At a glance
A 1980s–90s south community of about 4,000 residents. About 57% of homes are detached, 73% of households own, and the median assessed value is about $544K. Police data shows crime close to the city median and disorder calls close to it, per resident.
- Median assessed home
- $545K 2026 assessment, all home types · city $575K
- Residents
- 4,130 estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,795 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 27% city 34%
- Permits per year
- 25 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- The median assessed home is $545K, close to the Calgary median of $575K.
- That median blends very different homes. By type, the medians are detached $600K, semi-detached or row $364K (city: $718K detached, $478K semi or row, $295K condo). Compare like with like.
- 27% of households rent, below the 34% city-wide.
- Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 25 permits a year.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, 2019 civic census.
Getting to work1
Drive, no traffic Bike
- Downtown21 min drive · 1 h 9 min bike
- Foothills and UCalgary27 min drive · 1 h 33 min bike
- Airport27 min drive · 1 h 50 min bike
- SE industrial16 min drive · 45 min bike
Transit times aren't included yet. Check Calgary Transit's trip planner for a weekday 8:00 a.m. trip.
Off-leash dog parks2
1 off-leash area inside the community. 4 more areas within 150 m of the boundary.
- Deer Ridge & Deer Run, fenced in part or with other fencing
Daily errands on foot3
Places within the community or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical community in Calgary.
- Supermarkets
- 2 city median 2
- Cafés and bakeries
- 2 city median 4
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 5 city median 4
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 10 city median 15
Assessed value by home type4
The overall median mixes house types, so it can match none of them. Split by type, 2026 assessments:
- Detached house
- $600K 858 homes · city $718K
- Semi-detached or row
- $364K 534 homes · city $478K
- Condo or apartment
- — too few in the Deer Ridge roll to report
Estimated property tax5
What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value of each home type. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.
- Detached house
- $3,990 a year about $330 a month on a $600K assessment
- Semi-detached or row
- $2,420 a year about $200 a month on a $364K assessment
Upfront closing costs6
Alberta has no land transfer tax; the Land Titles transfer fee is about 0.1% of the price. Government fees at the median home price:
- Land title transfer fee
- $590 on $545K
Household income and housing costs7
What households here earn and how much of it housing takes, 2021 Census.
- Median household income
- $84,200 2020, before tax
- Spend 30%+ on housing
- 24% of owner and tenant households
- Owners' monthly cost
- $1,660 median shelter cost
- Tenants' monthly cost
- $1,240 median shelter cost
Typical apartment rent nearby8
Deer Ridge sits in CMHC's Fish Creek survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $1,222 −$216 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $1,549 −$32 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,738 −$170 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- $1,844 −$274 vs metro average
Flood and airport noise9
None of Deer Ridge lies inside the City's regulatory flood map.
Deer Ridge is outside the airport's noise forecast contours (NEF 25 and above).
Schools10
- 1 school is located in Deer Ridge.
- There is no high school inside the community. From the middle of Deer Ridge, the nearest high school is about 3.2 km away.
- Don Bosco
The school nearest the house may not be the school your child is assigned to. Boards assign a designated school by street address, and a community can be split across several, or have none inside its boundary. The boards don’t publish these attendance areas as open data, only an address lookup: use the CBE Find a School tool (including French Immersion and IB) or contact the Calgary Catholic School District with the exact address before you rent or buy. Capped schools can also place new students elsewhere.
We don’t rate schools: test results are not open data, so a school’s quality is something to ask about on a visit.
LRT access11
Deer Ridge is about 2.7 km from the nearest LRT station, Canyon Meadows (Red Line). Most people here drive or take a bus to reach the train.
How it's changing
Building permits issued each year, a leading signal of new homes and renovations.
*2026 is year to date.
What the building permits are for12
- Teardowns and infill
- 0 a year Demolitions plus new semis, rowhouses and townhouses: construction noise, dumpsters and change on the street
- Secondary suites
- 1.6 a year New basement, garage and garden suites: more rental homes and more cars on the street
- Home improvements
- 12 a year Renovations, additions and decks: owners investing in homes they plan to keep
Safety13
Reported incidents in the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 177 Calgary communities.
- Reported crime
- 14.0 per 1,000 · close to the 13.5 median
- Disorder calls
- 33.4 per 1,000 · close to the 32.1 median
- Violent crime
- 1.0 per 1,000 · median 2.3
- Property crime
- 13.1 per 1,000 · median 10.6
- Reported crime runs close to the median Calgary community: 14.0 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.5.
- The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 34% of the total. 93% of incidents are property crime.
- Reported crime has risen since 2020 (70 to 82 incidents a year).
- So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 42 incidents, 36% fewer than the same months of 2025.
Crime per 1,000 residents
Disorder calls per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Disorder calls
Most common non-criminal calls to police.
Reported crime by year
*2026 is year to date.