Bowness
NORTHWEST
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NORTHWEST
Sits in the Northwest.
Calgary divides naturally along its NW / NE / SW / SE compass. Each quadrant carries its own grain. The dot on the right shows where Bowness sits in relation to downtown and the other 270 communities.
Bowness offers a mix of stable housing, abundant parks, and a dense school network, with crime rates trending downward. The community feels established and family‑oriented, thanks to its schools and green spaces.
Consider if: Consider if you prioritize LRT‑line proximity, as the nearest station is 2.9 km away.
Generated . AI-authored, grounded in the City of Calgary Open Data above. Cautious verbs and Canadian English by design. Generative AI is experimental and may contain inaccuracies — verify any fact that matters to you against the authoritative source before relying on it. Not financial or real-estate advice.
100 total reports — trailing 4 quarters · latest 2026
25 reports · YoY 31
12 reports · YoY 15
10 reports · YoY 21
6 reports · YoY 21
0 reports · YoY 6
2 reports · YoY 8
23 reports · YoY 45
10 reports · YoY 45
12 reports · YoY 4
Source · Calgary Police Service. Counts are reported incidents, not convictions. Categories follow the CPS taxonomy. Domestic violence is excluded.
Source: City of Calgary, Calgary Transit Stops + LRT Stations. Distance is straight-line from the community centroid — actual walking time depends on routing and weather. LRT routes: Red Line (201) runs north-south, Blue Line (202) east-west; downtown stations serve both.
| School | Type | Dist. |
|---|---|---|
Our Lady of the Assumption School 7311 - 34 Avenue N.W. | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division · Elementary/Junior High | 0.2 km |
Thomas B. Riley School 3915 69 St NW | The Calgary School Division · Junior High | 0.5 km |
| Name | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|
Bowness Park Bowness Park Depot | Regional Park | 29.6 ha |
Our Lady Of The Assumption Elem & Jr High | Community Park | 6.1 ha |
Bowness High School Bowness Community Assoc | Community Park | 5.9 ha |
Bowness Park East Natural Area | Regional Park | 5.1 ha |
| Place | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Bowness / Greenwood / Greenbriar Community Centre | Community Centre | 7904 43 AV NW |
| Bowness Library | Library | 6532 BOWNESS RD NW |
Source: City of Calgary, Community Services. Includes community centres, libraries, hospitals, courts, attractions, social-development centres and visitor info points whose address falls inside the community boundary.
The Calgary Fire Department operates 43 stations across the city, 24/7.
Source: City of Calgary, Fire Stations. Distance is straight-line from the community centroid — actual response time depends on routing, time of day, and station availability. Stations serve multiple communities.
Each line is one year. The most-recent year is drawn in prairie-blue; earlier years fade through the blue-sky spectrum toward pale-sky. Hover for quarterly totals.
Source: Calgary Police Service. Most-serious-violation methodology; domestic violence excluded. From 2024-12, figures come from the Calgary Police Service, which rounds counts between 1 and 5 to 2 for privacy. Earlier figures are exact counts from the City of Calgary Open Data Portal. Small numbers are therefore not directly comparable across that date.
Each cell counts reported crime incidents in that month — lighter shades read as quieter, darker as busier. Blank cells are months with no data on record, not months without crime. Hover a cell for the exact total.
Source: Calgary Police Service. Most-serious-violation methodology; domestic violence excluded. From 2024-12, figures come from the Calgary Police Service, which rounds counts between 1 and 5 to 2 for privacy. Earlier figures are exact counts from the City of Calgary Open Data Portal. Small numbers are therefore not directly comparable across that date.
| Class | Parcels | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm land | 1 | $1,660 | $1.7K – $1.7K |
| Non-residential | 212 | $1,070,000 | $430.0 – $40.9M |
Source: City of Calgary, Current Year Property Assessments (Parcel). Values are assessed — not sale price. Assessments are produced annually and reflect estimated market value as of July 1 of the previous year.
| Calgary German Language School Society · Junior High/Senior High |
| 0.6 km |
Bowcroft School 3940 73 St NW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary | 0.6 km |
River Valley School 3127 Bowwood Drive N.W. | River Valley School Society · Elementary | 1.1 km |
River Valley School ECS 3127 Bowwood Drive N.W. | River Valley School Society · Unknown | 1.1 km |
Start Outreach 3610 9th Street SE | The Calgary School Division · Senior High | 1.2 km |
Bowness High School 4627 77 St NW | The Calgary School Division · Senior High | 1.4 km |
Calgary French & International School 700 - 77 Street S.W. | Calgary French & International School Society · Elementary/Junior High/Senior High | 1.8 km |
Christine Meikle School 3525 50 St NW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary/Junior High/Senior High | 1.9 km |
Belvedere Parkway School 4631 85 St NW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary | 1.9 km |
Source: City of Calgary, Schools. Distance is straight-line from the community centroid — actual walking time depends on routing and weather. Combines public boards (Calgary School Division, Calgary Catholic, Francophone) with private and charter networks.
Belvedere Parkway School |
| Neighbourhood Park |
| 4.9 ha |
John Hextall Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 1.1 ha |
Irish Cultural Centre Bowness Seniers Centre | Subneighbourhood Park | 1.1 ha |
Mackintosh Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 0.99 ha |
Queen Elizabeth Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 0.94 ha |
George And Annie Wood Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 0.67 ha |
Tony And Ruby Schmaltz Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 0.53 ha |
Bonnie Laing Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 0.49 ha |
Bowglen Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 0.49 ha |
Marty Wood Park | Subneighbourhood Park | 0.19 ha |
Source: City of Calgary, Parks Sites. Categories follow Calgary's planning hierarchy — from Regional parks at the city scale down to Sub-neighbourhood green-space pockets. Operational entries (depots, non-park assets) are excluded. Areas computed from each site's polygon at sync time.