advantage, while Elementary by Walk has the largest unfavourable gap against its Calgary benchmark.

Daycare - Drive
2.9 min
Calgary median 2.8 min | close to the Calgary median
Junior High - Drive
3.1 min
Calgary median 4.6 min | 32% faster than the Calgary median
Grocery - Drive
3.3 min
Calgary median 3.6 min | 8% faster than the Calgary median
Elementary - Drive
3.7 min
Calgary median 3.3 min | 12% slower than the Calgary median
High School - Drive
4.5 min
Calgary median 8.1 min | 45% faster than the Calgary median
Park - Drive
4.5 min
Calgary median 3.4 min | 32% slower than the Calgary median
Elementary - Walk
22.5 min
Calgary median 16.4 min | 37% slower than the Calgary median
High School - Walk
23.3 min
Calgary median 49.5 min | 53% faster than the Calgary median

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Residential turnover is one of Highwood's strongest profile signals. 45% of residents moved within the last five years, 15% above the Calgary median, while household income is 11% below the Calgary median.

Median household income
$90,000
Median $101,500 | 11% below the Calgary median
Children age 0 to 14
19%
Median 17% | 12% above the Calgary median
Immigrant population
17%
Median 26% | 35% below the Calgary median
University certificate
29%
Median 39% | 26% below the Calgary median
Owner households
65%
Median 75% | 13% below the Calgary median
Moved in last 5 years
45%
Median 39% | 15% above the Calgary median

๐Ÿ™๏ธ Community Density

Highwood has a broadly balanced density profile. Population density is 2,321 and residential density is 942, with neither measure creating an extreme city-wide position.

Population density
2,321
Residents/km2 | 11% below the Calgary median
Residential density
942
Units/km2 | 12% below the Calgary median
Density percentile
38th
Among Calgary communities
People per unit
2.46
Population density / residential density
Calgary sector
Centre
City planning sector

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context

No flood-affected properties are listed for Highwood. Check a specific address for details.

Mapped flood-affected properties
0
Community-level export count

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

The 2026-06 disorder data for Highwood totals 45 events. Disturbance was the largest category, and the combined rate is 82% higher than the Calgary median.

Latest disorder count
45
2026-06
Combined rate
20.41
Calgary median 11.19 (supplied fixed benchmark) | 82% higher than the Calgary median
City percentile
61st
Latest community rate distribution
  • DisturbanceRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Indecent ActRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Intoxicated PersonsRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Mental Health ConcernRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Party ComplaintRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Suspicious PersonRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Suspicious VehicleRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Unwanted GuestRate: 0.91 per 1,0002

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest civic-service profile for Highwood totals 62 requests. Compared with other Calgary communities, its rate is 30% higher than the Calgary median; Tree Concern - GIS is the largest category.

Latest request count
62
2026-06
Combined request rate
28.10
Calgary median 21.69 (supplied fixed benchmark) | 30% higher than the Calgary median
City percentile
56th
Latest community rate distribution
Largest service category
Tree Concern - GIS
12 request(s)
  • Tree Concern - GISRate: 5.44 per 1,00012
  • Long Grass - Weeds InfractionRate: 3.63 per 1,0008
  • Irrigation Maintenance - GISRate: 2.72 per 1,0006
  • Cart ManagementRate: 1.81 per 1,0004
  • Compost - Green CartRate: 1.36 per 1,0003
  • Dead Animal Pick-UpRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Debris in BacklaneRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Debris on Street/Sidewalk/BoulevardRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Encampment ConcernsRate: 0.91 per 1,0002
  • Recycling - Blue CartRate: 0.91 per 1,0002

๐Ÿ’ฐ Community Property Values

For 2026, the median across Highwood's retained residential property-type medians is $726,500. That is 27% above the Calgary median.

Assessment year
2026
Latest roll year
Median of residential type medians
$726,500
Reference $571,750 | 27% above the Calgary median
City percentile
75th
Filtered community residential-type medians

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