Calgary Neighbourhood Guide · Inner-City Calgary

Sunnyside Real Estate Guide

By Ryan Van Spengen · Licensed Calgary REALTOR®, KARAKTER Realty · Last reviewed 2026-10-14

The neighbourhood snapshot

QuadrantInner-City Calgary
Detached price rangeCondo $280K–$650K; detached $700K–$1.4M
Construction eraCharacter + active infill
Buyer profileYoung professionals, downsizers, walk-everywhere households

Walkability & Transit

Walk Score 87 Very Walkable
Transit Score 75 Excellent Transit
Bike Score 99 Biker's Paradise

Walk Score® by Redfin, retrieved 2026-10-11. Measured at the middle of the community's street addresses. A home closer to the edge can score higher or lower.

Sunnyside sits between Hillhurst and the Bow River and shares the Kensington retail district. The community is tightly walkable. Many residents do not own a car.

Housing mix is character pre-1960 detached and a meaningful condo component. Pricing in detached overlaps with Hillhurst; condo pricing offers value relative to other inner-city districts.

Schools in and near Sunnyside

Sunnyside School is the K–6 inside the community. Crescent Heights High School sits 900 metres east for senior grades. Catholic options are further out, with St. Monica and St. Mary's both around 2.1km.

Sunnyside has one school inside the community boundary, listed first below.

Sunnyside School

Public (CBE) • Grades K–6

211 7St NW

In the community

Calgary Chinese Private School

Independent • Grades 10–12

126 2nd Avenue SW

0.7 km away

Crescent Heights High School

Public (CBE) • Grades 10–12

1019 1St NW

0.9 km away

Alberta Chung Wah School

Independent

#270, 328 Centre Street SE

1 km away

St. Mary's High School

Catholic (CSSD) • Grades 10–12

111 18 Avenue SW

2.1 km away

St. Monica School

Catholic (CSSD) • Grades K–9

235 18 Avenue SW

2.1 km away

Westmount Elementary School

Charter • Grades K–6

728 32 Street NW

4.1 km away

Northwest Elementary Campus

Charter • Grades K–6

719-44 Ave NW

4.3 km away

School names, addresses and grade ranges come from the City of Calgary open data catalogue, retrieved 2026-09-14. This is where the schools are, not which one a given address is zoned for. Attendance areas are set by address and get redrawn between years, so confirm yours with the CBE school finder or the Calgary Catholic school finder before you write an offer.

Lifestyle and amenities

Kensington retail, Bow River pathways, Sunnyside Pool (community amenity), Memorial Drive parkland.

Frequently asked questions

Is Sunnyside different from Hillhurst?
Slightly smaller, slightly more condo-heavy, slightly closer to the Bow River. Many people use the names interchangeably.

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Educational. Specific street, school area, and price outcomes depend on the property and current Calgary market segment. Always verify school areas with the Calgary Board of Education or Calgary Catholic School District for your exact address.