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Downtown West End
Centre · Residential · 0.4 km²
Downtown West End is a community in Calgary’s Centre sector, 0.4 km² by the City’s boundary. At the 2019 civic census it had 2,785 residents in 2,061 dwellings, 27% of them owner-occupied and 100% apartments. The 2026 assessment roll averages $305k across 2,974 residential parcels (an average, not a median, and an assessment, not a price). 60 businesses hold a current City licence, 19 first issued in the last year. 5 development permit applications were filed in the last 12 months, 4 released.
At a glance
Figures as of 2026-10-27. Census 2019, assessment 2026 roll, licences and permits as held by the City on that day.
Every figure
The bar is the percentile among all 313 City communities with a value.
| Residentspeople · 2019 | 2,785 | |
|---|---|---|
| Densityper km² · 2019 | 7,711 | |
| Under 35share · 2019 | 49% | |
| Childrenshare · 2019 | 10% | |
| Seniorsshare · 2019 | 11% | |
| Dwellingshomes · 2019 | 2,061 | |
| Ownershipshare · 2019 | 27% | |
| Apartmentsshare · 2019 | 100% | |
| Single-familyshare · 2019 | 0% | |
| Household sizepeople per home · 2019 | 1.4 | |
| Under constructionhomes · 2019 | 250 | |
| Average assessed valueresidential · 2026 | $305k | |
| Residential parcelsparcels · 2026 | 2,974 | |
| Licensed businesseslicences · 2026 | 60 | |
| Businesses per km²per km² · 2026 | 166.1 | |
| Businesses per 1,000per 1,000 residents · 2026 | 21.5 | |
| New licenceslast 12 months · 2026 | 19 | |
| New-business shareshare · 2026 | 32% | |
| Development applicationslast 12 months · register | 5 | |
| Applications per 1,000last 12 months · register | 1.8 |
Composite views experimental
Mean of percentile ranks, 0–100. A reading of where a place sits, not a ranking of where to live.
| Vibrancymean percentile of businesses per km², residents per km² and apartment share | 97 | |
|---|---|---|
| Momentummean percentile of new licences, new-business share and development applications per 1,000 residents | 65 | |
| Family homesmean percentile of ownership, single-family share and children share | 9 | |
| Everyday needsmean percentile of businesses per 1,000 residents, and the inverse of 311 requests per 1,000 | — |
What’s being built
Development permit applications filed in the last 12 months, by kind. Applications, not approvals.