Highwood Calgary is a small NW residential community established in 1954, bounded by McKnight Boulevard to the north, 4 Street W to the east, 40 Avenue N to the south, and John Laurie Boulevard to the west. The community holds 2,205 residents across 868 properties. Average assessed value runs at $699K, compared with the citywide $732K and reflecting the community’s mixed detached and walk-up condo mix on standard NW postwar lots. Values rose 15.1% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace, tracking the broader Calgary pace during the current cycle. What sets Highwood apart on the map is Nose Hill Park directly on the community’s west edge — one of Calgary’s largest urban parks — and the Mandarin bilingual programming across both community schools. Highwood is part of Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Property Values
Average assessed value of $699K — near the city average of $732K.
Value Trend
Property values grew 15.1% year-over-year, tracking the city average.
Community Safety
52.6 disorder events per 1,000 residents — near the city average of 53.5.
Demographics
2,205 residents call Highwood home, with 27.9% aged 20-39.
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Property Values in Highwood
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $539,022 | 848 | — |
| 2024 | $595,142 | 857 | +10.4% |
| 2025 | $685,295 | 857 | +15.1% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Highwood have climbed 27.1% over the last 3 years, from $539,022 in the 2023 roll to $685,295 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($699K) 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 Highwood
Community Safety in Highwood
In 2024, Highwood recorded 116 disorder events — 52.6 events per 1,000 residents, below the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 146 | — |
| 2023 | 131 | -10.3% |
| 2024 | 104 | -20.6% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 116 | — |
| 2025† | 94 | — |
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 Highwood
Highwood holds 2,205 residents across 868 properties. The community has a well-established resident mix with a family and middle-age character alongside a substantial senior share, reflecting the 1954 establishment and the long tenure of many original buyers. The immigrant share runs around 15%, below the citywide baseline. Household incomes have historically tracked around the citywide median. Rental housing runs around 30%, moderate for a detached NW community and reflecting a mix of long-time owners and walk-up condo tenants along the arterials. For a similar NW community with a comparable long-tenure detached mix, the North Haven profile covers the immediate west neighbour across John Laurie Boulevard, and the Banff Trail profile covers a same-vintage NW peer with a related demographic profile.
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Living in Highwood
Housing is dominated by 1950s and 1960s single-family detached homes on standard NW postwar lots, with a meaningful share of walk-up condos and apartments along the arterials — around 20% of buildings are multi-family. Renter share runs around 30%, moderate for a detached NW community. Interior streets follow a modified grid pattern with mature landscaping across most blocks. McKnight Boulevard on the north separates Highwood from the wider Thorncliffe and Greenview area; 4 Street W on the east separates the community from Highland Park; 40 Avenue N on the south separates it from Cambrian Heights and the wider Confederation Park corridor; and John Laurie Boulevard on the west separates the community from North Haven, a same-batch NW peer directly across the boulevard. There is no CTrain station inside Highwood; the nearest LRT is south into the Red Line via Lions Park and SAIT — a short drive from most interior blocks. For a similar postwar NW community with a comparable build vintage, the North Haven profile is the closest neighbour reference across John Laurie Boulevard; for a same-vintage NW peer at a comparable scale, the Banff Trail profile is the closer reference on demographic curve.
Things to do in Highwood
Nose Hill Park along the community’s west edge is one of the clearest single amenities — one of Calgary’s largest urban parks with off-leash trails, panoramic views back over the city, and pathway connections into the wider NW trail network a short walk from most western blocks. Confederation Park along the community’s southern seam provides additional park space with pathway connections into the wider inner-NW open-space network. Retail is a short drive rather than inside the interior blocks: the wider North Hill and Centre Street N retail corridors sit south of the community, and Deerfoot City sits east across the Deerfoot Trail interchange. Both community schools carry Mandarin bilingual programming — Highwood Elementary teaches Mandarin bilingual kindergarten through grade 4, and Colonel Irvine Junior High teaches Mandarin bilingual grades 5 through 9, a distinctive language-education pipeline unusual for a NW community of this size. Any specific business inside Highwood is easiest to find through the Highwood business directory, which pulls current City of Calgary business-licence records.
The Highwood real-estate read
Highwood’s average assessed value sits at $699K, compared with the citywide $732K and reflecting the community’s mixed detached and walk-up condo mix on standard NW postwar lots. Values rose 15.1% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace, tracking the broader Calgary pace during the current cycle. Building activity is steady: 105 permits filed since 2024, weighted toward renovation, secondary-suite additions, and infill redevelopment on original postwar detached blocks — a familiar pattern for well-located Nose Hill-adjacent NW communities. The community’s average build year sits around 1965, consistent with the 1954 establishment and the 1950s and 1960s build-out. On safety, disorder runs at 52.6 events per 1,000 residents against the citywide baseline of 54 per 1,000. Year-over-year, the community’s disorder rate held roughly steady compared with the year before. For a same-vintage NW community across John Laurie Boulevard, the North Haven profile is the closest reference on price band; for another Nose Hill-adjacent postwar peer, the Banff Trail profile is the closer reference on tenure mix.
Common Questions About Highwood
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 Highwood?
Highwood's average assessed value sits at $699K, compared with the citywide $732K and reflecting the community's mixed detached and walk-up condo mix on standard NW postwar lots. Values rose 15.1% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace during the current cycle.
How is the Highwood real estate market?
The Highwood market is tracking the broader Calgary pace: values rose 15.1% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace during the current cycle. Building activity runs at 105 permits since 2024, weighted toward renovation and infill on original postwar detached blocks.
Is Highwood a good place to live?
Highwood is an established NW Calgary community with Nose Hill Park directly on the west edge, Mandarin bilingual programming across both community schools, and a well-established owner-occupied detached mix at a modestly-below-citywide price band. Both community schools carry Mandarin bilingual programming from kindergarten through grade 9.
Is Highwood safe?
Highwood runs 52.6 disorder events per 1,000 residents against the citywide baseline of 54 per 1,000. Year-over-year, the community's disorder rate held roughly steady compared with the year before.
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