The community of Renfrew is bordered by 16th Avenue NE to the north, Deerfoot Trail to the east, Edmonton Trail NE to the west and 5th Avenue to the south. The community was founded in 1950 and in 2012 had a population of 5,846. The 3,232 homes located in Renfrew range in price from $500,000 to $2M. The land that makes up this community was once used to house an airport for the Royal Canadian Air Force for training during WWII.

Transit
Bus route 17 serves the community of Renfrew.

Parks & Recreation
Renfrew Park is located within the community. Other larger parks located outside of it include Munro Park, Burns Memorial Gardens, Crescent Park, Bridgeland Park, Prince's Island Park, Shaw Millennium Park, Central Memorial Park, Sunnyside Bank Park, and more.

Stores outside the community include Rabbit Magic Shop, the North Hill Co-Op Shopping Centre, Crucial Clothing, Ascending Koi Tattoo & Apparel, Shoppers Drug Mart, Royal Board Shop Inc, Starbucks, and Sharky's International.

Schools
● Colonel Macleod School
● Rosedale Elementary/Junior High
● Crescent Heights Senior High

Houses of Worship
● Hillhurst United
● Knox United
● Wild Rose United