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Neighbourhood guides

Calgary communities, explained honestly

Street-level detail on the Southwest neighbourhoods David knows best. Housing stock, school assignments, commute, and current pricing, all in one place.

Stylized map of Altadore

SW Calgary

Altadore

Inner-city SW neighbourhood bordered by River Park and Marda Loop, with a mix of post-war bungalows, new detached infills, and attached townhomes on quiet, walkable streets.

$243,250 – $3,999,900

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Stylized map of Aspen Woods

SW Calgary

Aspen Woods

Westside master-planned community built from the late 1990s through mid-2010s, anchored by a private-school corridor, Aspen Landing retail, and the fastest mountain commute in SW Calgary via Stoney Trail.

$242,000 – $3,888,000

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Stylized map of Bankview

SW Calgary

Bankview

Dense, eclectic inner-southwest community on the hill below Marda Loop, with downtown views, the deepest pool of walkable apartment and townhouse entry points in the inner city, and a growing layer of infill detached and semi-detached homes.

$115,000 – $1,640,000

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Stylized map of Bayview

SW Calgary

Bayview

Small SW Calgary luxury enclave on the south shore of Glenmore Reservoir between Palliser and 14 Street SW, with large-lot 1968-1978 detached, the Baycrest Place and Bay View Drive prestige pockets, and the Palliser-Bayview-Pumphill school catchment running through Dr. EP Scarlett High School inside the community.

$885,000 – $3,950,000

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Stylized map of Braeside

SW Calgary

Braeside

Bungalow-heavy SW community built 1968-1975, walkable to Southland Leisure Centre and five minutes from Rockyview General Hospital, with detached, Brae Glen townhouses, and Braeglen Close apartments.

$185,000 – $1,600,000

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Stylized map of Bridlewood

SW Calgary

Bridlewood

Settled 1990s and 2000s family community in deep SW Calgary, CBE-designated to Centennial High School (unlike Evergreen, Silverado, and Legacy, which feed Dr. E.P. Scarlett), with the Red Line CTrain southern terminus on its eastern doorstep, a 55-plus villa pocket at Bridle Estates, and detached, semi, townhouse, and apartment stock under one community name.

$201,000 – $910,000

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Stylized map of Britannia

SW Calgary

Britannia

Prestige inner-SW Calgary community on the bluff above the Elbow River, anchored by Britannia Plaza and Sunterra Market, with a bifurcated housing mix of original 1950s mid-century bungalows on 70-foot lots and a deep wave of 2000s-2020s custom estate rebuilds.

$320,000 – $5,000,000

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Stylized map of Canyon Meadows

SW Calgary

Canyon Meadows

Established SW community built 1965-1980 with the Red Line LRT station on its eastern edge, the private Canyon Meadows Golf and Country Club winding through it, a K-12 in-community public pathway, and a Spanish Bilingual program K-9.

$175,000 – $2,000,000

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Stylized map of Cougar Ridge

SW Calgary

Cougar Ridge

Westside SW community built mostly 2001-2014 along the Paskapoo Slopes ridge, sharing the West Springs/West Ridge school pathway but designated to Bowness High, with quick Stoney Trail mountain access and a townhouse layer along Cougar Ridge Drive.

$338,500 – $1,440,000

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Stylized map of Currie Barracks

SW Calgary

Currie Barracks

Master-planned SW Calgary community on former military base lands, built almost entirely post-2010, with a deliberate mix of detached homes, row/townhouses, and mid-rise apartments steps from Mount Royal University.

$207,000 – $2,500,000

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Stylized map of Discovery Ridge

SW Calgary

Discovery Ridge

Secluded SW community built 2000-2008, anchored by Griffith Woods Park and the Elbow River, with detached family homes, the Wedgewoods apartments, and fast Stoney Trail mountain access.

$288,000 – $1,975,000

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Stylized map of Evergreen

SW Calgary

Evergreen

Two-era family community in deep SW Calgary where the established Evergreen Estates section backs directly onto Fish Creek Provincial Park along the escarpment, paired with a newer 2000s-built southern half. The result is the widest age and price spread of the deep-southwest communities, from sub-$200K condos to escarpment estates above $1.8M. Evergreen feeds Dr. E.P. Scarlett, not Centennial, with Early and Late French Immersion at the high-school level.

$155,000 – $2,150,000

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Stylized map of Garrison Green

SW Calgary

Garrison Green

Master-planned SW Calgary community on former military lands, developed from 2003, with detached homes, townhouses, and a notable concrete apartment complex steps from Mount Royal University.

$225,000 – $1,650,000

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Stylized map of Glamorgan

SW Calgary

Glamorgan

Established SW community anchored by Mount Royal University, with a dense concentration of 1950s-60s bungalows, extensive townhouse inventory, and walkable access to Glamorgan Bakery and Grafton Park.

$180,000 – $1,225,000

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Stylized map of Glenbrook

SW Calgary

Glenbrook

Under-the-radar inner-SW community of mid-century bungalows next to Glendale, Glamorgan, and Killarney, now seeing steady infill, with Westhills and Signal Hill shopping a short drive west.

$215,000 – $1,500,000

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Stylized map of Glendale

SW Calgary

Glendale

Post-war SW community of tidy bungalows near Westbrook LRT, with cul-de-sac streets, Turtle Hill, and quick access to 17 Avenue and Mount Royal University.

$389,000 – $2,260,000

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Stylized map of Killarney

SW Calgary

Killarney

Inner-city SW community with a tight grid of mature streets, character bungalows, and a growing infill market, steps from 17 Ave SW and Westbrook LRT.

