Neighbourhoods · North sector

Thorncliffe

1950s · Established community

Median home assessment
$572k
Across 2,933 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
8,695
17% under 15 · 16% 65+
Median income (2021)
$37k
Higher than 19% of areas
New homes in permits
21
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Thorncliffe 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
Detached2,03469%$598,500
Townhouse Complex51417%$318,500
Duplex2589%$436,250
Duplex Building602%$764,000
Low Rise Apartment Condo421%$210,500
Fourplex Back-to-back110%$1,000,000
Apartment Low-rise80%$3,650,000
Townhouse80%$295,500
Apartment Townhouse40%$772,000
Fourplex Up/Down30%$898,500

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. 3,049 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

85 building permit applications, including 21 new homes.

51 Existing34 New
Development permits, last 2 years

62 development permit applications.

35 Residential12 Relaxation7 Home Occupation Class 23 Renovations3 Signs2 Change of Use
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
5639 CENTRE ST NW2026-06-24R-C1to H-GOFrom single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Submitted
5408 CENTRE ST NE2025-03-17R-C1to MU-1From single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to mixed use, general.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Miscellaneous
5024 CENTRE ST NE2024-12-13C-N2to M-X2From neighbourhood commercial to multi-residential, medium profile with support commercial.A similar scale, with different rules.Approved
5227 TRELLE DR NE2024-05-15R-C2to R-CGFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented infill.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Cancelled
Planned Green Line station: Mcknight BoulevardInside the community. Construction timing isn't set yet.
Planned Green Line station: 64 Avenue NAbout 250 m outside the boundary. Construction timing isn't set yet.
Planned Green Line station: 40 Avenue NAbout 750 m outside the boundary. Construction timing isn't set yet.
12 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Thorncliffe
  • Colonel Sanders SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • Corpus Christi SchoolElementary · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
  • Thorncliffe 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

15 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Thorncliffe/Greenview Community Centre
5600 Centre ST NE

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas
  • ThorncliffeNeighbourhood · 6227 TOUCHWOOD DR NW
  • ThorncliffeNeighbourhood · 280 NORTHMOUNT DR NW
  • ThorncliffeNeighbourhood · 628 63 AV NW
  • ThorncliffeNeighbourhood · 6036 TROLLINGER ST NE
  • Thorncliffe & North Haven (Egert'S Park)Community Cluster · 151 THAMES CL NW
  • Thorncliffe & North Haven (Egert'S Park)Community Cluster · 980 48 AV NW
  • Thorncliffe & Skyline West & Greenview (Laycock Park)Community Cluster · 448 BEAVER DAM RD NE
Pools, rinks and recreation
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