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Saddle Ridge
Average Property Assessment
$561K
↓ Below city avg
YoY Value Change
+13.9%
↓ Below city avg
Properties
8,641
Permits Since 2024
1,360
Saddle Ridge Calgary is a NE residential community bounded to the north by Airport Trail NE, to the east by Stoney Trail NE (Highway 201), to the south by 80 Avenue NE, and to the west by Métis Trail. Average assessed values sit at $561K, modestly below the citywide $731K, and they’ve climbed 13.9% year-over-year — a close match to the citywide 15.2% pace during the current cycle. What sets Saddle Ridge apart on the map is scale — at 24,365 residents across 8,641 properties on a 5.5-square-kilometre footprint, this is one of the largest NE residential communities, with a multicultural resident texture that shows up across the community’s schools, faith centres, and Saddletowne commercial hub. Saddle Ridge is part of Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
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Key Insights
What the data says
Property Values
Average assessed value of $561K — below the city average of $731K.
Value Trend
Property values grew 13.9% year-over-year, trailing the city average.
Lower Disorder Rate
38.2 events per 1,000 residents — below the city average of 59.1. A relatively quiet community.
Demographics
24,365 residents call Saddle Ridge home, with 33.2% aged 20-39.
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Property Data
Property Values in Saddle Ridge
Average Property Assessment
Pulled from the City of Calgary's live current-year assessment feed, using a broad aggregation across all residential parcels. Shown in the snapshot at the top of the page and in the "vs Calgary Average" card below.
Year-End Assessment Roll
Official year-end assessment roll for each year, using a narrower per-year methodology. Shown in the chart and table below. Authoritative for year-over-year trend comparisons.
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $438,184 | 7,449 | — |
| 2024 | $497,567 | 8,229 | +13.6% |
| 2025 | $566,876 | 8,599 | +13.9% |
vs Calgary Average
Saddle Ridge
$561K
City Average
$731K
-23.3% below city average
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Saddle Ridge have climbed 29.4% over the last 3 years, from $438,184 in the 2023 roll to $566,876 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($561K) is drawn from the live current-year assessment feed, which uses a broader aggregation than the year-specific rolls in the table — small differences between the two are normal.
Development
Building Activity in Saddle Ridge
710
New Construction
$242.3M invested
0
Renovations
$0 invested
3
Demolitions
$0 value
1,360
Total Permits
$286.5M total investment
Recent Permits
Latest building permits issued
The 10 most recently issued or completed building permits in this community. Sourced from the City of Calgary's Open Data portal. Some fields are blank when the city hasn't published them yet.
Address
Type
Est. cost
Date
Contractor / Applicant
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SAVANNA LD NEResidential - Secondary Suite—Oct 16, 2026ADORE BUILDING SERVICES
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SAVANNA PR NEResidential Improvement Project · Improvement$5KOct 15, 2026—
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SADDLEBACK WY NEResidential Improvement Project · Improvement$10KOct 14, 2026AGH RENOVATION
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SADDLEMONT GV NEResidential Improvement Project · New$47KOct 14, 2026—
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#3160 5850 88 AV NECommercial / Multi Family Project · Improvement$100KOct 13, 2026GENIUS MASTERS
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52 ST NEResidential Improvement Project · New$53KOct 7, 2026ELEGANT BUILDERS
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46 ST NEResidential Improvement Project · Improvement$37KOct 7, 2026CONTRIVE ENGINEERING AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT SERVICE
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SADDLECREST PA NEResidential Improvement Project · New$95KOct 6, 2026—
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SADDLEBROOK GD NEResidential Improvement Project · Improvement$28KOct 6, 2026—
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SAVANNA VI NEResidential Improvement Project · Improvement$64KOct 2, 2026—
Source: City of Calgary Open Data — Building Permits (c2es-76ed). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Just Opened
Just opened in Saddle Ridge
New business licences issued in this community in the last 90 days. Renewals and home-based licences are excluded.
