The community of Deer Ridge is bordered by Canyon Meadows Dr SE to the north, Deer Run Boulevard to the east, 146 Avenue SE to the south and Bow Bottom Trail SE to the west. Real estate in Deer Ridge consists mainly of single-family homes. There are 1,500 total residences in Deer Ridge and, as of 2011, a population of 3,991.

Transit
Bus route 44 runs through Deer Ridge with a terminal at Canyon Meadows. Listed below are the busses that run this route. An LRT line also runs parallel to the community along Macleod Trail with stations at Fish Creek-Lacombe and Anderson.

Canyon Meadows: 28, 44, 81, 83

Parks & Recreation
Green spaces run throughout Deer Ridge, although there is no official park within its borders. The Bow River and Douglasbank Park are the largest outdoor spaces close to the community. A short drive to the west however is the Fisk Creek Provincial Park, one of the most popular parks in Calgary.

Just south is the Shawnessy Village Shopping Center as well as the Boulevard Shopping Center, filled with stores like Pier 1 Imports, Chapters, Golf Town, Reitman's and more. Canyon Meadows Cinemas is the closest movie theater to Deer Ridge, though Landmark Cinemas 10 is available shortly south down Macleod Trail SE. Amusement centers nearby include Fun N' More, Laser Quest, The Shooting Edge and the Chinook Bowladrome.

Schools
● Don Bosco Elementary & Junior High School
● Midsun Junior High School
● Centennial High School

Houses of Worship
● Deer Park United Church
● Bonavista Evangelical Missionary Church
● Holy Nativity Anglican Church
● Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints