Bowness
NORTHWESTResidential
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.
- Code
- BOW
- Sector
- NORTHWEST
- Class
- Residential
- Coordinates
- 51.08337, -114.18838View on Google Maps
Bowness pairs fourteen parks, two of them regional, with eleven schools covering all grades.
Bowness appears as an established northwest residential area with a strong school presence and an extensive park network. Crime incidents have tended to decline recently, contributing to a quieter environment.
- Median residential assessed value is $576,750 (2026).
- The community contains eleven schools: four elementary, four junior high and four senior high.
- Fourteen parks lie inside the boundary, including two regional parks and nine culturally significant sites.
- A community centre and a library are located within the neighbourhood.
- Total police incidents fell 34.2% year‑over‑year to 240 in 2024.
- No post‑secondary institutions are located inside the community boundary.
- The nearest LRT station (Dalhousie) is 2.9 km from the community centroid, requiring a bus transfer for rapid transit.
- Residential assessed values have risen 64.3% over the past five years, indicating rapid price growth.
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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.
Crime, by category
and quarter.
335 total reports — trailing 4 quarters · latest 2025
Assault (Non-domestic)
65 reports · YoY 19
Break & Enter · Commercial
40 reports · YoY 24
Break & Enter · Dwelling
38 reports · YoY 30
Break & Enter · Other Premises
25 reports · YoY 11
Commercial Robbery
6 reports · YoY 0
Street Robbery
6 reports · YoY 4
Theft FROM Vehicle
74 reports · YoY 22
Theft OF Vehicle
63 reports · YoY 22
Violence 'Other' (Non-domestic)
18 reports · YoY 12
Source · Calgary Police Service. Counts are reported incidents, not convictions. Categories follow the CPS taxonomy. Domestic violence is excluded.
How does each quarter compare across years?
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.
When is this community quieter?
Each cell counts reported crime incidents in that quarter — lighter shades read as quieter, darker as busier. Hover a cell for the exact total.
Source: Calgary Police Service. Most-serious-violation methodology; domestic violence excluded.
How has this community tracked the assessment roll?
| Class | Parcels | Median | Range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Farm land | 1 | $1,660 | $1.7K – $1.7K |
| Non-residential | 214 | $1,145,000 | $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.
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 |
Calgary German Language School Society PO Box 84114 Market Mall RPO | 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.
| Name | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|
Belvedere Parkway School | Neighbourhood Park | — |
Bonnie Laing Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
Bowglen Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
Bowness High School Bowness Community Assoc | Community Park | — |
Bowness Park East Natural Area | Regional Park | — |
Bowness Park Bowness Park Depot | Regional Park | — |
George And Annie Wood Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
Irish Cultural Centre Bowness Seniers Centre | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
John Hextall Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
Mackintosh Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
Marty Wood Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
Our Lady Of The Assumption Elem & Jr High | Community Park | — |
Queen Elizabeth Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
Tony And Ruby Schmaltz Park | Subneighbourhood Park | — |
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.
| 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.