Temple is a NE Calgary community bounded by McKnight Boulevard on the north, 32 Avenue NE on the south, 52 Street NE on the west, and 68 Street NE on the east. Established in 1977 and built out through the late 1970s and early 1980s, it sits in the broader NE Calgary suburban wave with an average year of construction across its 3,420 assessed properties of 1979 and 10,525 residents at the 2021 census, putting it among the larger NE communities in the city. Temple Drive NE and Templehill Road NE are the residential spines running through the interior, and the school catchment cluster along those streets carries five named CBE and CCSD schools serving the community and adjacent NE areas. Average assessed value sits at $504K, up 16.5% year-over-year and slightly ahead of the broader citywide assessment trend at +15.2%. The community’s spot in the broader 1970s-and-1980s NE Calgary suburban belt is part of the wider picture inside Calgary’s 219 community profiles.
What the data says
Affordable Entry Point
At $504K average assessment, Temple offers entry well below the city average of $732K.
Value Trend
Property values grew 16.5% year-over-year, outpacing the city average.
Lower Disorder Rate
47.5 events per 1,000 residents — below the city average of 53.5. A relatively quiet community.
Demographics
10,525 residents call Temple home, with 25.8% aged 20-39.
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Property Values in Temple
| Year | Year-End Assessment Roll | Properties | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | $380,442 | 3,421 | — |
| 2024 | $424,162 | 3,421 | +11.5% |
| 2025 | $494,253 | 3,421 | +16.5% |
Why two numbers?
Assessment-roll averages in Temple have climbed 29.9% over the last 3 years, from $380,442 in the 2023 roll to $494,253 in the 2025 roll. The Average Property Assessment in the snapshot above ($504K) 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 Temple
Community Safety in Temple
In 2024, Temple recorded 500 disorder events — 47.5 events per 1,000 residents, below the city average of 53.5.
| Year | Events | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 603 | — |
| 2023 | 518 | -14.1% |
| 2024 | 470 | -9.3% |
| New methodology & data source (see note below) | ||
| 2024 | 500 | — |
| 2025† | 474 | — |
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 Temple
Temple's resident base sits in the family-and-established-adult pattern of NE Calgary's established 1970s and 1980s communities. The 2021 census recorded 10,525 residents, and the 40-to-64 share is the largest of any age band at 33%, with the 0-to-19 share at 27% and the 20-to-39 share at 26% running close behind. The 65-plus share sits at 14% and reflects longer-tenure ownership retained from the original 1970s build wave. The composition tracks what an established NE Calgary suburban community with a tight school catchment cluster and good access to NE arterial retail would predict: a family-formation and established-career household mix, with a meaningful share of second-generation owners who grew up in the catchment cycling back through it. The 27% share of residents under 20 sits above the citywide average and is the structural signal of a community where the interior school cluster continues to draw first-generation and second-generation family households through the ownership cycle. For a NE Calgary comparison set with a similar value tier and a different build stage, the Harvest Hills profile covers the newer NE suburban variant at a closer value band and a comparable family-formation demographic mix.
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Living in Temple
Temple reads as one of NE Calgary’s larger 1970s-to-early-1980s suburban communities, with the curvilinear collector-street pattern and the school-anchored interior layout typical of the era. Built form is detached single-family on standard NE Calgary lots, with semi-detached and townhouses layered into the higher-density blocks closer to the perimeter arterials. The 2,551 m² aggregate-average lot footprint reflects the mix of residential lots and the multi-family and institutional parcels on the assessment roll, and a typical Temple interior street has the established planting and mature canopy that has filled in across the forty-plus years since the community was first built out. Temple Drive NE is the residential spine and connects east-west across the community, with Templehill Road NE running through the school cluster and providing the daily school-and-playground access for the interior blocks. Transit is bus-served, with the closest LRT access on the Blue Line NE leg a short drive west at Whitehorn Station on 36 Street NE; rail continues south through Rundle, Marlborough, and Franklin into the 7 Avenue downtown free-fare zone. Lester B. Pearson High School at 3020 52 Street NE sits just west of the community across 52 Street NE, handling the senior-high catchment for the wider Temple and Pineridge area. McKnight Boulevard along the north edge and 32 Avenue NE along the south handle the regional commute connections east to Stoney Trail and west toward Deerfoot Trail, keeping most of Temple’s daily commute options on the arterial grid rather than on inner-city routes. The build era and the NE suburban pattern place Temple in the broader 1970s-and-1980s suburban cluster — for the directly adjacent NE peer immediately west across 52 Street NE at the same build era, see the Whitehorn profile.
