Palliser

Overview

Palliser sits on the south side of the Glenmore Reservoir in SW Calgary, broadly bounded by 90 Avenue SW and South Glenmore Park to the north, Southland Drive to the south, 19 Street SW to the east, and 24 Street SW and the Oakridge boundary to the west. The postal code is T2V. Palliser recorded 45 residential sales over the twelve months to August 2026, and they ran from $185,000 at the low end to $1,147,500 at the top.

The community built out in two main waves separated by roughly twenty years. The original 1967-1979 wave produced the bulk of the housing stock: bungalows, bi-levels, and four-level splits along Palliser Drive, Palisade Drive, Palisan Place, and Palistone Road; the Oakmoor Drive townhouse complex on the southwestern edge; and the 2425 90 Avenue SW apartment building on the northern edge of the community. A second 1989-1996 wave added the Palisbriar Park and Palermo Way semi-detached attached-bungalow cluster, the 9449 19 Street SW apartment building, and the Paliswood Road condominium complex. There has been almost no construction in Palliser since 2004, which means buyers are essentially choosing among resale homes from those two waves.

The defining geographic feature is the Glenmore Reservoir to the immediate north, with South Glenmore Park sitting between the community and the water. South Glenmore Park is approximately 1 km from most Palliser addresses and offers waterfront pathways, tennis courts, an aquatic playground, and the Glenmore Sailing School, with trail connections that loop around the reservoir to North Glenmore Park and the Weaselhead Natural Area. Heritage Park is a short drive east via Heritage Drive, and the Heritage LRT station on the Red Line is the closest rapid transit, roughly 8 to 10 minutes by car or bus.

Of the 45 sales over the twelve months to August 2026, row and townhouse homes were the largest home type, 18 typically at $398,000, and apartments came next with 15 typically at $400,000. Detached houses closed 10 sales, 22.2% of the market, typically at $765,000. The remaining two were semi-detached, and the three types above account for 43 of the 45. Across all 45, the typical price was $430,000.

David’s take

The vibe

Palliser has the daily rhythm of an established south-Glenmore family community whose commercial life happens at the surrounding shopping nodes rather than internally. There is no commercial strip inside Palliser; for groceries and daily errands, residents drive to Glenmore Landing at 90 Avenue and 14 Street SW (Co-op, liquor store, restaurants, professional services), the Southland Crossing strip along Southland Drive south of the community, the Chinook Centre regional mall on Macleod Trail eight to ten minutes east, or the Oak Bay Plaza and Westhills clusters to the west. The community is small enough and central enough that most of these options are within five to ten minutes by car.

The Palliser Bayview Pumphill (PBP) Community Association serves the three communities collectively, with seasonal programming, a community garden, and an annual stampede breakfast. The PBP Association is one of the longer-running south Calgary community associations, with deep ties to long-tenured residents. The demographic skews to two recognisable groups: original owners and their adult children (families who bought into Palliser in the 1970s and either stayed or saw the next generation buy back when an estate listing came up), and a steady inflow of younger families purchasing 1960s-70s bungalows and split-levels as renovation projects, drawn by the school designations, the South Glenmore Park access, and the price gap to the reservoir’s north shore in Lakeview. Measured the same way over the same twelve months to August 2026, detached houses typically sold for $765,000 in Palliser and $975,000 in Lakeview.

The South Glenmore Park trail system is the defining outdoor amenity for Palliser as much as for Oakridge. The pathway runs along the reservoir’s south shore and connects east toward Heritage Park and west toward the Weaselhead Natural Area, one of the most intact riparian ecosystems inside Calgary’s city limits. The Glenmore Sailing School operates out of the south shore through the summer; the Calgary Rowing Club is a short pathway ride to the northeast. For Palliser residents on the northern blocks along 90 Avenue SW, Palisbriar Park SW, or the upper Palisade Drive cul-de-sacs, the park entrance is a five-to-ten minute walk.

