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Riverbend

Southeast · Residential · 4.0 km²

Riverbend is a community in Calgary’s Southeast sector, 4.0 km² by the City’s boundary. At the 2019 civic census it had 9,244 residents in 3,474 dwellings, 88% of them owner-occupied and 0% apartments. The 2026 assessment roll averages $636k across 3,446 residential parcels (an average, not a median, and an assessment, not a price). 41 businesses hold a current City licence, 1 first issued in the last year. 14 development permit applications were filed in the last 12 months, 9 released.

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Boundary and position from the City of Calgary community file; the inset is the calgary.earth brand map.

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.

Residents9,2442019 census
Dwellings3,4742019 census
Owner-occupied88%share of dwellings
Average assessed value$636k2026 roll, residential
Licensed businesses41current licences
Development applications14last 12 months

Every figure

The bar is the percentile among all 313 City communities with a value.

Residentspeople · 20199,244
Densityper km² · 20192,297
Under 35share · 201938%
Childrenshare · 201914%
Seniorsshare · 201913%
Dwellingshomes · 20193,474
Ownershipshare · 201988%
Apartmentsshare · 20190%
Single-familyshare · 201993%
Household sizepeople per home · 20192.7
Under constructionhomes · 20190
Average assessed valueresidential · 2026$636k
Residential parcelsparcels · 20263,446
Licensed businesseslicences · 202641
Businesses per km²per km² · 202610.2
Businesses per 1,000per 1,000 residents · 20264.4
New licenceslast 12 months · 20261
New-business shareshare · 20262%
Development applicationslast 12 months · register14
Applications per 1,000last 12 months · register1.5

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 share33
Momentummean percentile of new licences, new-business share and development applications per 1,000 residents13
Family homesmean percentile of ownership, single-family share and children share70
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.

New homes & additions2
Suites & home businesses6
Business & change of use0
Signs0
Relaxations & compliance6
Other0

Read the applications in the Radar →

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