Acadia Community Overview

Acadia is a neighbourhood in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta. The area is bounded on the west by Macleod Trail, on the east by the Bow River, on the north by Heritage Drive and on the south by Southland Drive. The land was annexed to the City of Calgary in 1956, and Acadia was established in 1960.

The neighbourhood's main street is Fairmount Drive, and many of the area's businesses cluster along the street. The area also contains Lord Beaverbrook High School, the city's largest high school. The area contains Acadia Elementary, David Thompson Middle School, and St. Matthew School.

In 2004 the neighbourhood had a population of 10,515.[3] Residents in this community had a median household income of $46,089 in 2000, and there were 19.2% low income residents living in the neighborhood. As of 2000, 19.4% of the residents were immigrants. A proportion of 38.8% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, and 38.9% were used for renting.

Community overview from Wikipedia.

Acadia Apartment Rental Stats

Property Type # of Listings Min Price Max Price Avg Price
Apartments13$1375$2460$2022
Basements3$1000$1700$1416
Houses3$2800$3500$3133
Main Floors6$1950$2700$2375
Room For Rent1$1000$1000$1000
Total Rentals26$1000$3500$2122

Acadia Closest Schools

Name/Address Distance
Reseau D'Adaptation Scolaire
360 94 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
0.25 km
Lord Beaverbrook High School | Calgary Board of Education
9019 Fairmount Drive Southeast, Calgary
0.38 km
Janus Academy Middle School
8516 Athabasca Street Southeast, Calgary
0.84 km
Our Lady of the Rockies High School
111 Haddon Road Southwest, Calgary
1.52 km
Le Roi Daniels School | Calgary Board of Education
47 Fyffe Road Southeast, Calgary
1.54 km
Fairview School | Calgary Board of Education
7840 Fairmount Drive Southeast, Calgary
1.57 km
West Island College Calgary
7410 Blackfoot Trail Southeast, Calgary
1.94 km
Eugene Coste School | Calgary Board of Education
10 Hillgrove Crescent Southwest, Calgary
1.96 km
Keyboard Academy of Music
8411 Elbow Drive Southwest, Calgary
2.02 km
Haysboro School | Calgary Board of Education
1123 87 Avenue Southwest, Calgary
2.20 km
Société Prématernelle Alouette
809 Willingdon Boulevard Southeast, Calgary
2.38 km
Chabad Lubavitch of Alberta
134 Forge Road Southeast, Calgary
2.58 km
Canyon Meadows School | Calgary Board of Education
395 Canterbury Drive Southwest, Calgary
2.89 km
Lake Bonavista School | Calgary Board of Education
1015 120 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
3.11 km
Dr. E.P. Scarlett High School | Calgary Board of Education
220 Canterbury Drive Southwest, Calgary
3.14 km
Bright Ideas Personalized Learning
6707 Elbow Drive Southwest, Calgary
3.15 km
Discovery Music Ltd (by appt. please call)
1215 Lake Sylvan Drive Southeast, Calgary
3.57 km
Windsor Park School
5505 4A Street Southwest, Calgary
4.00 km
Saint Bonaventure School
1710 Acadia Drive Southeast, Calgary
4.35 km
AQ Outdoors
5063 11 Street Southeast, Calgary
4.41 km

Distances are estimated from a central point within the community.

Acadia Closest Libraries

Name/Address Distance
Little Free Library
355 94 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
0.28 km
Kendalls Book Garden
9528 3 Street Southeast, Calgary
0.31 km
Little Free Library
35 90 Avenue Southeast, Calgary
0.45 km
Little Free Library
9815 3 Street Southeast, Calgary
0.58 km
Library Planning Consultants
10816 Macleod Trail Southeast, Calgary
1.75 km
Southwood Library
924 Southland Drive Southwest, Calgary
2.06 km
Fish Creek Library
11161 Bonaventure Drive Southeast, Calgary
2.07 km
Little Free Library
99 Riverside Close Southeast, Calgary
2.20 km
Little Free Library
228 Sackville Drive Southwest, Calgary
2.69 km
Little Free Library Charter # 22132
524 Canterbury Place Southwest, Calgary
3.65 km
Little Free Library Charter #39047
2248 Palliser Drive Southwest, Calgary
3.76 km
Little Free Library Charter # 9725
2304 Palisade Drive Southwest, Calgary
3.79 km
Little Free Library
51 Canterbury Drive Southwest, Calgary
3.83 km
Quarry Park Library
108 Quarry Park Road, Calgary
3.88 km
Little Free Library
1120 Canterbury Drive Southwest, Calgary
3.93 km
Little Free Library Charter #73619
239 Bracewood Road Southwest, Calgary
4.11 km
Little Free Library Charter #64130
267 Brookgreen Drive Southwest, Calgary
4.23 km
Douglas Glen Manor Little Free Library
101 Douglas Glen Manor Southeast, Calgary
4.25 km
Little Free Library Charter #61360
2303 Longridge Drive Southwest, Calgary
4.65 km

Distances are estimated from a central point within the community.

Acadia Distance to Local Landmarks

LandmarkDistance
Alberta Children's Hospital 12.29 km
Alberta College of Arts and Design (ACAD) 10.76 km
Ambrose University College 12.21 km
Bow Valley College 8.56 km
Calgary Airport 18.21 km
Calgary Zoo 8.42 km
Chinook Centre Mall 3.19 km
City Hall 8.35 km
Cross Iron Mills 35.21 km
Deerfoot Mall 15.43 km
Devry Institute of Tech 9.75 km
Downtown Calgary 9.04 km
LandmarkDistance
Foothills Hospital 11.73 km
Market Mall 14.38 km
Mount Royal University 6.78 km
Peter Lougheed Hospital 13.14 km
Rocky Mountain College 14.26 km
Rockyview Hospital 3.52 km
SAIT 10.70 km
South Health Campus 12.37 km
Southcentre Mall 2.05 km
Sunridge Mall 12.61 km
University of Calgary 13.02 km

Distances are estimated from a central point within the community.

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