Neighbourhoods · Northwest sector

Bowness

1950s · Established community

Median home assessment
$575k
Across 3,952 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
10,770
15% under 15 · 15% 65+
Median income (2021)
$37k
Higher than 20% of areas
New homes in permits
190
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Bowness boundary

The shaded area is the City's community district boundary. Tap a dot for details. Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Homes and assessments

Property typePropertiesShareMedian assessment
Detached2,17454%$610,000
Duplex76619%$496,000
Townhouse Complex2787%$359,250
Townhouse2677%$347,000
Low Rise Apartment Condo1424%$233,250
Duplex Building1413%$832,500
High Rise Apartment Condo792%$228,000
Apartment Townhouse581%$1,390,000
Low Rise Rental Condo341%$221,250
Fourplex Back-to-back321%$952,000

Residential property types only. Titled parking stalls, storage units and vacant lots are left out, and the median home assessment also leaves out whole apartment buildings. 4,352 assessed properties in all. Assessments are the City's estimates for property tax, valued at July 1 of the year before. They aren't sale prices.

What's being built and changed

Building permits, last 12 months

257 building permit applications, including 190 new homes.

133 Existing116 New8 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

276 development permit applications.

178 Residential46 Relaxation16 Change of Use12 Home Occupation Class 211 Signs7 Renovations
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
8823 36 AV NW2026-09-14R-C1to R-C2From single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to single, semi-detached and duplex homes.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Submitted
8131 44 AV NW2026-09-09R-C1to R-C2From single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to single, semi-detached and duplex homes.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Miscellaneous
6403 35 AV NW2026-09-03R-C2to R-CGFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented infill.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Under Review
8144 47 AV NW2026-06-17R-C1to R-C2From single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to single, semi-detached and duplex homes.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Miscellaneous
7620 34 AV NW2026-06-09R-C2to M-CGFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to multi-residential, grade-oriented.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Submitted
6411 BOW CR NW2026-04-02C-COR1 f2.0h16;R-C1to MU-2;M-C1From see the Land Use Bylaw for this district to see the Land Use Bylaw for this district.Miscellaneous
7703 41 AV NW2026-02-02M-C1to M-C2From multi-residential, low profile, in established communities to multi-residential, medium profile, in established communities.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Cancelled
3415 80 ST NW2025-09-04R-CGto R-CGFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented infill.Same district, with its height or density limits changed.Miscellaneous
#76 7930 BOWNESS RD NW2025-08-11DCto C-N1From Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to neighbourhood commercial, small scale.Cancelled
6516 35 AV NW2025-05-26R-CGto M-CGFrom grade-oriented infill to multi-residential, grade-oriented.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Approved
8620 48 AV NW2025-02-14DCto R-CGFrom Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to grade-oriented infill.Approved
8611 47 AV NW2024-12-12MU-2 f3.0h16to M-C1From mixed use with active street-level frontage (height up to 16 m · floor area ratio 3.0) to multi-residential, low profile, in established communities.Allows less than before.Cancelled

Showing the 12 most recent of 30.

No planned Green Line station in or next to BownessBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
54 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Bowness
  • Belvedere Parkway SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • Bowcroft SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • Bowness High SchoolSenior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Calgary German Language School SocietyJunior High/Senior High · Calgary German Language School Society
  • Our Lady of the Assumption SchoolElementary/Junior High · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
  • River Valley SchoolElementary · River Valley School Society
  • Start OutreachSenior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Thomas B. Riley SchoolJunior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Wood's Homes SchoolJunior High/Senior High · The Calgary School Division

Catchment areas aren't in this data. Check designated schools with the Calgary Board of Education or Calgary Catholic School District.

Transit

4 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Bowness / Greenwood / Greenbriar Community Centre
7904 43 AV NW

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas

None inside the boundary.

Pools, rinks and recreation
Libraries
  • Bowness Library6532 BOWNESS RD NW
Garbage, recycling and compostCart days are set by address.Look up the collection schedule
Snow route parking bansEach property brief checks whether the street is a snow route.How snow route bans work

From City of Calgary open data: community district boundaries, current property assessments, the 2021 federal census by community, the Calgary Equity Index, building and development permits, land use applications, business licences, schools, Calgary Transit stops, parks and recreation facilities. Pulled Oct 27, 2026. All neighbourhoods · Compare addresses