Hotchkiss
Hotchkiss Calgary is one of the city’s newest master-planned communities in active build-out on the far-south SE edge, with the community’s average build year sitting around 2024 — one of the newest per-property averages on any Calgary community page. Average assessed values sit at $544K, below the citywide $544K, reflecting the recent-build character and the early-cycle assessment base. What sets the community apart on the map is the pace of new construction — 957 permits have been filed since 2024, one of the highest permit totals of any Calgary community and the clearest signal that the master plan is filling in with fresh housing. Hotchkiss is part of Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Property Values
Average assessed value of $544K — below the city average of $732K.
Rapid Growth
Property values grew 35.1% year-over-year — significantly outpacing the city average of 15.2%.
Community Data
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Community Data
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Property Values in Hotchkiss
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $844,200 | 5 | — |
| 2024 | $375,679 | 190 | -55.5% |
| 2025 | $507,500 | 732 | +35.1% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Hotchkiss have declined 39.9% over the last 3 years. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($544K) 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 Hotchkiss
Community Safety in Hotchkiss
In 2024, Hotchkiss recorded 30 disorder events — 0 events per 1,000 residents, below the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3 | — |
| 2023 | 2 | -33.3% |
| 2024 | 14 | +600% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 30 | — |
| 2025† | 38 | — |
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.
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Living in Hotchkiss
Housing in the community is nearly all very recent new-construction — the average year built lands around 2024, which is essentially at the leading edge of any Calgary community on the current assessment roll. Detached single-family homes lead the mix with meaningful runs of attached townhomes and duplex forms on the collector streets and around interior parks and pathways as is typical for a modern master-planned community at this stage of build-out. The community sits on the far-south SE edge of the built-up city and uses contemporary new-suburb design — pathway loops connecting residential clusters to open-space set-asides, stormwater ponds, and future school and park sites. Because a substantial share of the resident base post-dates the 2021 Statistics Canada tabulation, the first-time-occupant profile of the new-build homes drives a household mix that skews younger and family-heavy as is typical for a new master-planned community at this stage of the build-out. There is no CTrain station inside; the community is currently served by feeder buses into the wider SE transit network as the master plan fills in. For a similar new-build SE community at a comparable build vintage, the Wolf Willow profile is the closest reference on scale and demographic curve; for an established SE community north along the Deerfoot corridor at a similar price band, the Legacy profile is a closer reference on daily amenities.
Things to do in Hotchkiss
Things to do in the community are limited by newness — most of the standard neighbourhood infrastructure such as interior parks, schools, and retail plazas is either still being built or has yet to be announced. Residents currently lean on the surrounding SE retail corridors for daily shopping: the Township Shopping Centre a drive north along Macleod Trail carries grocery, coffee, and daily-services retail; the wider Seton urban district north along 52 Street SE opens Calgary’s largest master-planned SE commercial cluster with big-box retail, a South Health Campus hospital, a public library, and the Brookfield Residential YMCA fitness and recreation facility. Fish Creek Provincial Park north along the Deerfoot corridor is the closest large open-space and pathway destination. The community’s own interior pathway system will connect to the wider SE trail network as build-out continues. Because Hotchkiss is still filling in, Calgary Board of Education and Calgary Catholic School District attendance areas for the community will shift as the population grows and interior schools are announced or built — check the most current CBE and CCSD attendance-area tools before assuming a designated school for a specific address inside the community. Any specific business inside or near the community is easiest to find through the Hotchkiss business directory, which pulls current City of Calgary business-licence records.
The Hotchkiss real-estate read
The community’s average assessed value sits at $544K, below the citywide $732K — a reflection of the community’s new-build character and the early-cycle assessment base as new homes come onto the roll. Values rose 35.1% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% — a very large single-year climb driven partly by new homes coming onto the roll and partly by strong current demand for new-construction SE communities. Building activity is exceptional by any Calgary standard: 957 permits filed since 2024, dominated by new-construction detached and attached homes as the master plan fills in. This is one of Calgary’s most active building sites by permit volume, and the community’s growth trajectory will look very different in three to five years than it does today. The community’s average build year sits around 2024 — the community is essentially a fresh assessment base rolling on with each new completion, so per-cycle values here move differently than in established communities where the value story is driven by resale of aging homes. The rapid roll-on of new addresses means the current assessment cycle’s numbers here are a snapshot of a moving target — expect the property count, average assessed value, and demographic mix to shift meaningfully with each subsequent assessment cycle. For a new-build SE peer at a similar early-cycle stage, the Wolf Willow profile is the closest reference; for an established SE community north at a comparable price point, the Legacy profile is a closer reference on scale; for a nearby new-build community with a comparable master-planned character, Walden is a close cross-community reference on far-south SE character.
Common Questions About Hotchkiss
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 Hotchkiss?
The average assessed value in Hotchkiss is $544K based on the City of Calgary's 2025 property assessments, below the citywide average of $732K. Most of the housing is very recent new-construction detached and attached homes as the master plan fills in on the far-south SE edge.
How is the Hotchkiss real estate market?
Hotchkiss is in active build-out with 957 permits filed since 2024 — one of the highest permit totals of any Calgary community, dominated by new-construction detached and attached homes. Per-cycle assessed values will move meaningfully with each new completion rolling onto the assessment base.
Is Hotchkiss a good place to live?
Hotchkiss suits buyers who want a brand-new SE address in an active master-planned build-out, with fresh detached and attached housing and access north into the wider Seton district for retail, healthcare, and library services. The trade-off is that most inside-community retail, schools, and parks are still being built.
Is Hotchkiss safe?
Hotchkiss is a very new-build community in active phased release, and community-scale disorder rate comparisons against established Calgary communities are not yet reliable while the resident base is filling in. Once the master plan reaches a stable resident count, the City's per-1,000 disorder rate will be a meaningful comparison; today it is not.
What is Hotchkiss known for?
Hotchkiss is best known as one of Calgary's newest master-planned communities in active far-south SE build-out, its very recent new-construction detached and attached housing, and its proximity to the wider Seton urban district north for retail, hospital, library, and recreation destinations along 52 Street SE.
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