Oakridge Calgary is a mature SW suburb roughly 12 km southwest of the downtown core, bordered on the north by 90 Avenue SW, on the east by 24 Street SW, and by Southland Drive along the community’s wrap-around south and west edges. The Glenmore Reservoir and Weaselhead Natural Area sit adjacent to the community’s north edge, giving the northern blocks a genuine reservoir-and-flood-plain outlook that most established SW communities on the valley floor cannot match. Average assessed value sits at $752K, up 17.7% year-over-year — running well above the citywide average change of 15.2%, one of the sharper single-year swings among the established SW suburbs and consistent with a well-located park-adjacent community that has become one of the most in-demand mid-price entry points on the south shore of the reservoir. The community was established in 1968 on land annexed to Calgary in 1956; the average year built across the 2,258 residential properties is 1975, which places most of the built form inside the late-1960s and 1970s SW master-planned cycle. The full comparative picture is inside Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Property Values
Average assessed value of $752K — near the city average of $732K.
Value Trend
Property values grew 17.7% year-over-year, outpacing the city average.
Lower Disorder Rate
19.9 events per 1,000 residents — below the city average of 53.5. A relatively quiet community.
Established Community
24.7% of residents are 65+, indicating a mature, established neighbourhood.
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Property Values in Oakridge
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $557,854 | 2,257 | — |
| 2024 | $615,693 | 2,256 | +10.4% |
| 2025 | $724,420 | 2,257 | +17.7% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Oakridge have climbed 29.9% over the last 3 years, from $557,854 in the 2023 roll to $724,420 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($752K) 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 Oakridge
Community Safety in Oakridge
In 2024, Oakridge recorded 112 disorder events — 19.9 events per 1,000 residents, below the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 154 | — |
| 2023 | 118 | -23.4% |
| 2024 | 84 | -28.8% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 112 | — |
| 2025† | 102 | — |
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 Oakridge
The census-2021 population is 5,620 across the 2,258 residential properties, giving a household size in line with the citywide detached-suburban average. The age composition tilts strongly toward the older-established SW suburb pattern: 33% aged 40 to 64, 25% aged 65 and over, 21% aged 20 to 39, and 21% aged 0 to 19. The 65-plus share of 25% is one of the largest in the batch by a wide margin, consistent with a late-1960s and 1970s community where the original first-generation family cohort has aged in place through the empty-nester and retirement years and where the community's park-adjacent character has kept long-tenured residents in place rather than pushing them to newer master-planned SW suburbs. The under-19 share of 21% is meaningful, though, and points to a second-generation family cycle underway as some of the original owners have downsized locally and their family homes has turned over. For a comparable SW mature-suburb age curve at a similar park-adjacent build vintage, the Lakeview profile is the closest reference on the north shore of the reservoir; the neighbouring Bayview profile picks up the upper-income tiny-enclave age curve on the community's northeast side.
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Living in Oakridge
The community reads as a fully built-out late-1960s and 1970s SW suburb pressed against the Glenmore Reservoir south shore and the Weaselhead Natural Area on its northern edge. The dominant built form is 1970s two-storey detached and split-level on generous suburban lots (the community’s average lot footprint runs well above the citywide detached average), with attached townhouses and duplexes scattered along the internal collectors. Because the community has been settled for more than five decades and the average year built is 1975, streetscapes read as fully second-generation — grown-in front-yard landscaping, mature developer street trees, and the settled character of a community where most of the original owners have either aged in place or turned the property over to a second family cycle. The Southland Drive wrap on the south and west forms the community’s arterial edge against Tsuu T’ina Nation land on the west side and against the southern SW ring on the south side; 24 Street SW on the east forms the boundary with Cedarbrae and Braeside, and 90 Avenue SW on the north forms the boundary with Palliser. Oakridge Calgary has no LRT station inside the community; transit-based downtown commuting typically runs by feeder bus to the wider SW transit network, and daily commuting into the inner city runs by car north up 14 Street SW or east down Southland Drive. The reservoir edge on the north gives the community a rare direct water and natural-reserve frontage across a stable upland lot pattern that other inner-city SW communities on the valley floor cannot match.