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Restaurants & DiningSep 23, 2026
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Restaurants & DiningSep 23, 2026
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Home Services & ContractorsAug 11, 2026
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Retail & ShoppingJul 31, 2026
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Restaurants & DiningJul 21, 2026
Source: City of Calgary Open Data — Business Licences (vdjc-pybd). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Zoning
Rezoning Watch in Saddle Ridge
Under Review
LOC2026-0126
S-FUD
S-SPR, M-1 +1 more
Submitted
LOC2025-0192
S-FUD
C-C1, MU-1 +2 more
B&A
Miscellaneous
LOC2025-0147
C-N2
M-H1
Submitted
LOC2025-0130
S-FUD
S-SPR, M-H1
B&A
Submitted
LOC2023-0283
S-FUD
M-1
MANU CHUGH ARCHITECT
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Under Review
LOC2017-0382
S-FUD
R-G, M-1 +2 more
B&A
Miscellaneous
LOC2010-0069
S-FUD
S-CI
MANU CHUGH ARCHITECT
Miscellaneous
LOC2009-0052
S-FUD
C-COR3
FORM 3 DESIGN 2004
Recently closed (last 12 months)
- Approved S-FUD, M-1 M-2, S-SPR
Source: Calgary Open Data Land Use Redesignations (33vi-ew4s) and Development / Building Permits. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Housing
Housing Supply Pipeline in Saddle Ridge
333
Permitted
units, last 12 months
268
Under Construction
units, open permits
308
Completed
units, last 12 months
Active vs 12mo permitted
80.5%
12mo completion pace
92.5%
Monthly permitted units
Nov 2025
Oct 2026
Housing-unit counts sum housing_units across issued Development + Building Permits. Excludes non-residential permits. Source: Calgary Open Data. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Quality
Recent Inspection Activity
37
Inspections
Last 30 days
94.6%
Pass Rate
35 of 37 passed
Issues by inspection stage
- Final 15 flags
- Framing 3 flags
- Gas Final 2 flags
Recent inspection notes
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Ensure applicable trade permit inspections are completed prior to proceeding. - Ensure associated trade final inspections are complete and in compliance prior to occupancy.
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NBC AE Division B 9.25.2.3. Installation of Thermal Insulation thermal barrier is required to be redone throughout. there are many locations that the coverage has been missed or applied to thin where…
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Anti-tip device required Spice kitchen gas range requires anti tip device.
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NBC AE Division B 9.27.4.1. Required Sealants - Seal around all exterior penetrations.
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2x Furnace and WH venting systems to be sealed at exterior wall penetrations
Classification follows the site's Contractor Inspection Record Methodology. Source: Calgary Open Data building / electrical / plumbing inspection records. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
Safety
Community Safety in Saddle Ridge
In 2025, Saddle Ridge recorded 931 disorder events — 38.2 events per 1,000 residents, below the city average of 59.1.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 734 | — |
| 2021 | 676 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | 609 | -9.9% |
| 2023 | 712 | +16.9% |
| 2024 | 797 | +11.9% |
| 2025 | 931 | +16.8% |
| 2026† | 782 | — |
† Partial year — coverage limited to months published by CPS to date.
Disorder Rate Comparison (2025)
Events per 1,000 residents
Demographics
Who Lives in Saddle Ridge
31.4%
Ages 0–19
7,655 residents
33.2%
Ages 20–39
8,080 residents
27.9%
Ages 40–64
6,805 residents
7.5%
Ages 65+
1,820 residents
Saddle Ridge holds 24,365 residents across 8,641 properties — one of the largest resident counts in NE Calgary. The community has a substantial South Asian resident base, particularly Indian, Pakistani, and Punjabi families, alongside a smaller Bengali community and a broader multicultural mix — a texture reflected across the community's schools, retail plazas, and faith centres. The age split reflects the community's family-heavy character: the under-19 share sits well above the citywide baseline, the 40-to-64 band is a large single segment, and the 20-to-39 band is strong as adult children of the community's first-buyer wave have stayed close. Household incomes here have historically tracked at or above the citywide median, consistent with the community's family-and-detached ownership pattern. For a similar NE community with a comparable multicultural resident mix, the Martindale profile is the closest reference on demographic curve; for a same-vintage NE peer with a family-heavy mix, the Pineridge profile is the closer reference on scale.
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Living in Saddle Ridge
Housing is a mix of 1990s and 2000s single-family detached homes, townhomes, and duplex infill across the community’s interior blocks, with newer construction along the eastern edge toward Stoney Trail carrying the tail end of the community’s build-out. Interior streets follow a curved arterial-and-crescent pattern connecting the community’s schools, parks, and Saddletowne commercial hub. Airport Trail NE on the north separates the community from the Saddle Ridge Industrial Area and the Calgary International Airport corridor; Stoney Trail NE on the east forms the seam with Rocky View County; 80 Avenue NE on the south separates the community from Martindale; and Métis Trail on the west separates the community from the wider inner-NE grid. Saddle Ridge is served by the Saddletowne CTrain station on the Blue Line — the NE branch end-of-line, which opened in 2012 — with the station sitting on the community’s south-east edge across the Saddletowne Circle plaza rather than deep inside the interior grid. For a similar NE community immediately south across 80 Avenue with a comparable multicultural texture, the Martindale profile is the closest reference on adjacency and demographic mix; for a further NE peer with LRT service and a same-vintage build, the Whitehorn profile is the closest reference on transit and scale.
