Red Carpet, Calgary

Red Carpet is a community in the southeast quadrant of Calgary, Alberta.

Elliston Park and Elliston Lake, the site of GlobalFest fireworks, are located immediately south of the community.In the City of Calgary's 2021 municipal census, Red Carpet had a population of 1,745 living in 915 dwellings[3] With a land area of 0.6 km2 (0.23 sq mi), it had a population density of 2,910/km2 (7,500/sq mi) in 2021.

A proportion of 27.5% of the buildings were condominiums or apartments, with the remainder (72.5%) being mobile homes, and 32% of the housing was used for renting.

[2] 30% of Red Carpet residents spent 30%+ of their income on housing, compared to the Calgary average of 23%.

[7][8] This puts it at this comparison to other Calgary communities: Saddle Ridge (1.358/100), Whitehorn (1.741/100), Rundle (2.342/100), Brentwood (2.348/100), Acadia (2.542/100), Red Carpet (2.636/100), Bowness (2.934/100), Shawnessy (3.296/100), Inglewood (3.438/100), Sunnyside (3.650/100), Marlborough (4.703/100), Southwood (5.147/100), Sunalta (5.307/100), Montgomery (5.483/100), Forest Lawn (6.528/100), Rosscarrock (7.049/100), Downtown Commercial Core (12.705/100), Downtown East Village (15.605/100), Manchester (43.368/100).

Condominiums in Red Carpet overlooking Elliston Park