Recent sales

Palliser’s 45 residential sales over the twelve months to August 2026 typically took 19 days to sell. The header shows the average, 32 days. Detached houses were quickest of the three home types this page prices, at a typical 12 days. Row and townhouse homes took 18, and apartments took 28.

The typical sale-to-list ratio was 97.80%.

The header’s price is an average too: $515,420, which sits $85,420 above the typical price of $430,000. Every detached sale closed above the highest apartment and the highest row and townhouse sale, and it is those 10 houses that lift the average above the middle sale.

Half the sales closed between $380,000 and $670,000. That range starts below both the apartment and the row and townhouse typical prices and stops at the lowest detached sale. Prices ran from $185,000, a row and townhouse sale, to $1,147,500, a detached sale.

If you want a current valuation on a Palliser home, the home valuation request form pulls in your address and gets you a comparable-anchored estimate from me directly. If you’re buying, start with the buyer’s guide.

Schools

Nellie McClung School at 2315 Palliser Drive SW is the CBE K-6 designated elementary, located inside the Palliser community boundary itself and walkable from many of the interior cul-de-sacs. Nellie McClung serves Palliser along with Oakridge, Bayview, and Pump Hill. The school is the same designated elementary referenced in many Oakridge listings, which is one of the strongest signals of the shared catchment between the two communities.

The CBE 7-9 junior high designation is John Ware School at 10020 19 Street SW, just east of Palliser in Pump Hill. The school is approximately 4 to 6 minutes by car from most Palliser addresses, with bus service for the western and southern blocks. The senior high designation is Henry Wise Wood High School at 910 75 Avenue SW, which serves Palliser along with Oakridge, Bayview, and Pump Hill. The school resource page lists the broader SW Calgary school inventory if you want to compare options.

For Catholic families, St. Cyril School at 2990 Cedarbrae Drive SW in Cedarbrae is the CSSD designated school for both the elementary and junior high years, with Our Lady of the Rockies High School at 111 Haddon Road SW in Haysboro (formerly Bishop Grandin) handling Catholic senior high. CBE and CSSD boundaries can be updated between planning cycles; verify the current designation for your specific address with the appropriate Find a School tool before relying on it for purchasing decisions.

Getting around

Palliser has a commute story shaped by its position south of the reservoir between 19 Street SW and 24 Street SW, with two arterials doing most of the work. 14 Street SW connects north via the 50 Avenue SW corridor to the Glenmore Trail interchange and the inner SW, and south to the Anderson Road interchange and the Macleod Trail corridor. Anderson Road provides east-west access across the south side of the city, including direct connection to Macleod Trail and Deerfoot Trail at the Anderson interchange. Heritage Drive provides the most direct route to the Heritage LRT station and the Macleod Trail corridor.

By car, downtown is approximately 17 minutes outside peak hours via 14 Street north and the Bow Trail or Crowchild corridor. Foothills Medical Centre is approximately 15 minutes via the same route, and the University of Calgary runs about 20 minutes north on Crowchild. Calgary International Airport is the longest trip at approximately 37 minutes via Stoney Trail and Deerfoot Trail. Mount Royal University is approximately 10 minutes north via Heritage Drive and 14 Street, and Rockyview General Hospital is a similar distance via 14 Street north.

For commuters using transit, Palliser does not have direct LRT walk-up access. The Heritage LRT station on the Red Line is the closest rapid transit, approximately 8 to 10 minutes by car or bus via Heritage Drive and 14 Street SW. Southland LRT to the east is a similar distance and offers an alternate Red Line entry point. From either station, downtown is a further 18 to 22 minutes by train, putting the door-to-door transit commute at roughly 30 to 40 minutes. Calgary Transit bus routes connect to both Heritage and Southland LRT stations plus crosstown service to the Westhills and Chinook commercial nodes. The community is car-oriented in practice, but the LRT proximity is meaningfully better than from west-side SW communities like Discovery Ridge where the closest station is the 69 Street Blue Line.

