Haysboro

Overview

Haysboro sits on the west-central side of SW Calgary, an established community about fifteen minutes from downtown. It is bounded by Heritage Drive to the north, Macleod Trail and the Red Line CTrain to the east, the alley north of Southland Drive to the south, and 14 Street SW to the west, with the Glenmore Reservoir just beyond. Elbow Drive runs north to south through the middle of the community, splitting it into a quieter reservoir-side west half and a busier, more transit-and-retail-oriented east half along Macleod Trail. This is part of the inner southwest, the band of mature communities most Calgarians pass through regularly.

The land was annexed by Calgary in 1956 and Haysboro was established as a community in 1958, named after Harry Hays, the dairy farmer, Calgary mayor, federal agriculture minister, and senator. Build-out ran through the late 1950s and 1960s, which is why the backbone of the housing stock is mid-century detached bungalows on established lots. As the community matured, the Macleod Trail frontage filled in with apartment and condo development, much of it close to the Heritage and Southland CTrain stations, giving Haysboro a split character that still defines it today.

What makes Haysboro worth a closer look is that combination: a settled, heavily treed bungalow community with the Glenmore Reservoir on one side and a large, transit-connected condo market on the other, and the sales split almost evenly between the two. Over the twelve months to August 2026, Haysboro recorded 113 residential sales. Apartments were 57 of them, at a median of $231,500. Detached houses were 56, 49.6% of the market, at a median of $670,000. Every sale over the past year was one or the other.

David’s take

The vibe

Haysboro reads as a mature, established, family-oriented community with a quiet residential core and busier commercial edges. The interior streets are heavily treed and settled, with the neighbourliness that comes from a community lived in since the late 1950s. The character shifts noticeably from west to east: the reservoir side feels green and calm, while the Macleod Trail edge is urban, transit-oriented, and dense with condos and services.

The standout natural amenity is the Glenmore Reservoir just west across 14 Street SW, which gives residents direct access to one of the city’s best pathway and green-space networks. Within the community, the Haysboro outdoor pool and a network of parks and playgrounds round out the family infrastructure. North and Sandy Beach areas and the larger reservoir parks are all close by.

For shopping and dining, Haysboro is exceptionally well positioned. Chinook Centre, one of Calgary’s largest malls, sits north of Kingsland, across Glenmore Trail at Macleod, and the entire Macleod Trail retail corridor runs along the eastern edge. Glenmore Landing is a short drive west. Daily errands are easy, whether by car or, for the eastern half of the community, on foot and by train.

Housing stock

The backbone of Haysboro is its 1950s and 1960s detached bungalows on established lots, which still define the interior streets. Many are original or lightly updated, while others have been renovated or redeveloped, so the detached streetscape carries a mix of mid-century and newer product. Alongside that, the Macleod Trail and Heritage Drive frontage holds a large and varied condo and apartment market, from older walk-ups to newer transit-oriented buildings near Heritage Station.

Over the twelve months to August 2026, those two halves of the housing stock accounted for all 113 of Haysboro’s residential sales.

Of the 113, 56 were detached houses, 49.6% of the market. They sold for a median of $670,000 and an average of $685,448, with the cheapest at $500,000 and the most expensive at $1,100,000. Their median build year was 1958, in step with the bungalow backbone of the interior streets.

The other 57 were apartments, selling for a median of $231,500 and an average of $231,441, from $155,000 up to $392,000. The median monthly condo fee on those 57 sales was $487.00, and the median build year was 2007.

If you want help reading where a specific home sits within these figures, the buyer’s guide is a good starting point.

Type	Median sale price	Sales
Detached	$670,000	47
Apartment	$222,000	41
All home types	$507,500	88

Recent sales

Over the twelve months to August 2026, detached houses in Haysboro sold faster than apartments, at a median of 21 days on market against 37. Across all 113 sales the median was 26 days, and the 39 days in the header is the average. At the median, a sale closed at 97.35% of its list price.

The header’s average price is $456,435, which sits $64,435 above the blended median of $392,000, and falls between the top of the apartment range and the bottom of the detached range, a stretch where no Haysboro home sold over the past year.

The middle half of the market ran from $231,500 to $670,000, and the full range went from a $155,000 apartment to a $1,100,000 detached house.

Owners who want a figure for their own address can start with a home valuation.

Schools

Haysboro is well served across all grade levels, much of it within or right beside the community. Haysboro School is the CBE-designated public elementary within the community. Eugene Coste School, also in Haysboro, houses the CBE Spanish Bilingual (International Spanish Academy) programme for Kindergarten to Grade 5, and it is worth being precise about what that is: a citywide, application-based choice programme families enter at Kindergarten or Grade 1, not the catchment school for the addresses around it. For junior high, Woodman School is the CBE-designated 7-9 school serving the area, and Henry Wise Wood High School, a CBE 10-12 senior high, is at 910 75 Avenue SW in Kelvin Grove.

