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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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