Property mix

Row and townhouse homes were the largest property type in Palliser over the twelve months to August 2026, with 18 sales. Apartments came next with 15, and detached houses were 10 of the 45 sales, 22.2% of the market. The Oakmoor Drive complex along the southwestern edge at 2210, 2225, 2300, and 2323 Oakmoor Drive SW is 1976-vintage, with a mix of 4-level split, 5-level split, and 2-storey layouts in the 1,140 to 1,400 sq ft range. Most are 2-3 bedroom units with attached or surface parking. The row and townhouse homes that sold typically closed at $398,000 (average $391,083), between $185,000 and $444,500, with a typical fee of $463.00 a month. They had a typical build year of 1976, and half sold within 18 days.

The 1967-1979 building wave produced the bulk of the detached inventory: bungalows, bi-levels, and four-level splits on Palliser Drive, Palisade Drive, Palisan Place, Palistone Road, and 98 Avenue SW. Lots are typically 50 to 60 feet wide. The 10 detached sales typically closed at $765,000 (average $823,600), between $670,000 and $1,147,500. The houses that sold had a typical build year of 1969, and half sold within 12 days.

Palliser’s apartment buildings include 2425 90 Avenue SW on the northern edge, 9449 19 Street SW on the eastern edge, and the 2144 Paliswood Road SW condominium complex. The 15 apartment sales typically closed at $400,000 (average $407,227), between $282,500 and $527,500, with a typical fee of $796.32 a month. They had a typical build year of 1995, and half sold within 28 days. Two semi-detached sales also closed, and the detached, row and townhouse, and apartment figures in this section cover 43 of the 45 sales.

Type	Median sale price	Sales
Detached	$820,000	7
Semi-detached	$910,075	4
Row / townhouse	$395,500	12
Apartment	$372,950	10
All home types	$440,000	33

Frequently asked questions

What schools serve Palliser in Calgary?

The CBE designated K-6 elementary for Palliser is Nellie McClung School at 2315 Palliser Drive SW, which sits inside the Palliser community boundary itself and also serves Oakridge, Bayview, and Pump Hill. The CBE 7-9 designated junior high is John Ware School at 10020 19 Street SW. The CBE 10-12 designated senior high is Henry Wise Wood High School at 910 75 Avenue SW. For Catholic families, St. Cyril at 2990 Cedarbrae Drive SW in Cedarbrae is the designated school for both the elementary and junior high years, and Our Lady of the Rockies (formerly Bishop Grandin) at 111 Haddon Road SW handles senior high. CBE and CSSD boundaries can change; verify the current designation for your specific address before purchasing.

Is Palliser close to Glenmore Reservoir and Heritage Park?

Yes. Palliser sits on the south side of the Glenmore Reservoir, with South Glenmore Park forming the immediate northern edge of the community. The park provides waterfront pathways, tennis courts, an aquatic playground, and the Glenmore Sailing School. From most Palliser addresses, the South Glenmore Park trail entrance is a five-to-ten minute walk via 90 Avenue SW or the upper Palisade Drive cul-de-sacs, with the reservoir-loop pathway connecting east toward Heritage Park and west toward North Glenmore Park and the Weaselhead Natural Area. Heritage Park itself is approximately 8 minutes east by car via Heritage Drive, and the Heritage LRT station on the Red Line sits at the same junction. The combination of reservoir adjacency and Heritage Park proximity is one of the daily-life advantages of the community.

How does Palliser compare to Oakridge or Bayview?

Oakridge sits immediately west of Palliser across 24 Street SW. The two communities share Nellie McClung K-6, John Ware 7-9, and Henry Wise Wood 10-12, plus the South Glenmore Park pathway and the same late-1960s through 1970s construction era. The differences are scale, inventory, and price. Measured the same way over the same twelve months to August 2026, Oakridge recorded 90 residential sales against Palliser’s 45. Of those, 53 of Oakridge’s sales were detached against 10 of Palliser’s. Palliser has fewer cul-de-sacs and less internal traffic. Typically, Palliser’s detached houses sold for $765,000 against $860,000 in Oakridge, and its row and townhouse homes for $398,000 against $407,950. Palliser came in lower on both. Bayview sits immediately north across 90 Avenue SW and is a smaller community with a more affluent demographic.

