Calgary Neighbourhoods for First-Time Buyers
Communities where the average home value is well below the city-wide average — making them ideal entry points for first-time buyers looking to get into the Calgary market.
How we classify: Average assessed property value below 80% of the city-wide average ($734K). Based on City of Calgary open data.
Communities
91
Avg Property Value
$488K
↓ Below city avg
Avg YoY Growth
+13.9%
Total Properties
292,522
First-time Buyers
91 Matching Neighbourhoods
Sorted by avg assessment.
NW
Osprey Hill
79% below city average
Avg Assessment
$155,883
YoY Change
+0.1%
Properties
111
NE
Keystone Hills
76% below city average
Avg Assessment
$174,597
YoY Change
+0%
Properties
330
NW
Ambleridge
73% below city average
Avg Assessment
$198,127
YoY Change
+0%
Properties
181
NW
Country Hills Village
72% below city average
Avg Assessment
$203,675
YoY Change
+23.8%
Properties
2,478
SW
Lincoln Park
65% below city average
Avg Assessment
$258,490
YoY Change
+15.9%
Properties
1,500
Central
Downtown West End
58% below city average
Avg Assessment
$305,254
YoY Change
+9.7%
Properties
2,974
NE
Huxley
55% below city average
Avg Assessment
$326,667
YoY Change
+6.4%
Properties
480
Central
Eau Claire
52% below city average
Avg Assessment
$350,098
YoY Change
-0.8%
Properties
3,291
SW
Spruce Cliff
50% below city average
Avg Assessment
$364,006
YoY Change
+18.2%
Properties
2,919
Central
Erlton
46% below city average
Avg Assessment
$398,195
YoY Change
+16.7%
Properties
1,149
Central
Downtown East Village
45% below city average
Avg Assessment
$406,374
YoY Change
-3.5%
Properties
2,862
NE
Skyview Ranch
43% below city average
Avg Assessment
$415,545
YoY Change
+19.1%
Properties
6,645
SE
Penbrooke Meadows
43% below city average
Avg Assessment
$416,137
YoY Change
+19%
Properties
2,879
SE
Wolf Willow
43% below city average
Avg Assessment
$417,246
YoY Change
-20.2%
Properties
2,227
SE
Ricardo Ranch
42% below city average
Avg Assessment
$422,425
YoY Change
+0%
Properties
625
SE
Erin Woods
42% below city average
Avg Assessment
$422,741
YoY Change
+16.9%
Properties
2,465
Central
Chinatown
42% below city average
Avg Assessment
$422,967
YoY Change
+8.8%
Properties
1,610
SE
Dover
42% below city average
Avg Assessment
$427,164
YoY Change
+16.2%
Properties
4,230
SW
Shawnee Slopes
41% below city average
Avg Assessment
$431,214
YoY Change
+30.8%
Properties
2,509
NE
Forest Heights
41% below city average
Avg Assessment
$432,254
YoY Change
+19.7%
Properties
1,912
Central
Beltline
41% below city average
Avg Assessment
$433,709
YoY Change
+16.2%
Properties
20,042
NE
Greenview
41% below city average
Avg Assessment
$434,005
YoY Change
+18.9%
Properties
766
SE
Millrise
40% below city average
Avg Assessment
$437,904
YoY Change
+19.2%
Properties
3,229
SE
McKenzie Towne
40% below city average
Avg Assessment
$440,658
YoY Change
+17.6%
Properties
8,635
Central
Lower Mount Royal
38% below city average
Avg Assessment
$452,979
YoY Change
+11.8%
Properties
1,819
NE
Marlborough Park
38% below city average
Avg Assessment
$458,283
YoY Change
+17.8%
Properties
2,906
NE
Falconridge
36% below city average
Avg Assessment
$466,298
YoY Change
+18.7%
Properties
2,924
SE
Belvedere
36% below city average
Avg Assessment
$468,633
YoY Change
+9.8%
Properties
1,255
SW
Bridlewood
36% below city average
Avg Assessment
$473,108
YoY Change
+16.7%
Properties
4,746
SE
Copperfield
35% below city average
Avg Assessment
$474,310
YoY Change
+18.5%
Properties
6,134
NE
Abbeydale
35% below city average
Avg Assessment
$474,597
YoY Change
+17.8%
Properties
1,840
NW
Sage Hill
35% below city average
Avg Assessment
$475,701
YoY Change
+16%
Properties
7,143
SE
Somerset
34% below city average
Avg Assessment
$487,159
YoY Change
+16.8%
Properties
3,327
NE
Pineridge
33% below city average
Avg Assessment
$490,778
YoY Change
+18.8%
Properties
3,221
SW
Belmont
33% below city average
Avg Assessment
$491,911
YoY Change
+14.2%
Properties
2,574
SE
Seton
33% below city average
Avg Assessment
$494,175
YoY Change
+20.1%
Properties
5,971
NW
Country Hills
32% below city average
Avg Assessment
$498,965
YoY Change
+12.4%
Properties
1,570
NE
Whitehorn
32% below city average
Avg Assessment
$501,333
YoY Change
+16.4%
Properties
3,510
NE
Temple
31% below city average
Avg Assessment
$504,244
YoY Change
+16.5%
Properties
3,421
NE
Harvest Hills
31% below city average
Avg Assessment
$506,690
YoY Change
+10.5%
Properties
3,722
NE
Red Carpet/Mountview Mobile Park
31% below city average
Avg Assessment
$509,709
YoY Change
+19.8%
Properties
547
SE
Legacy
30% below city average
Avg Assessment
$510,446
YoY Change
+13.4%
Properties
6,042
Central
Sunnyside
30% below city average
Avg Assessment
$512,755
YoY Change
+13.8%
Properties
