Neighbourhoods · East sector

Forest Lawn

1950s · Established community

Median home assessment
$466k
Across 1,953 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
7,230
17% under 15 · 11% 65+
Median income (2021)
$30k
Higher than 5% of areas
New homes in permits
119
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Forest Lawn 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
Detached1,31466%$474,000
Duplex23412%$408,500
Townhouse1879%$270,000
Low Rise Apartment Condo704%$182,500
Duplex Building533%$743,000
Fourplex Back-to-back472%$870,500
Fourplex Up/Down251%$935,000
Apartment Townhouse241%$1,190,000
Townhouse Complex161%$250,000
Apartment Low-rise151%$1,790,000

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. 2,181 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

126 building permit applications, including 119 new homes.

72 Existing52 New2 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

113 development permit applications.

70 Residential10 Change of Use9 Home Occupation Class 29 Signs8 Relaxation4 Commercial
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
1702 39 ST SE2026-06-22M-C1to MU-1From multi-residential, low profile, in established communities to mixed use, general.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Under Review
1324 37 ST SE2026-06-16R-C2to R-CGFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented infill.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Miscellaneous
1425 52 ST SE2026-06-16S-SPRto S-RFrom schools, parks and community reserve to recreation.A similar scale, with different rules.Submitted
2001 37 ST SE2025-08-07R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
1509 37 ST SE2024-10-28R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
1305 37 ST SE2024-01-29R-C2;R-C2to H-GO;H-GOFrom see the Land Use Bylaw for this district to see the Land Use Bylaw for this district.Approved
1336 40 ST SE2024-01-29R-C2to H-GOFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Approved
4651 21 AV SE2024-01-29R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
1306 36 ST SE2023-12-18R-C2to H-GOFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Approved
1536 37 ST SE2023-11-01R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
1511 37 ST SE2023-11-01R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
1339 40 ST SE2023-11-01R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
No planned Green Line station in or next to Forest LawnBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
12 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Forest Lawn
  • Ernest Morrow SchoolJunior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Forest Lawn High SchoolSenior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Holy Trinity SchoolElementary · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
  • Jack James High SchoolSenior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Patrick Airlie SchoolElementary · 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

10 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Forest Lawn Community Centre
4020 26 AV SE

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas

None inside the boundary.

Pools, rinks and recreation
Libraries
  • Forest Lawn Branch4807 8 AV SE
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 28, 2026. All neighbourhoods · Compare addresses