Calgary’s Best Neighbourhoods 2025

We already know that Calgary is one of the best places in the world to live. On the Economist’s Global Liveability Index, the Blue Sky City has been a top 10 city in the world for nine of the last 10 years and, in five of those years, Calgary has been ranked the top city in North America. But where is the best place to live in Calgary?

This year, we took a new approach to our often-controversial, but always interesting exploration of the city’s more than 200 neighbourhoods, looking for what makes the best ones.

With more than 1.7 million Calgarians, and growing every day, the city’s neighbourhoods must cater to a wide range of tastes, needs and price points. What makes a neighbourhood great for one person doesn’t necessarily make it great for another — let alone for a family. With that in mind, we looked into the data, poured through our history of Best Neighbourhoods coverage and the on-the-ground experience of our editorial team to come up with this year’s Best Neighbourhoods, as well as our Best Up and Comers List.