Marlborough Park
Marlborough Park Calgary is a NE residential community established in 1972 on land annexed to the City of Calgary in 1961, bounded by 68 Street E to the east, 52 Street E to the west, the Trans-Canada Highway to the north, and Memorial Drive to the south. The community holds 8,290 residents across 2,906 properties. Average assessed value runs at $458K, well below the citywide $732K and one of the more accessible NE price bands. Values rose 17.8% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace — above the broader Calgary pace during the current cycle. What sets Marlborough Park apart on the map is its central park — the homonymous Marlborough Park sitting at the centre of the community, with several elementary schools clustered around it. Marlborough Park is part of Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Affordable Entry Point
At $458K average assessment, Marlborough Park offers entry well below the city average of $732K.
Value Trend
Property values grew 17.8% year-over-year, outpacing the city average.
Higher Activity
58.9 disorder events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 53.5.
Demographics
8,290 residents call Marlborough Park home, with 24.8% aged 20-39.
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Property Values in Marlborough Park
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $342,182 | 2,905 | — |
| 2024 | $381,857 | 2,904 | +11.6% |
| 2025 | $449,935 | 2,906 | +17.8% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Marlborough Park have climbed 31.5% over the last 3 years, from $342,182 in the 2023 roll to $449,935 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($458K) 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 Marlborough Park
Community Safety in Marlborough Park
In 2024, Marlborough Park recorded 488 disorder events — 58.9 events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 478 | — |
| 2023 | 538 | +12.6% |
| 2024 | 470 | -12.6% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 488 | — |
| 2025† | 380 | — |
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 Marlborough Park
Marlborough Park holds 8,290 residents across 2,906 properties. About 38% of residents are immigrants — nearly ten percentage points above the citywide baseline and one of the higher immigrant shares in the NE, giving the community a distinctly multicultural character. Household incomes have historically tracked around the citywide median. Rental housing runs around 25%, moderate for a detached NE community and reflecting a mix of long-time owners and secondary-suite rentals across the interior blocks. For a similar NE community with a comparable multicultural character, the Pineridge profile covers a same-vintage NE peer, and the Castleridge profile covers a nearby NE community with a related demographic profile.
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Living in Marlborough Park
Housing is dominated by 1970s and 1980s single-family detached homes on standard NE suburban lots, with a small share of condos or apartments — around 4% of buildings are multi-family. Renter share runs around 25%, moderate for a detached NE community. Interior streets follow a modified grid centred on the homonymous central park, with mature landscaping across most blocks. The Trans-Canada Highway on the north separates Marlborough Park from the wider NE communities north of the corridor; 68 Street E on the east separates the community from Applewood and the wider Applewood-area retail; 52 Street E on the west separates it from Marlborough, a distinct NE community with a related name; and Memorial Drive on the south separates the community from Penbrooke Meadows, a same-batch NE peer directly south. There is no CTrain station inside Marlborough Park; the Marlborough Blue Line station sits west across 52 Street E in the neighbouring Marlborough community — a short walk or drive from most interior blocks. For a similar 1970s NE community with a comparable multicultural detached mix, the Pineridge profile is the closest reference on demographic curve; for the immediate south neighbour across Memorial Drive, the Penbrooke Meadows profile is the closer reference on price band.
Things to do in Marlborough Park
The homonymous Marlborough Park at the centre of the community is one of the largest interior community parks in the NE — open green space with a school-linked cluster of elementary schools around its edges. Retail is a short drive rather than inside the interior blocks: the Marlborough Mall and the wider Marlborough retail area sit west across 52 Street E in the neighbouring Marlborough community with grocery, restaurants, and daily-services retail; the Applewood retail area sits east across 68 Street E; and the wider International Avenue Business Revitalization Zone corridor sits further south across Memorial Drive and Penbrooke Meadows. Schools inside Marlborough Park are dense for a community of this size — Cappy Smart Elementary, Roland Michener Elementary, and Dr. Gladys McKelvie Egbert Community School on the public Calgary Board of Education side, and St. Martha Elementary and Junior High on the Calgary Catholic School District side. Any specific business inside Marlborough Park is easiest to find through the Marlborough Park business directory, which pulls current City of Calgary business-licence records.
The Marlborough Park real-estate read
Marlborough Park’s average assessed value sits at $458K, well below the citywide $732K and reflecting the community’s detached housing on standard NE suburban lots. Values rose 17.8% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace, above the broader Calgary pace during the current cycle — a pattern consistent with below-average NE communities closing ground on the wider Calgary value curve. Building activity is steady: 82 permits filed since 2024, weighted toward renovation, secondary-suite additions, and infill redevelopment on original detached blocks. The community’s average build year sits around 1976, consistent with the 1972 establishment and the 1970s and early-1980s build-out. On safety, disorder runs at 58.9 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 NE community with a comparable multicultural character, the Pineridge profile is the closest reference on demographic curve; for the immediate south neighbour across Memorial Drive, the Penbrooke Meadows profile is the closer reference on price and tenure mix.
Common Questions About Marlborough 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 Marlborough Park?
Marlborough Park's average assessed value sits at $458K, well below the citywide $732K and reflecting the community's detached housing on standard NE lots. Values rose 17.8% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace, above the broader Calgary pace during the current cycle.
How is the Marlborough Park real estate market?
The Marlborough Park market is climbing above the broader Calgary pace: values rose 17.8% year-over-year against the citywide 15.2% pace during the current cycle. Building activity runs at 82 permits since 2024, weighted toward renovation and infill on original detached blocks.
Is Marlborough Park a good place to live?
Marlborough Park is an established NE Calgary community with a homonymous central park anchoring the interior, a dense concentration of public and Catholic elementary schools inside the community, a strong multicultural character, and Marlborough Blue Line CTrain access a short walk west into the neighbouring Marlborough community.
Is Marlborough Park safe?
Marlborough Park runs 58.9 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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