Parkland Calgary is an SE community whose property values climbed 22.6% year-over-year, running well above the citywide average of +15.2%. Parkland became a residential community in 1974 on land the city annexed in 1961. It sits north of Fish Creek Provincial Park, with Canyon Meadows Drive on the north across from Lake Bonavista and Queensland, and Bow Bottom Trail on the east across from Deer Ridge. What defines the community’s geography is Fish Creek Provincial Park itself — the park bounds Parkland on both the south AND the west, so two of the community’s four edges sit on the park rather than on another subdivision. Homes are almost all detached single-family in the layout typical of Calgary’s 1970s SE communities. The disorder rate of 15.7 events per 1,000 residents runs deep below the citywide baseline of 53.5 per 1,000. Parkland is one of Calgary’s Fish-Creek-adjacent communities inside Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Property Values
Average assessed value of $817K — above the city average of $732K.
Rapid Growth
Property values grew 22.6% year-over-year — significantly outpacing the city average of 15.2%.
Lower Disorder Rate
15.7 events per 1,000 residents — below the city average of 53.5. A relatively quiet community.
Established Community
29.7% of residents are 65+, indicating a mature, established neighbourhood.
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Property Values in Parkland
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $613,911 | 1,693 | — |
| 2024 | $659,412 | 1,697 | +7.4% |
| 2025 | $808,423 | 1,546 | +22.6% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Parkland have climbed 31.7% over the last 3 years, from $613,911 in the 2023 roll to $808,423 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($817K) 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 Parkland
Community Safety in Parkland
In 2024, Parkland recorded 54 disorder events — 15.7 events per 1,000 residents, below the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 49 | — |
| 2023 | 61 | +24.5% |
| 2024 | 34 | -44.3% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 54 | — |
| 2025† | 52 | — |
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 Parkland
Parkland has a distinctive age skew — 30% of residents are 65 or older, well above the citywide share. That fits a community from 1974 where a lot of the first buyers have stayed put through retirement. The 40-to-64 group covers the mid-career resale wave that moved in through the 1990s and 2000s, drawn by the Fish Creek adjacency and the settled detached character of the streets. The 20-to-39 share is more modest, which makes sense in a community that prices out of most first-buyer budgets at an average of $817K. The under-19 share supports the family draw that keeps enrolling kids into the two elementary schools inside the community. Density on the interior blocks is what you'd expect from a 1970s detached SE suburb — lower than the newer far-south communities and higher than the acreage-style pockets on the outer ring. For a similar 1970s SE community to the north, the Acadia profile is the closest reference.
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Living in Parkland
The biggest thing about Parkland is Fish Creek. The park runs along the community’s entire south and west edges, which means pathway access into one of the largest urban parks in Canada is a few steps from the door for many blocks. That’s an unusual geography for a Calgary community — most places back onto a park on one edge at most, if any. Homes are detached single-family on suburban lots across the interior blocks, in the layout you’d expect from a community built through the mid-1970s. Trees and landscaping have had fifty years to mature, and the streets have the settled feel of a community whose first owners are still around in meaningful numbers. Three of Parkland’s four boundaries are hard edges: Canyon Meadows Drive on the north, Bow Bottom Trail on the east, and Fish Creek along the south and west. That makes it a compact, self-contained pocket rather than a soft blend into the surrounding communities. There’s no LRT inside — most people drive, and the closest CTrain is Canyon Meadows Station on the Red Line, reached by bus along Canyon Meadows Drive. Downtown access is a ride north from the Canyon Meadows terminus, or a drive on Deerfoot Trail if you’re headed outside the SE. The Lake Bonavista profile across Canyon Meadows Drive is the closest match on the north side for buyers weighing SE communities with their own developer-built lake.
Things to do in Parkland
Fish Creek Provincial Park is the whole story on green space — the park runs along the community’s entire south and west edges, so pathway access into it is a walk rather than a drive. Schools serving the community include Prince of Wales Elementary under the Calgary Board of Education and St. Philip Elementary under the Calgary Catholic School District, covering the primary catchment inside the community. For other grades or up-to-date catchment assignments, the CBE and CCSD school finders give the current draw for each street address. Retail sits outside the community: the closest large-format and daily-service shopping runs along Canyon Meadows Drive and Macleod Trail, both a short drive from any Parkland address. The Fish Creek adjacency on two full edges is usually what settles a Parkland-versus-neighbours question — buyers who want direct pathway access into Fish Creek tend to pick Parkland over the interior SE communities to the north and east. For a similar-era SE community across Canyon Meadows Drive on the north side, the Acadia profile is a comparable 1970s SE reference, and for the closest Fish-Creek-adjacent SE community that’s a bit newer, the Sundance profile covers the newer lake-community version on the south side of the park.
The Parkland real-estate read
An average assessed value of $817K puts Parkland roughly 6% above the citywide average of $732K — a premium that fits the community’s two-edge Fish Creek adjacency, its detached-only housing, and its established resale market. The +22.6% year-over-year change runs well above the citywide +15.2%, but that number should be read against the community’s compact population of about 3,430. Parkland is an established 1974 community with a small number of sales in any given year, so the average moves on relatively few transactions, and the year-over-year swing likely reflects both the small sample and the ongoing Fish Creek premium widening compared to interior SE communities. Construction activity is modest, which is what you’d expect from a fully-built-out community that trades on turnover rather than new inventory. The Property Values section above breaks out the current distribution. For a similar 1970s SE community at a comparable price to the north, the Maple Ridge profile is the closest reference, and for the closest newer Fish-Creek-adjacent community, the Sundance profile covers the lake-community version south of the park.
Common Questions About Parkland
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 Parkland?
The average assessed value in Parkland is $817K, roughly 6% above the citywide average of $732K. Homes are detached single-family on suburban lots in the layout typical of Calgary's 1970s SE communities, and prices carry a premium for the two-edge Fish Creek Provincial Park adjacency on the south and west.
How is the Parkland real estate market?
Parkland's assessed values rose 22.6% year-over-year, above the citywide average of +15.2%. That swing should be read against the community's compact population of about 3,430 rather than as a broad-market signal. Parkland is a settled 1974 community with modest construction activity and a small number of sales per year.
Is Parkland a good place to live?
Parkland works well for established households and mid-career resale buyers who want direct pathway access into Fish Creek Provincial Park on two full edges of the community. Prince of Wales Elementary under the CBE and St. Philip Elementary under the CCSD cover the primary catchment, and the disorder rate is one of the lowest in the SE.
Is Parkland safe?
Parkland records 15.7 disorder events per 1,000 residents, deep below Calgary's baseline of 53.5 per 1,000 — one of the quieter SE communities on the current data. The Safety section above shows the current Calgary Police Service disorder counts and how Parkland compares with its SE neighbours.
What is Parkland known for?
Parkland is known for its Fish Creek Provincial Park adjacency — the park bounds the community on both the south and the west, which is unusual for a Calgary community. It's a settled 1974 SE community with a senior-heavy population and a compact three-arterial footprint.
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