Before 1961 is when 34% of Charleswood’s homes went up, beside 5% for Alberta’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $600,000; the average was $709,249. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Charleswood.
Charleswood’s homes, by two sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Alberta’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $709K
- Owners
- 1,730
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Alberta’s towns
- $297K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits published for the city of Calgary, not by town
A detached house in Calgary is assessed 88% higher than across Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 483,605 homes in Calgary: detached houses make 62% of them, condos 18%.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Alberta’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
How Charleswood’s homes break down, by age and kind
2,315 occupied homes stood in Charleswood in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 81% of them. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Charleswood | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 8% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
26.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Calgary: more than Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Calgary issued permits for 77,275 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 12,879 a year. About 26% went into single-unit buildings, where Alberta’s towns built 69%. For monthly permits, the only official count covers all of the Calgary metro area, Charleswood included.
A peak in 2023: 18,187 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Steady: 26,142 new homes in the year to August 2026
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Charleswood against Alberta’s towns: 50% over the $400,000 median
The census values of Alberta’s towns, 478 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Charleswood: Thorncliffe
Next to Charleswood: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleswood | $600K | $709K | 75% | |
| Banff Trail | $650K | $682K | 42% | 1.5 |
| Brentwood | $576K | $587K | 57% | 1.6 |
| Capitol Hill | $604K | $658K | 49% | 2 |
| University Heights | $755K | $817K | 29% | 2.4 |
| Mount Pleasant | $650K | $662K | 61% | 2.8 |
| Thorncliffe | $460K | $452K | 61% | 3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Charleswood
Is Charleswood expensive for Alberta?
More than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Charleswood sits above it.
How many households in Charleswood are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Charleswood’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).