Mayfair Calgary is a small SW inner-city enclave overlooking the Glenmore Reservoir, bordered on the north by the neighbouring Bel-Aire community, on the east by Elbow Drive, on the south by Glenmore Trail, and on the west by the Glenmore Reservoir waterfront itself. Average assessed value sits at $1.7M, up 15.1% year-over-year — tracking just above the citywide average change of 15.2% and one of the highest per-property assessed values in the city, running well above the citywide average of about $732K. The community was established in 1957 on land annexed to Calgary in 1956; the average year built across the 158 residential properties is 1964, which places the built form inside the late-1950s and 1960s postwar upper-income build cycle on the reservoir’s east shore. Only 158 properties sit on the current assessment roll, making this one of Calgary’s smallest and most tightly-held residential enclaves. The full comparative picture is inside Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Premium Real Estate
Mayfair properties average $1.7M, well above the Calgary average of $732K.
Value Trend
Property values grew 15.1% year-over-year, tracking the city average.
Higher Activity
68.3 disorder events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 53.5.
Demographics
410 residents call Mayfair home, with 4.9% aged 20-39.
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Property Values in Mayfair
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $1,309,791 | 158 | — |
| 2024 | $1,409,320 | 158 | +7.6% |
| 2025 | $1,621,453 | 158 | +15.1% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Mayfair have climbed 23.8% over the last 3 years, from $1,309,791 in the 2023 roll to $1,621,453 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($1.7M) 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 Mayfair
Community Safety in Mayfair
In 2024, Mayfair recorded 28 disorder events — 68.3 events per 1,000 residents, above the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 15 | — |
| 2023 | 15 | +0% |
| 2024 | 13 | -13.3% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 28 | — |
| 2025† | 34 | — |
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 Mayfair
The census-2021 population is 410 across the 158 residential properties, giving a household size in line with the citywide detached-family average despite the very small overall population. The age composition tilts heavily toward the older-established upper-income enclave pattern: 38% aged 40 to 64, 30% aged 0 to 19, 20% aged 65 and over, and only 5% aged 20 to 39. The 20-to-39 share is one of the smallest in the batch by a wide margin, reflecting the community's upper-income single-family-detached pricing that has priced out the young-adult first-time-buyer market and skewed the resident base toward mid-career and empty-nester households on already-owned family homes. The 40-to-64 share is the largest single band, consistent with a community where the housing is held long-term by established mid-career and older households rather than turning over to newer first-time-buyer cohorts. The under-19 share is meaningfully larger than in comparable inner-city SW walk-up communities, reflecting the fact that the housing here is single-family family homes rather than condo or apartment inventory. For a comparable upper-income SW reservoir-adjacent age curve, the Lakeview profile is the closest reference; for a similar heritage-character inner-city SW enclave contrast, the Scarboro profile picks up the same demographic pattern in a pre-war heritage-designated homes.
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Living in Mayfair
The community reads as a tightly-held postwar upper-income SW enclave overlooking the Glenmore Reservoir, defined by single-family detached housing on generous lots facing the reservoir and the neighbouring Bel-Aire ring on the north. The dominant built form is late-1950s and 1960s two-storey detached and split-level on lots that step down toward the reservoir on the west, with heritage-character homes predominating and infill runs restricted by the enclave’s small size. Because the community has only 158 residential properties and the average year built is 1964, streetscapes read as heritage-established rather than turning-over: grown-in mature landscaping, private street frontages, and the settled long-tenured character of an upper-income enclave where turnover is slow and the housing is closely held. Elbow Drive on the east is the community’s main arterial link into downtown, giving a straight north run along the Elbow River corridor into the inner-city core. Glenmore Trail on the south forms the community’s frontage against the Rockyview General Hospital area across the arterial. Bel-Aire sits immediately north as the sister enclave in the same reservoir-front upper-income ring, and the Glenmore Reservoir waterfront itself forms the entire western boundary. Mayfair has no LRT station inside the community; transit access is bus-based rather than rail-based, and the community’s small size means most residents commute by car via Elbow Drive north into downtown or south into the Rockyview Hospital area. The reservoir edge on the west gives the community a rare direct water frontage across a stable upland lot pattern that other inner-city SW communities on the valley floor cannot match. Because the enclave is essentially one long block deep between Elbow Drive and the reservoir, most residential lots either back or side onto the water or face the residential edge across a short interior street network; that geography is the single most defining feature of daily life inside the community.