$165,000 – $1,885,100

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Stylized map of Lakeview

SW Calgary

Lakeview

Established 1960s-70s SW community on the Glenmore Reservoir, with tree-lined streets, original bungalows, and a growing tier of ultra-premium custom infills.

$331,000 – $4,350,000

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Stylized map of Lincoln Park

SW Calgary

Lincoln Park

A compact, condo-heavy value pocket in SW Calgary next to Mount Royal University, built on former CFB Calgary airfield lands. The most affordable transit-served entry point in the inner southwest.

$211,300 – $536,000

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Stylized map of Marda Loop

SW Calgary

Marda Loop

Marda Loop is an inner-city SW district of South Calgary, mixing character homes, semi-detached infills, and a walkable commercial strip steps from parks and the Elbow River pathway.

$159,500 – $3,150,000

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Stylized map of North Glenmore Park

SW Calgary

North Glenmore Park

Inner-city SW community immediately north of the Glenmore Reservoir, with 1950s-60s bungalows, growing infill, reservoir pathway access, and walkability to Marda Loop.

$605,000 – $2,930,000

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Stylized map of Oakridge

SW Calgary

Oakridge

Established 1970s SW community on the south side of the Glenmore Reservoir, with bungalow and split-level family homes, the Estates two-storey tier on the north side, and direct South Glenmore Park access.

$220,000 – $1,750,000

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Stylized map of Palliser

SW Calgary

Palliser

Established 1960s-70s SW community on the south side of the Glenmore Reservoir between Oakridge and 14 Street SW, with bungalow and split-level detached, the Palisade Drive two-storey cluster, and the John Ware to Dr. EP Scarlett school pathway.

$185,000 – $1,147,500

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Stylized map of Patterson

SW Calgary

Patterson

Westside SW community on the upper Paskapoo plateau, built mostly 1981-2003 with a newer Patina/Patterson Boulevard infill layer, with downtown view lots, fast Stoney Trail and Highway 1 access, and the Olympic Heights to Vincent Massey to Bowness HS school pathway.

$210,000 – $2,264,000

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Stylized map of Pump Hill

SW Calgary

Pump Hill

Small SW Calgary luxury enclave on the south side of the Glenmore Reservoir between Palliser and Bayview, built in two waves from the mid-1970s through the early 1990s, with large lots, mature trees, ravine-edge inventory, and the same John Ware to Dr. EP Scarlett school pathway as Palliser.

$677,500 – $2,600,000

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Stylized map of Richmond

SW Calgary

Richmond

Inner-southwest infill community west of Marda Loop, where teardown bungalows have given way to modern semi-detached and detached homes, walkable to 17th Avenue and minutes from downtown.

$186,500 – $2,178,000

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Stylized map of Rutland Park

SW Calgary

Rutland Park

Compact mid-century SW community adjacent to Mount Royal University, with a tight grid of 1950s bungalows, growing semi-detached infill, and an affordable townhouse complex at the north end.

$329,000 – $2,650,000

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Stylized map of Signal Hill

SW Calgary

Signal Hill

Suburban SW community on a ridge west of the city, with 1990s-2000s family detached homes, prominent mountain views, and a significant adult-living apartment presence at The Sierras.

$205,000 – $1,627,007

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Stylized map of Somerset

SW Calgary

Somerset

Walk-to-the-train deep SW Calgary community built mid-1990s to early 2000s, with the Somerset-Bridlewood Red Line southern terminus and its 913-stall park-and-ride on its edge, a CBE feed to Centennial High, and a small annual Residents Association fee that funds the Somerset Waterpark.

$165,000 – $800,000

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Stylized map of Springbank Hill

SW Calgary

Springbank Hill

Westside SW community built mostly 2000-2018 along the upper Paskapoo plateau, with Aspen Landing and Westside Recreation Centre on the doorstep, fast Stoney Trail mountain access, and the Griffith Woods K-9 to Ernest Manning school pathway shared with Discovery Ridge.

$239,000 – $5,325,000

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Stylized map of Spruce Cliff

SW Calgary

Spruce Cliff

Southwest riverside community along the Bow above Bow Trail, pairing mid-century bungalows and modern infills with a large pocket of apartment buildings, the river and Shaganappi pathways, and a West LRT station for a fast downtown commute.

$172,500 – $1,615,000

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Stylized map of Strathcona Park

SW Calgary

Strathcona Park

Established west-side SW community built mostly 1979-1989 between Aspen Woods and Discovery Ridge, with detached two-storeys and splits, two on-site CBE schools, and quick Stoney Trail mountain access.

$425,000 – $1,650,000

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Stylized map of West Springs

SW Calgary

West Springs

SW Calgary westside community built mostly 2000-2015, adjacent to Aspen Woods, anchored by West 85th retail and the 69 Street LRT, with a mix of detached family homes, new townhouse clusters, and a growing mid-rise condo district along Broadcast Avenue.

$275,000 – $5,400,000

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Stylized map of Westgate

SW Calgary

Westgate

Small established inner-SW community of late-1950s bungalows with rare no-transfer Blue Line LRT access and Edworthy Park parkland just to the north.

$192,000 – $1,050,000

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Stylized map of Wildwood

SW Calgary

Wildwood

Established SW community on the edge of Edworthy Park, with post-war bungalows on large lots, a strong sense of neighbourhood identity, and quick access to the Bow River pathway network.

$442,500 – $2,488,000

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Stylized map of Woodbine

SW Calgary

Woodbine

Self-contained SW community built 1979-1990 against Fish Creek Provincial Park to the south and Tsuut'ina Trail to the west, anchored by Woodbine Square mall and 1980s detached family homes.

$332,000 – $1,750,000

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