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Best places to live in Greater Calgary

114 places with 2,374,546 residents within about 30 km of Calgary, ranked for 29 household profiles. Regional data: official figures on affordability, education and family and jobs and economy, population and geography, with the other criteria modelled from population and location.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Calgary, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Cranston
    Alberta, 20,850 residents    62
  2. 2McKenzie Towne
    Alberta, 17,505 residents    61
  3. 3Douglasdale
    Alberta, 12,920 residents    61
  4. 4Evergreen (Alberta, 20,780 residents)
    Alberta, 20,780 residents    61
  5. 5McKenzie Lake
    Alberta, 13,290 residents    61
  6. 6Auburn Bay
    Alberta, 18,090 residents    61
  7. 7Bridlewood (Alberta)
    Alberta, 12,545 residents    61
  8. 8Chestermere
    Alberta, 32,255 residents    61
  9. 9Woodbine
    Alberta, 8,745 residents    60
  10. 10Copperfield
    Alberta, 14,095 residents    60

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For retired couples

  1. 1Chestermere
    Alberta, 32,255 residents    56
  2. 2Cranston
    Alberta, 20,850 residents    55
  3. 3McKenzie Towne
    Alberta, 17,505 residents    55
  4. 4Auburn Bay
    Alberta, 18,090 residents    55
  5. 5Douglasdale
    Alberta, 12,920 residents    54
  6. 6Copperfield
    Alberta, 14,095 residents    54
  7. 7McKenzie Lake
    Alberta, 13,290 residents    54
  8. 8Mahogany
    Alberta, 13,860 residents    54
  9. 9Bridlewood (Alberta)
    Alberta, 12,545 residents    54
  10. 10Woodbine
    Alberta, 8,745 residents    53

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For remote workers

  1. 1Cranston
    Alberta, 20,850 residents    61
  2. 2McKenzie Towne
    Alberta, 17,505 residents    60
  3. 3Chestermere
    Alberta, 32,255 residents    60
  4. 4Auburn Bay
    Alberta, 18,090 residents    60
  5. 5Douglasdale
    Alberta, 12,920 residents    60
  6. 6Evergreen (Alberta, 20,780 residents)
    Alberta, 20,780 residents    59
  7. 7McKenzie Lake
    Alberta, 13,290 residents    59
  8. 8Copperfield
    Alberta, 14,095 residents    59
  9. 9Bridlewood (Alberta)
    Alberta, 12,545 residents    59
  10. 10Mahogany
    Alberta, 13,860 residents    59

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For commuters

  1. 1Calgary
    Alberta, 1,306,784 residents    81
  2. 2Panorama Hills
    Alberta, 25,535 residents    75
  3. 3Huntington Hills
    Alberta, 13,120 residents    73
  4. 4Saddle Ridge
    Alberta, 24,365 residents    72
  5. 5Hidden Valley
    Alberta, 11,540 residents    72
  6. 6Beddington Heights
    Alberta, 11,295 residents    72
  7. 7Varsity
    Alberta, 12,040 residents    72
  8. 8Harvest Hills
    Alberta, 7,805 residents    72
  9. 9Evanston
    Alberta, 18,710 residents    71
  10. 10Hawkwood
    Alberta, 9,115 residents    71

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For single professionals

  1. 1Calgary
    Alberta, 1,306,784 residents    80
  2. 2Huntington Hills
    Alberta, 13,120 residents    64
  3. 3Edgemont
    Alberta, 15,225 residents    64
  4. 4Varsity
    Alberta, 12,040 residents    64
  5. 5Beddington Heights
    Alberta, 11,295 residents    64
  6. 6Signal Hill (Alberta)
    Alberta, 13,000 residents    63
  7. 7Bowness
    Alberta, 10,770 residents    63
  8. 8West Springs
    Alberta, 11,560 residents    63
  9. 9Dover (Alberta)
    Alberta, 10,795 residents    63
  10. 10Whitehorn
    Alberta, 11,085 residents    63

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Calgary
    Alberta, 1,306,784 residents    41
  2. 2Panorama Hills
    Alberta, 25,535 residents    41
  3. 3Evergreen (Alberta, 20,780 residents)
    Alberta, 20,780 residents    40
  4. 4Evanston
    Alberta, 18,710 residents    40
  5. 5Saddle Ridge
    Alberta, 24,365 residents    40
  6. 6Tuscany
    Alberta, 19,700 residents    40
  7. 7Coventry Hills
    Alberta, 17,350 residents    39
  8. 8Cranston
    Alberta, 20,850 residents    39
  9. 9McKenzie Towne
    Alberta, 17,505 residents    39
  10. 10Taradale
    Alberta, 17,630 residents    39

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Towns in Greater Calgary