Rent near Renfrew's 16th Avenue cafes and shops, steps from downtown across Edmonton Trail [from $1,199–$1,699/mo].

Established in 1950, Renfrew occupies a terrace above the Bow River escarpment, bordered by Edmonton Trail to the west (separating it from Crescent Heights), Deerfoot Trail and the Nose Creek escarpment to the east, 16th Avenue and the Trans-Canada Highway to the north, and the Bow River escarpment above Bridgeland to the south. Before it became a residential community, the area served through the 1940s as a Royal Canadian Air Force training base, and it remains the site of Calgary's first aircraft hangar. Development followed in the post-war years, producing a mix of original bungalows now joined by newer infill homes on tree-lined streets. Renters in Renfrew are within walking distance of downtown via Edmonton Trail, and just south across the escarpment in Bridgeland sit the Calgary Zoo and Telus Spark science centre, both reachable on foot or by a short ride from the Bridgeland/Memorial C-Train station. Along Edmonton Trail and 16th Avenue, independent cafes, restaurants, and small shops give the neighbourhood a local commercial strip without the density of downtown. Ukrainian Pioneer Park adds green space near the community's core. For renters who want an inner-city location with easy access to the core but a lower-key residential feel than Bridgeland or Crescent Heights, Renfrew offers a practical, well-connected option.