Windsor Park
Windsor Park Calgary is a SW inner-city community with a distinctive housing mix — Wikipedia reports 66.4% of units are condominium or apartment and 60.8% are rental, which makes it feel more like a downtown-adjacent walk-up neighbourhood than a detached-family enclave. Property values here climbed 20.9% over the past year, well above the citywide average of 15.2%. Development in Windsor Park started in 1940, and the community was annexed to Calgary in 1951. It’s bounded by 50 Avenue S on the north, Macleod Trail on the east, 58 Avenue S on the south, and the Calgary Golf & Country Club along the Elbow River on the west. Windsor Park adjoins Altadore, Britannia, and Elboya on the north and west, Manchester across Macleod Trail, and Bel-Aire and Meadowlark Park to the south. Chinook Centre sits southeast across Macleod Trail as the main retail draw. Building activity is meaningful: 123 new-construction permits since 2024 mark ongoing redevelopment along the corridor. Windsor Park sits in the inner-city walk-up group in Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Property Values
Average assessed value of $649K — below the city average of $732K.
Rapid Growth
Property values grew 20.9% year-over-year — significantly outpacing the city average of 15.2%.
Higher Activity
73.9 disorder events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 53.5.
Demographics
4,410 residents call Windsor Park home, with 37.6% aged 20-39.
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Property Values in Windsor Park
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $464,898 | 1,854 | — |
| 2024 | $510,590 | 1,866 | +9.8% |
| 2025 | $617,113 | 1,858 | +20.9% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Windsor Park have climbed 32.7% over the last 3 years, from $464,898 in the 2023 roll to $617,113 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($649K) 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.
Building Activity in Windsor Park
Community Safety in Windsor Park
In 2024, Windsor Park recorded 326 disorder events — 73.9 events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 513 | — |
| 2023 | 479 | -6.6% |
| 2024 | 307 | -35.9% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 326 | — |
| 2025† | 286 | — |
CPS revised how disorder events are counted in 2024 and moved to a new data source. Pre-2024 numbers reflect the older definition and aren't directly comparable to 2024-onward.
† Partial year — coverage limited to months published by CPS to date.
Who Lives in Windsor Park
Windsor Park skews renter-heavy and younger than the surrounding SW communities, and that's a direct result of the housing. When 66% of the units are condos or apartments and 60% are rentals, you get more young professionals, first-job renters, and mid-career condo owners than you get families with kids. The under-19 share is smaller than in the detached-family SW communities right next door because there just aren't as many single-family homes to raise a family in. Older residents show up too — long-term renters in the older walk-ups have often been here for decades, and those buildings hold a stable long-tenured population. The community's proximity to Chinook Centre, the Macleod Trail transit corridor, and the downtown commute pulls in the young-professional and condo-owner crowd, while the Elbow River pathway and the golf course boundary give the western blocks a quieter residential character. Compared to Manchester across Macleod Trail, Windsor Park has a similar density but sits closer to the green boundary on the west.
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Live images from City of Calgary traffic cameras within ~4 km of Windsor Park. Each camera refreshes every 30 seconds — click any pin to see the latest view.
Living in Windsor Park
Windsor Park doesn’t feel like a typical Calgary residential community — it feels closer to an inner-city walk-up neighbourhood. Most homes here are condos and apartments in mid-rise buildings, with a smaller share of detached and semi-detached houses mixed in. Wikipedia reports 66.4% of units are condominium or apartment inventory and 60.8% are rental, so the residents skew renter-heavy compared to the surrounding SW communities. The community sits between two very different edges: the Calgary Golf & Country Club and the Elbow River on the west side give it a green boundary, while Macleod Trail on the east brings the noise and traffic of one of Calgary’s busiest arterials. Homes along the western blocks near the golf course feel quieter than the ones closer to Macleod Trail. There’s no LRT station inside Windsor Park — commutes into downtown usually mean driving Macleod Trail north, or catching the Red Line at Chinook Station just southeast across the arterial. Wikipedia notes documented crime concerns along the Macleod Trail corridor, and the Safety section on this page shows how the current disorder rate breaks down. Neighbouring communities include Altadore, Britannia, Elboya, Manchester, Bel-Aire, and Meadowlark Park.