Things to do in Mayfair
The Glenmore Reservoir is the community’s defining amenity along the entire western boundary — a large freshwater reservoir with the surrounding pathway loop, sailing access, and the Weaselhead Flats natural area at the far west end. Mayfair Calgary is small enough that the daily amenity picture works through the reservoir waterfront on the west and the Elbow Drive corridor on the east rather than any interior main street; the community carries no named commercial district of its own inside the boundaries. Christopher Robin and C. Robin High (a private school opened in 2006) both serve the community’s private-school catchment inside Mayfair, and the wider SW public and Catholic school system draws from the surrounding communities. The Rockyview General Hospital across Glenmore Trail on the south provides the closest medical anchor and is one of Calgary’s largest hospitals. For a comparable upper-income SW reservoir-community reference on the south shore, the Lakeview profile is the closest same-cluster read; for the SW north-shore reservoir-community equivalent, the North Glenmore Park profile picks up the reservoir-community pattern from a different vantage. For a comparable inner-city SW heritage-character enclave contrast with a similar upper-income tilt, the Scarboro profile picks up the pre-war heritage-designation equivalent immediately west of downtown.
The Mayfair real-estate read
An average assessed value of $1.7M places Mayfair Calgary among Calgary’s highest per-property assessed communities, running about 118% above the citywide average of $732K. The +15.1% year-over-year change runs just above the citywide average of +15.2% — a swing consistent with an upper-income established enclave where the housing is heritage-established and the reservoir-frontage lots command a stable premium against the rest of the SW inner-city ring. Building Activity is very light: 2 new-construction permits since 2024, 2 demolitions, and 1 suite permit, with the total permit count only reaching 13 for the two-year window. That volume reflects both the small size of the community and the enclave’s low-turnover character — residents stay put and modifications tend to run to permitted renovation rather than teardown-and-rebuild. The Property Values section above breaks the current distribution across the 158 properties, and the historical curve (from $1.31M in 2023 to $1.41M in 2024 to $1.62M in 2025) shows the steady acceleration into the current +15.1% band. The property count has held stable at 158 across 2023-2025, confirming the enclave’s fully built-out and low-turnover character. For a comparable upper-income SW reservoir-adjacent read, the Lakeview profile is the closest same-cluster reference; for a similar SW inner-city heritage-character contrast, the Scarboro profile picks up the same pattern in a pre-war heritage-designated homes. For a comparable SW reservoir-community read on the north shore, the North Glenmore Park profile rounds out the comparison set. Buyers looking at the community as an entry into the SW inner-city upper-income tier should also read the neighbouring Bel-Aire enclave alongside Mayfair, since the two communities share a boundary and represent the same reservoir-frontage upper-income pattern at complementary lot layouts.
Common Questions About Mayfair
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 Mayfair?
The average assessed value in Mayfair is $1.7M across 158 residential properties, up 15.1% year-over-year from $1.41M in 2024. The dominant housing form is late-1950s and 1960s two-storey detached and split-level on generous lots that step down toward the Glenmore Reservoir on the west; the average year built across the community is 1964.
How is the Mayfair real estate market?
Mayfair's assessed values rose 15.1% year-over-year, running just above the citywide average of 15.2%. The community is small, tightly-held, and heritage-established; the 2 new-construction permits and 2 demolitions since 2024 reflect a low-turnover enclave where residents stay put and modifications run mostly to permitted renovation.
Is Mayfair safe?
The Safety section above shows current Calgary Police Service disorder counts and how Mayfair compares with the Calgary baseline. The most recent year on record shows 13 disorder events in the community, roughly 32 events per 1,000 residents, well below the citywide baseline of about 50 per 1,000.
Is Mayfair a good place to live?
Mayfair suits established upper-income buyers looking for a heritage-established SW inner-city enclave with a direct Glenmore Reservoir frontage on the west side. The community carries no interior commercial district; day-to-day amenity access works through the Elbow Drive corridor on the east and the wider SW ring outside the community's 158-property boundary.
What is Mayfair known for?
Mayfair is best known as a small upper-income SW inner-city enclave overlooking the Glenmore Reservoir along its entire western boundary. Only 158 residential properties sit inside the boundaries, making it one of Calgary's smallest and most tightly-held residential communities; the average assessed value runs about 118% above the citywide average.
How far is Mayfair from downtown Calgary?
Mayfair sits in inner-city SW Calgary, a straight run north along Elbow Drive to the downtown core. There is no LRT station inside the community; transit access is bus-based rather than rail-based, and the community's small size means most residents commute by car via Elbow Drive north into downtown.
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