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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 Scenic Acres sits in relation to downtown and the other 270 communities.
Residential assessments have risen 57% over five years while crime fell 68% year‑over‑year, signalling a growing yet safer community. A network of six parks, including a regional park, offers diverse green space, though the community lacks senior‑high schools on site.
Consider if: Consider if you need senior‑high schools within walking distance.
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.
24 total reports — trailing 4 quarters · latest 2026
2 reports · YoY 2
2 reports · YoY 0
8 reports · YoY 0
0 reports · YoY 0
0 reports · YoY 0
0 reports · YoY 0
10 reports · YoY 30
2 reports · YoY 10
0 reports · YoY 10
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. |
|---|---|---|
École du Nouveau-Monde 220 Scenic Acres Drive NW | The Southern Francophone Education Region · Elementary | 0.2 km |
Scenic Acres School 50 Scurfield Way NW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary | 0.8 km |
Monsignor E. L. Doyle Elementary School |
| Name | Type | Area |
|---|---|---|
Scenic Acres Escarpment | District Park | 20.6 ha |
Baker Park Baker Park Depot | Regional Park | 19.9 ha |
Scenic Acres School Monsignor E L Doyle Elem | Community Park | 10.5 ha |
Francophone Ecole Du Nouveau Monde Elem Scenic Acres Ravine | Community Park | 9.6 ha |
| Place | Type | Address |
|---|---|---|
| Scenic Acres Community Centre | Community Centre | 8825 Scurfield DR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Non-residential | 103 | $145,500 | $200.0 – $14.0M |
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.
| The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division · Elementary |
| 1.0 km |
W. O. Mitchell School 511 Silvergrove Dr NW | The Calgary School Division · Elementary | 1.6 km |
St. Sylvester School 7318 Silver Springs Blvd NW. | The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division · Elementary | 1.6 km |
Renfrew Educational Services-Bowness Centre 2050 - 21 Street N.E. | Renfrew Educational Services Society · Unknown | 1.9 km |
Wood's Homes School 805 37 ST NW | The Calgary School Division · Junior High/Senior High | 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.
Scenic Acres Ravine | Neighbourhood Park | 4.5 ha |
Scenic Acres Community Assoc | Subneighbourhood Park | 1.4 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.