Things to do in Windsor Park
Chinook Centre is the big draw. It’s one of Calgary’s largest shopping malls — full department stores, groceries, restaurants, big-box retail, and services — and it sits just southeast of the community across Macleod Trail. Most residents can handle daily shopping and errands right there without going far. The Calgary Golf & Country Club along the western boundary is a private-membership club, but the Elbow River pathway just beyond it connects the community into the wider inner-SW pathway system that runs north toward Mission and downtown. That combination — big-mall retail on one side and a river pathway on the other — is unusual at this price point in the SW ring. Wikipedia doesn’t name specific schools inside Windsor Park; kids typically attend catchment schools in Manchester, Britannia, or the surrounding communities. Households comparing Windsor Park often look at Manchester just across Macleod Trail as the closest inner-SW peer, or Mission further north as the older pre-1940 walk-up variant with a similar Elbow River connection.
The Windsor Park real-estate read
The average assessed value in Windsor Park is $649K, about 16% below the citywide average of $732K. That price sits in the moderate band for inner-SW and reflects the high share of condo and apartment units in the mix — detached homes here trade at a higher premium than the community average suggests, while the condo inventory pulls the overall number down. The 20.9% year-over-year change ran well above the citywide 15.2% — a strong swing that reflects condo and multi-family values catching up to the surrounding detached-family SW communities. Building activity is meaningful: 123 new-construction permits since 2024 support ongoing infill and multi-family redevelopment along the Macleod Trail corridor. That’s a redevelopment pattern — new inventory is still being added on top of the existing resale market. The Property Values section on this page shows the current distribution, and the Safety section above shows the current Calgary Police Service disorder trend. Buyers comparing Windsor Park usually look at Manchester across Macleod Trail as the closest inner-SW peer at a similar density, or Mission to the north as the higher-value walk-up variant along the Elbow River bend. The one thing to understand up front is that the corridor matters — homes on the western blocks near the golf course have a very different feel from ones a block off Macleod Trail. Traffic noise, foot traffic, and the ambient character of the community change block by block, so buyers touring here should pay attention to exactly which street a listing sits on before assuming the community-wide numbers apply to that specific address. A condo on the western edge overlooking the golf course is a different product than a walk-up two blocks off Macleod Trail, even if both show up under the same community name in a search.
Common Questions About Windsor Park
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 Windsor Park?
The average assessed value in Windsor Park is $649K, about 16% below the citywide average of $732K. Homes here are dominated by mid-rise apartment and condo buildings — Wikipedia reports 66.4% of units are condominium or apartment — with a smaller share of detached and semi-detached single-family properties along the western blocks.
How is the Windsor Park real estate market?
Values rose 20.9% year-over-year, well above the citywide 15.2% — a strong swing driven by condo and multi-family homes catching up to the surrounding detached-family SW communities. 123 new-construction permits since 2024 support ongoing multi-family redevelopment along the Macleod Trail corridor, so new inventory keeps arriving.
Is Windsor Park safe?
Wikipedia documents crime concerns along the Macleod Trail corridor. The Safety section on this page shows the current Calgary Police Service disorder counts for Windsor Park and how the community compares with its inner-SW peers across the recent trend. Review that section before making assumptions about safety here.
Is Windsor Park a good place to live?
Windsor Park suits young professionals and mid-career condo owners drawn by the Chinook Centre retail anchor southeast across Macleod Trail, the Elbow River pathway system beyond the golf course, and the walk-up condo-and-apartment buildings. Wikipedia reports 60.8% of units are rental, which shapes the daily feel of the community.
What is Windsor Park known for?
Windsor Park is known as an inner-SW walk-up community with a distinctive housing mix — 66.4% of units are condominium or apartment per Wikipedia. Development started in 1940 and the community was annexed to Calgary in 1951. The Calgary Golf & Country Club runs along the western boundary and Chinook Centre sits southeast.
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