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By the numbers
Crescent Heights at a glance
Population and dwelling counts: City of Calgary civic census, 2019 — the most recent civic census published. Current properties: the City’s property assessment roll. That is the up-to-date count, but it counts titles rather than households — each condominium unit is its own title, while a rental apartment building is a single title however many suites it holds. In newer, mostly-owned communities the two numbers track closely; in older communities with rental blocks the roll sits below the census count for that reason. Sector: City of Calgary community district boundaries.
The community
About Crescent Heights
Fun facts: Crescent Heights was once its own village — incorporated in 1908, with its own firehall and school, before Calgary annexed it. The Hicks Block on Centre Street housed Calgary’s first branch library in 1913 and is still standing. William Aberhart, later Premier of Alberta, was Crescent Heights High School’s first principal (1915–1935), and its graduates include Tegan and Sara, Uber co-founder Garrett Camp, Tommy Chong and Ken Taylor, the ambassador who helped Americans escape Iran in 1979. In 2023 Avenue Calgary named it “Calgary’s Cutest Neighbourhood.” And McHugh Bluff is named for Felix McHugh, who homesteaded here in 1883.
Crescent Heights is an inner-city community on the hill just north of downtown, between Centre Street, 16 Avenue and the McHugh Bluff escarpment above the Bow River. It mixes 1910s–20s cottage homes on tree-lined streets with newer infill and apartments (the typical home dates to 1979). Centre Street’s shops and restaurants are the main street, with Rotary Park and the Tigerstedt Block nearby, and a Green Line station is planned at 9 Avenue N.
McHugh Bluff has a lookout over the river and downtown plus an off-leash area, and Crescent Park has a playground. The community association has a hall with a stage, mezzanine and balcony, a community garden, a ball diamond and a full boarded rink in winter. Crescent Heights High School and the Italian School of Calgary are inside the community, and the North Hill Curling Club is on 2 Street NW.
Things to do: the McHugh Bluff stairs and viewing platform over downtown and the Bow; Rotary Park’s lawn bowling greens, spray park, playground and tennis courts; Crescent Park’s hedge labyrinth, ball diamonds and winter rink; curling at the North Hill Curling Club, now 100 years old; and the independent shops on Centre Street, the 1928 Tigerstedt Block and Peter’s Drive-In on 16 Avenue.
Nearest farmers’ market: Bridgeland-Riverside Farmers’ Market, 917 Centre Avenue NE — Thursdays, 3:30–7:30 pm, mid-June to early October — about 1.7 km away. Year-round, the closest is Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers’ Market (1320 5 Avenue NW), about 2 km away.
Recreation
What the Crescent Heights Community Association runs
The hall rents as one space, with the mezzanine and balcony included. The field becomes a full boarded rink in winter.
Listed by the Crescent Heights Community Association on its own site.
Indoors at the community hall
- Main floor
- Mezzanine
- Moveable stage
- Kitchen
- Small meeting room
Outdoors
- Balcony
- Green space
- Full rink with boards
Dogs
Off-leash dog parks in Crescent Heights
2 City of Calgary off-leash areas, from the City’s own register. Sizes are measured from the City’s boundaries for each site.
| Rosedale & Sunnyside (Mchugh Bluff) Regional — a destination site people drive to · open since 1988 | 125 Crescent Road NW | 24.1 ha |
|---|---|---|
| Rotary Park Neighbourhood — for the streets around it · open since 1988 · No Fence Along Centre St N; Slope And Shrubs Act As Barrier | 425 1 St NE | 2.4 ha |
On the ground
Crescent Heights in photos
Schools and education
Parks, trails, green space and recreation
Off-leash dog parks
Amenities and services
Streets, homes and entrances
Questions
Crescent Heights — common questions
What does the community association in Crescent Heights run?
The Crescent Heights Community Association lists: Main floor; Mezzanine; Moveable stage; Kitchen; Small meeting room; Balcony; Green space; Full rink with boards.
Where can I take a dog off-leash in Crescent Heights?
The City records 2 off-leash areas in Crescent Heights. The largest is Rosedale & Sunnyside (Mchugh Bluff) at 24.1 hectares, opened 1988. Off-leash designations and fencing are set by The City of Calgary and can change.
Which schools are inside Crescent Heights?
2 schools sit inside the community boundary: Crescent Heights High School, Italian School of Calgary. Being inside the boundary is not the same as being the designated school for a given address.
Which schools serve Crescent Heights?
A school being the closest one does not make it the designated one — catchments change year to year and can split a single street. Send me the exact address in Crescent Heights and I will confirm the designated school before you write an offer.
What are homes selling for in Crescent Heights?
Community-level prices move month to month, so a number published on a website is out of date almost immediately. Call 403-464-6672 and I will pull the actual recent sales in Crescent Heights — what closed, at what price, and how long it took.
Schools
Schools near Crescent Heights
Every school within 3 km of the centre of Crescent Heights, taken from The City of Calgary's school locations dataset (online-only and home-education programs excluded). Distance is straight-line from the City's community centre point — it is not a catchment.
In Crescent Heights
| Crescent Heights High School | Senior High | 0.4 km |
|---|---|---|
| Italian School of Calgary | Junior High/Senior High | 0.9 km |
Nearby
Within 3 km, in neighbouring communities.
| Calgary Chinese Private School | Senior High | 0.9 km |
|---|---|---|
| Stanley Jones School | Elementary/Junior High | 1.0 km |
| Balmoral School | Elementary/Junior High | 1.0 km |
| Chinook Learning Services | Senior High | 1.0 km |
| Calgary Classical Academy | Elementary | 1.1 km |
| Riverside School | Elementary/Junior High | 1.2 km |
Catchments are set by the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District, not by community boundaries, and they change year to year. A school inside the community is not automatically the designated one. Send me the address and I will confirm the designated school before you write an offer.
Amenities
In Crescent Heights
From The City of Calgary's community services dataset.
Crescent Heights Community Centre
Nearby
Communities that border Crescent Heights
These share a boundary with Crescent Heights on the City of Calgary’s community map.
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