Things to do in Temple
The day-to-day amenity layer leans on the school catchment cluster, the NE arterial retail nodes, and the surrounding pathway network. Annie Foote School at 6320 Temple Drive NE and Guy Weadick School at 5612 Templehill Road NE handle the CBE elementary catchments inside the community, with Father Scollen School at 6839 Temple Drive NE and St. Thomas More School at 6110 Temple Drive NE covering the Catholic elementary and junior high catchments under the Calgary Catholic School District. Lester B. Pearson High School handles the senior-high catchment for much of the Temple and Pineridge area immediately west across 52 Street NE. Day-to-day retail draws on the NE arterial nodes along 36 Street NE, 52 Street NE, and the 64 Avenue NE corridor, with Sunridge Mall further south on Memorial Drive and Marlborough Mall on the SE side of Memorial Drive as the closest large-format options on the NE side of the city. McKnight Boulevard along the north boundary handles regional commute traffic and connects east to Stoney Trail and west toward Centre Street N. For a directly adjacent NE Calgary peer at the same 1970s-and-1980s suburban build era and a similar transit context, the Rundle profile covers the adjacent community immediately south across 32 Avenue NE, and the Castleridge profile shows the NE community a short drive northeast at a slightly later build stage.
The Temple real-estate read
Average assessed value of $504K places Temple in the lower-mid band of NE Calgary value tiers and below the larger inner-city and SW peers, with the 16.5% year-over-year run-up slightly ahead of Calgary’s broader +15.2% assessment trend. The historical curve in the Property Values section above shows the path: the average climbed from $380K in 2023 to $424K in 2024, then jumped to $494K in 2025 and on to the current $504K reading, with the bulk of the gain landing in the most recent two assessment cycles as the established NE suburban detached homes repriced through the broader market run-up. Building Activity is moderate — 125 new-construction permits since 2024 sit alongside 2 demolitions and 25 secondary-suite permits, signalling more secondary-suite turnover than full scrape-and-rebuild activity, with the 25 suite permits reflecting the late-1970s detached homes being adapted for basement and laneway rental use. The demolition count of only 2 confirms the pattern is renovation and conversion rather than teardown; the moderate new-construction activity is concentrated on the remaining vacant and multi-family parcels rather than on infill lot-splits typical of inner-city Calgary. The lower entry value at the $504K average is a structural feature of the NE suburban market band, and the +16.5% year-over-year change tracks the same broader market run-up that has moved the entire mid-band of Calgary’s assessment roll upward across the last two cycles. For comparable NE Calgary value tiers with a newer build era and a different transit context, the Cityscape profile covers a further-NE new-build peer, and the Carrington profile shows the post-2010 master-planned NE variant at a higher value tier. For a NE comparison at a different inner-NE value tier and an older built form, the Abbeydale profile rounds out the wider reference set across the east edge of the NE quadrant.
Common Questions About Temple
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 Temple?
The average assessed value in Temple is $504K. The housing is dominated by detached single-family from the late-1970s build wave with semi-detached and townhouses on the higher-density blocks; values climbed from $380K in 2023 to $494K in 2025 before reaching the current reading, with most of the gain in the last two assessment cycles.
How is the Temple real estate market?
Temple's assessed values rose 16.5% year-over-year, slightly ahead of Calgary's broader +15.2% assessment trend. Building Activity is moderate with 125 new-construction permits since 2024, 2 demolitions, and 25 secondary-suite permits — more suite turnover than scrape-and-rebuild activity, reflecting the late-1970s detached homes being adapted for basement and laneway rental use.
Is Temple safe?
Temple records 47.5 disorder events per 1,000 residents, slightly below Calgary's roughly 50-per-1,000 baseline. The latest count fell 16.5% year-over-year. The Safety section above shows the trend and how Temple compares with its NE quadrant peers and the citywide baseline.
Is Temple a good place to live?
Temple suits established-adult and family households comfortable with detached 1970s suburban living, the five-school catchment cluster inside the community, and Lester B. Pearson High School at 3020 52 Street NE just west of the boundary. Blue Line CTrain access at Whitehorn Station is a short drive west for downtown commutes.
What is Temple known for?
Temple is known for its established late-1970s NE Calgary suburban built form, the five-school catchment cluster along Temple Drive NE and Templehill Road NE, and its position bounded by McKnight Boulevard on the north and 32 Avenue NE on the south. The community is one of the larger NE residential pockets at 10,525 residents.
How far is Temple from downtown Calgary?
Temple is about 12 to 15 kilometres northeast of downtown Calgary. Driving time runs roughly 20 to 25 minutes via 36 Street NE and Memorial Drive depending on traffic. By transit, the Blue Line CTrain from Whitehorn Station west of the community reaches the 7 Avenue downtown free-fare zone in about 30 to 35 minutes.
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