On the Catholic side the designation runs to St. Augustine School for both the elementary and the junior high years, then to Our Lady of the Rockies High School at 111 Haddon Road SW for grades 10 to 12. There is a Catholic elementary inside Haysboro, St. Gerard School at 1204 96 Avenue SW, and it is easy to assume it is the community’s designated school on the strength of the address. It is not. St. Gerard serves other communities; Haysboro addresses designate to St. Augustine.

School designations in the established southwest can shift with enrolment, so confirm the designation for any specific address using the CBE Find a School and CSSD school-locator tools before you buy. For a broader overview of how Calgary school boundaries and programmes work, see the schools resource.

Getting around

Haysboro is one of the better-connected established communities in the southwest, particularly for transit. The Red Line CTrain runs along the eastern edge on Macleod Trail, with the Heritage and Southland stations close by, which is why the eastern half of the community is genuinely transit-oriented and supports a deep condo market. Calgary Transit bus routes connect the rest of the community to the wider network.

For drivers, road access is excellent. Macleod Trail forms the eastern boundary, Heritage Drive borders the north, and 14 Street SW runs along the west, so getting onto a major route is quick from most addresses. Elbow Drive provides a direct north-south route through the middle of the community toward downtown.

Commute times are approximate and depend on traffic and your exact destination. Downtown is about fifteen minutes by car, with the CTrain a viable car-free option from the eastern half. The Rockyview General Hospital is only a few minutes away to the northwest, Foothills Medical Centre and the University of Calgary run roughly eighteen to twenty-five minutes, and Calgary International Airport around thirty to thirty-five minutes; treat these as estimates.

Frequently asked questions

Is Haysboro a good neighbourhood for families?

Yes. Haysboro is an established, heavily treed, family-oriented community with a full set of local schools, the Glenmore Reservoir pathways just to the west, and an outdoor pool within the community. Haysboro School covers the elementary years, Woodman School handles junior high, and Henry Wise Wood High School in Kelvin Grove handles senior high, so a family can stay in the area from kindergarten through Grade 12. The backbone of the community is original 1950s and 1960s bungalows on settled lots, with mature trees and quiet interior streets, while the busier edges along Macleod Trail carry the shopping and transit.

How much do homes cost in Haysboro?

Over the twelve months to August 2026, Haysboro recorded 113 residential sales at a blended median of $392,000. Half of those sales closed between $231,500 and $670,000, and prices ran from $155,000 for an apartment to $1,100,000 for a detached home. That blended figure mixes two very different kinds of home. Detached houses were 56 of the sales, 49.6% of the market, and closed at a median of $670,000 between $500,000 and $1,100,000. Apartments made up the other 57 and closed at a median of $231,500 between $155,000 and $392,000, with a median monthly condo fee of $487.00. For a read on a specific property, a home valuation is the place to start.

Why does Haysboro have so many condos?

Haysboro’s eastern edge runs along Macleod Trail and the Red Line CTrain, with the Heritage and Southland stations close by. That transit and arterial frontage is where most of the community’s apartment stock sits, including newer transit-oriented buildings near Heritage Station on Horton Road alongside older walk-up condos. The result is a large apartment market a short walk from the train: over the twelve months to August 2026, apartments accounted for 57 of Haysboro’s 113 residential sales at a median of $231,500, and the apartments that sold had a median build year of 2007. The detached interior of the community is a separate, quieter market.

What is it like living near the Glenmore Reservoir?

The Glenmore Reservoir sits just west of Haysboro, across 14 Street SW, and it is a genuine lifestyle draw. Residents get easy access to the reservoir pathway network for walking, cycling, and running, plus the larger regional parks around it. It is one of the features that separates Haysboro from the more landlocked communities further east along Macleod Trail, and it is a big part of why the detached streets on the west side of the community hold their appeal.

How does Haysboro compare to neighbouring communities?

Haysboro sits in a cluster of established mid-century southwest communities and shares their bungalow roots. Kingsland sits directly north across Heritage Drive, with Kelvin Grove one community further north beyond Chinook Park. Measured the same way over the same window, the twelve months to August 2026, the detached homes that sold had a median build year of 1958 in Haysboro, 1957 in Kingsland and 1966 in Kelvin Grove, and closed at a median of $670,000 in Haysboro, $641,250 in Kingsland and $1,312,500 in Kelvin Grove. Woodbine, further south, has newer detached stock: a median build year of 1981 on the same measure, at a median of $700,000. Haysboro’s particular pitch is the combination of reservoir access on one side and a large transit-connected condo market on the other, with 57 apartment sales over the same window against eight in Kingsland and five in Kelvin Grove.

Sales data current as of 2026-08-31. Includes 113 residential sales in Haysboro over the twelve months to August 2026. Source: Pillar 9 MLS® System. Copyright 2026 Pillar 9. All Rights Reserved.