Things to do in Oakridge
The Glenmore Reservoir and Weaselhead Natural Area along the community’s northern edge are the defining amenity for daily outdoor life: reservoir pathway loop, non-motorized boating access, and the Weaselhead Flats flood-plain natural reserve provide direct hiking, off-leash, and cycling access from the community’s northern blocks. Louis Riel Elementary & Junior High is the community’s public-school anchor inside the boundaries, and Louis Riel notably houses both the Science Program and the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) specialty programs, which draw students from a wider catchment than the community’s own resident base and make the school one of the community’s most-cited amenities. Because the community’s day-to-day retail and service catchment sits outside the boundaries along the surrounding SW arterial network rather than at any interior main street, most of the daily amenity picture works through the neighbouring Palliser, Bayview, Cedarbrae, and Braeside communities. For a comparable SW reservoir-community reference at a similar postwar and mid-suburban build vintage, the Lakeview and North Glenmore Park profiles pick up the reservoir-community pattern on the north shore. For an upper-income tiny-enclave contrast immediately adjacent on the northeast side, the Bayview and Mayfair profiles round out the comparison set at a different price band and scale.
The Oakridge real-estate read
An average assessed value of $752K places Oakridge Calgary in the upper band of the established SW suburban belt, above the older postwar SW homes and roughly in line with the neighbouring Palliser and reservoir-adjacent ring. The +17.7% year-over-year change runs well above the citywide average of +15.2% — a swing consistent with a well-located reservoir-and-park-adjacent community where the Louis Riel specialty-program school, the Glenmore Reservoir frontage, and the Weaselhead natural-reserve edge have supported strong first-time-buyer and downsizer demand pushing values up sharply. Building Activity is modest relative to the community’s size: 117 new-construction permits since 2024, 2 demolitions, and 3 suite permits, with the total permit count reaching 110 for the two-year window. That volume reads as a settled infill-and-secondary-suite pattern rather than any large redevelopment cycle. The Property Values section above breaks the current distribution across the 2,253 properties, and the historical curve (from $557K in 2023 to $615K in 2024 to $724K in 2025) shows the acceleration into the current +17.7% band. For a comparable SW reservoir-community read at a similar build vintage on the north shore, the Lakeview and North Glenmore Park profiles pick up the reservoir-community pattern at a lower price band. For the SW upper-income tiny-enclave contrast on the community’s northeast side, the Bayview and Mayfair profiles round out the comparison set at a much higher per-property price point. The 2,258-property count has held roughly flat between 2,257 and 2,258 across 2023-2025, confirming the community’s fully built-out status. That stability means further changes to the housing will come from unit-level infill and secondary suites rather than any greenfield expansion, and the Southland Drive wrap along the south and west edges effectively fixes the community’s outer geometry against the Tsuu T’ina Nation boundary and the southern SW ring.
Common Questions About Oakridge
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 Oakridge?
The average assessed value in Oakridge is $752K across 2,258 residential properties, up 17.7% year-over-year from $615K in 2024. The dominant housing form is 1970s two-storey detached and split-level on generous suburban lots that run well above the citywide detached average, with attached townhouses and duplexes scattered along the internal collectors.
How is the Oakridge real estate market?
Oakridge's assessed values rose 17.7% year-over-year, well above the citywide average of 15.2%. The community's Louis Riel specialty-program school, Glenmore Reservoir frontage, and Weaselhead natural-reserve edge have supported strong first-time-buyer and downsizer demand pushing values up sharply across the mature 1970s homes.
Is Oakridge a good place to live?
Oakridge suits family and mid-career buyers looking for 1970s two-storey detached and split-level homes on generous lots pressed against the Glenmore Reservoir and Weaselhead Natural Area on the north edge. Louis Riel Elementary & Junior High houses both the Science Program and the GATE specialty programs inside the community.
Is Oakridge safe?
The Safety section above shows current Calgary Police Service disorder counts and how Oakridge compares with the Calgary baseline. The most recent year shows 19.9 disorder events per 1,000 residents, well below the citywide baseline of about 50 per 1,000, with events down 17.7% year-over-year in the community.
What is Oakridge known for?
Oakridge is best known for Louis Riel Elementary & Junior High, which houses both the Science Program and the GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) specialty programs, and for its direct edge onto the Glenmore Reservoir and Weaselhead Natural Area along the community's northern boundary.
How far is Oakridge from downtown Calgary?
Oakridge sits roughly 12 km southwest of the downtown core. There is no LRT station inside the community; transit-based downtown commuting typically runs by feeder bus to the wider SW transit network, and daily commuting into the inner city runs by car north up 14 Street SW or east down Southland Drive.
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