Things to do in Saddle Ridge
Saddle Ridge’s clearest single amenity is the Saddletowne Circle commercial plaza on the community’s south-east edge — an anchor node with grocery, South Asian restaurants and grocery specialty stores, medical clinics, banking, and daily-services retail alongside the Saddletowne CTrain station. The Bilal Islamic Centre, which opened in 2021, and the wider network of faith centres inside the community reflect the community’s established multicultural resident mix. Saddle Ridge holds several public and Catholic schools inside the community, including Saddle Ridge Elementary (K to 4), Hugh A. Bennett School, Peter Lougheed Junior High (Grades 5 to 9, opened 2016), Nelson Mandela High School, and Light of Christ School (K to 9, Catholic, in the Saddlehorn sub-community). Day-to-day retail across the community is anchored by Saddletowne Circle, with additional strip-mall retail nodes serving grocery and daily-services needs at other edges of the community. Stoney Trail on the east provides quick access south to the airport corridor and Deerfoot Trail, and north into the wider NE ring. Any specific business inside Saddle Ridge is easiest to find through the Saddle Ridge business directory, which pulls current City of Calgary business-licence records.
The Saddle Ridge real-estate read
Saddle Ridge’s average assessed value sits at $561K, modestly below the citywide $731K and reflecting the community’s mix of 1990s and 2000s detached homes and townhomes. Values rose 13.9% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2%, a close match to the broader Calgary pace during the current cycle. Building activity is heavy for a community this size: 1,360 permits filed since 2024 with a substantial share of new-construction along the community’s eastern edge as the community’s build-out continues toward the Stoney Trail seam. The community’s average build year sits around 2011, consistent with a multi-decade build-out running from the 1990s into the 2010s and 2020s. The property values panel above shows how prices break across the community. On safety, disorder runs at 38.2 events per 1,000 residents — well below the citywide baseline of 59 per 1,000, one of the quieter figures in NE Calgary. Year-over-year, the community’s disorder rate rose compared with the year before. For a similar-value NE community with a comparable family-and-multicultural mix, the Martindale profile is the closest reference on demographic curve; for a further NE peer with a similar build-out cadence, the Skyview Ranch profile is the closer reference on scale.
FAQ
Common Questions About Saddle Ridge
Why are there two average values on this page?
The page shows two related but distinct figures because they come from two different official City of Calgary datasets with different aggregation methods. The Average Property Assessment (in the snapshot at the top of the page and in the "vs Calgary Average" card) is drawn from the City's live current-year assessment feed, using a broad aggregation across all residential parcels. The Year-End Assessment Roll figures in the Property Values chart and table below come from a separate dataset that captures each year's official year-end roll, using a narrower per-year methodology. Both are official data — the small difference between them is normal and reflects the different aggregation windows. For an at-a-glance current value, use the Average Property Assessment; for authoritative year-over-year trends, use the Assessment Roll.
What's the average house price in Saddle Ridge?
The average assessed value in Saddle Ridge is $561K based on the City of Calgary's 2025 property assessments, modestly below the citywide average of $731K. The community is a mix of 1990s and 2000s single-family detached homes, townhomes, and duplex infill across the interior blocks.
How is the Saddle Ridge real estate market?
Saddle Ridge values rose 13.9% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% gain, a close match to the broader Calgary pace. 1,360 permits have been filed since 2024, weighted toward new-construction along the community's eastern edge as build-out continues toward Stoney Trail.
Is Saddle Ridge a good place to live?
Saddle Ridge suits family buyers who want a NE address with schools inside the community, a substantial multicultural resident base, and Saddletowne Circle plus the Saddletowne CTrain station on the community's south-east edge. The trade-off is that the airport corridor sits directly north across Airport Trail NE, and some blocks carry aircraft noise.
Is Saddle Ridge safe?
Saddle Ridge records 38.2 disorder events per 1,000 residents in the City's latest year, well below the citywide baseline of 59 per 1,000 — one of the quieter figures in NE Calgary. Year-over-year the community's disorder rate rose compared with the year before.
What is Saddle Ridge known for?
Saddle Ridge is best known for its substantial South Asian resident base, the Saddletowne Circle commercial hub and CTrain station on the south-east edge, and its scale — one of the largest NE Calgary communities by both population and footprint. The community is bounded by Airport Trail NE, Stoney Trail, 80 Avenue NE, and Métis Trail.
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