How long is the commute from Palliser to downtown Calgary?

By car, approximately 17 minutes outside peak hours via 14 Street SW north and the Bow Trail or Crowchild corridor. Morning rush hour can extend that to 28 to 38 minutes. Palliser does not have direct LRT walk-up access; the Heritage LRT station on the Red Line is the closest rapid transit, approximately 8 to 10 minutes east by car or bus via Heritage Drive. From the Heritage platform, downtown is a further 18 to 22 minutes by train, putting a door-to-door transit commute at roughly 30 to 40 minutes. Most Palliser residents commute by car, with 14 Street SW handling the north-south traffic and Anderson Road plus Stoney Trail providing the ring road alternative.

What's the housing stock like in Palliser, bungalows or two-storey homes?

Palliser is bungalow and split-level heavy. The bungalow stock is concentrated on Palliser Drive, Palistone Road, Palisan Place, and 98 Avenue SW, generally 1967-1970 vintage on 50 to 60-foot lots, 1,100 to 1,500 square feet above grade with full basements and attached garages. Over the twelve months to August 2026, detached houses were 10 of the community’s 45 residential sales, and the ones that sold had a median build year of 1969. Almost no construction since 2004, so buyers here are choosing among resale homes from the 1960s through the 1990s.

How close is Palliser to the Heritage LRT or Anderson LRT?

The Heritage LRT station on the Red Line is the closest rapid transit, approximately 8 to 10 minutes east of Palliser by car or bus via Heritage Drive and 14 Street SW. Anderson LRT and Southland LRT to the east are both within 10 minutes by car and offer alternate Red Line entry points. Calgary Transit bus routes serve the community with connections to all three Red Line stations, plus crosstown service to the Westhills and Chinook commercial nodes. Walk-up access to the LRT itself is not available from Palliser addresses, but the Red Line proximity is meaningfully better than from west-side SW communities where the closest station is the 69 Street Blue Line. For buyers who use transit occasionally rather than daily, the bus-and-train combination through Heritage works well.

What's the price range for homes in Palliser?

Over the twelve months to August 2026, Palliser recorded 45 residential sales typically at $430,000. Half of them closed between $380,000 and $670,000, and prices ran from $185,000 to $1,147,500. Detached houses, 10 sales, typically closed at $765,000, between $670,000 and $1,147,500. Apartments, 15 sales, typically closed at $400,000, with a typical monthly fee of $796.32. Row and townhouse homes, 18 sales, typically closed at $398,000, with a typical monthly fee of $463.00. Two semi-detached sales make up the rest, and the three home types above cover 43 of the 45. For a current valuation grounded in comparable-anchored data, the home valuation request form pulls in your address and produces an estimate from me directly. The first-time buyer guide walks through the FHSA, RRSP HBP, and CMHC tier mechanics that affect the actual budget for a Palliser apartment or townhouse purchase.

Are there parks or pathways within Palliser?

Palliser has internal pathway connections plus immediate South Glenmore Park access on the northern boundary. The internal network ties the residential pockets together with playgrounds at Palliser Park and several smaller green spaces. The bigger amenity is what sits across 90 Avenue SW on the north edge: the South Glenmore Park trail system, with waterfront pathways, tennis courts, an aquatic playground, the Glenmore Sailing School, and trail connections that loop around the reservoir to North Glenmore Park, the Weaselhead Natural Area, and east toward Heritage Park. For households whose weekend life is organised around reservoir running, off-leash dog walking, or sailing, Palliser has park access measured in minutes rather than the cross-city drive that most SW communities require.

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Sales data current as of 2026-08-31. Includes 45 residential sales in Palliser over the twelve months to August 2026. Source: Pillar 9 MLS® System. Copyright 2026 Pillar 9. All Rights Reserved.