2,460
SW
Braeside
30% below city average
Avg Assessment
$516,925
YoY Change
+19%
Properties
2,539
Central
Mission
29% below city average
Avg Assessment
$517,611
YoY Change
+8.4%
Properties
3,233
SE
Albert Park/Radisson Heights
29% below city average
Avg Assessment
$517,829
YoY Change
+17.7%
Properties
2,011
NE
Vista Heights
29% below city average
Avg Assessment
$521,662
YoY Change
+16.3%
Properties
647
SW
Garrison Green
29% below city average
Avg Assessment
$522,317
YoY Change
+14.2%
Properties
988
NW
Beddington Heights
29% below city average
Avg Assessment
$523,795
YoY Change
+18.9%
Properties
4,326
SW
Haysboro
28% below city average
Avg Assessment
$526,261
YoY Change
+18.2%
Properties
3,348
SE
Inglewood
28% below city average
Avg Assessment
$526,521
YoY Change
+41.7%
Properties
2,794
SE
Queensland
28% below city average
Avg Assessment
$526,952
YoY Change
+19.4%
Properties
1,825
NE
Castleridge
28% below city average
Avg Assessment
$528,153
YoY Change
+16.9%
Properties
1,679
Central
Point Mckay
28% below city average
Avg Assessment
$531,458
YoY Change
+16%
Properties
848
NW
Ranchlands
27% below city average
Avg Assessment
$534,874
YoY Change
+18.4%
Properties
2,773
Central
Bankview
27% below city average
Avg Assessment
$534,968
YoY Change
+12.8%
Properties
2,482
SE
Ogden
27% below city average
Avg Assessment
$539,111
YoY Change
+15.3%
Properties
3,093
SW
Currie Barracks
27% below city average
Avg Assessment
$539,399
YoY Change
+23.3%
Properties
1,753
NE
Marlborough
26% below city average
Avg Assessment
$541,850
YoY Change
+16.1%
Properties
2,601
NW
Kincora
26% below city average
Avg Assessment
$542,582
YoY Change
+16.2%
Properties
2,930
SE
Deer Ridge
26% below city average
Avg Assessment
$546,131
YoY Change
+17.3%
Properties
1,395
SE
Shawnessy
26% below city average
Avg Assessment
$546,227
YoY Change
+17%
Properties
3,605
NE
Taradale
26% below city average
Avg Assessment
$546,438
YoY Change
+17.4%
Properties
4,557
NE
Rundle
25% below city average
Avg Assessment
$547,033
YoY Change
+17.4%
Properties
2,977
NE
Martindale
25% below city average
Avg Assessment
$547,180
YoY Change
+17%
Properties
3,876
SE
Forest Lawn
25% below city average
Avg Assessment
$548,188
YoY Change
+19.9%
Properties
2,049
NW
Royal Oak
25% below city average
Avg Assessment
$551,007
YoY Change
+14.1%
Properties
5,196
NE
Monterey Park
25% below city average
Avg Assessment
$553,347
YoY Change
+14%
Properties
2,924
SE
Hotchkiss
24% below city average
Avg Assessment
$555,412
YoY Change
+35.1%
Properties
978
SE
Rangeview
24% below city average
Avg Assessment
$555,829
YoY Change
+22.2%
Properties
2,073
NW
University District
24% below city average
Avg Assessment
$557,943
YoY Change
+4.4%
Properties
1,725
SW
Alpine Park
24% below city average
Avg Assessment
$557,994
YoY Change
+23.7%
Properties
1,868
NE
Saddle Ridge
24% below city average
Avg Assessment
$560,499
YoY Change
+13.9%
Properties
8,643
NW
Huntington Hills
24% below city average
Avg Assessment
$560,812
YoY Change
+17.2%
Properties
4,729
Central
Crescent Heights
23% below city average
Avg Assessment
$563,305
YoY Change
+15.1%
Properties
3,494
SE
Applewood Park
23% below city average
Avg Assessment
$564,355
YoY Change
+17.3%
Properties
1,802
NE
Cityscape
23% below city average
Avg Assessment
$565,150
YoY Change
+9%
Properties
2,967
SE
Walden
23% below city average
Avg Assessment
$567,868
YoY Change
+12.7%
Properties
3,948
SW
Southwood
22% below city average
Avg Assessment
$569,576
YoY Change
+18%
Properties
2,258
SW
Cedarbrae
22% below city average
Avg Assessment
$570,827
YoY Change
+19.4%
Properties
2,364
NE
Cornerstone
22% below city average
Avg Assessment
$571,306
YoY Change
+15.1%
Properties
5,850
Central
Bridgeland/Riverside
22% below city average
Avg Assessment
$573,496
YoY Change
+13.8%
Properties
4,060
NE
Coventry Hills
22% below city average
Avg Assessment
$574,062
YoY Change
+8.5%
Properties
5,513
Central
Renfrew
22% below city average
Avg Assessment
$574,963
YoY Change
+15.7%
Properties
3,720
SE
Southview
21% below city average
Avg Assessment
$576,433
YoY Change
+14.6%
Properties
626
NW
Rocky Ridge
21% below city average
Avg Assessment
$577,462
YoY Change
+14.6%
Properties
4,161
NW
Panorama Hills
21% below city average
Avg Assessment
$581,510
YoY Change
+10.7%
Properties
9,132
SW
Evergreen
21% below city average
Avg Assessment
$582,476
YoY Change
+15.2%
Properties
8,562
NE
Lewisburg
20% below city average
Avg Assessment
$584,363
YoY Change
-95.8%
Properties
510
SE
Deer Run
20% below city average
Avg Assessment
$585,250
YoY Change
+15.8%
Properties
2,101
SE
Acadia
20% below city average
Avg Assessment
$586,511
YoY Change
+15.9%
Properties
3,808
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