Photo: Thank you for visiting my page from Canada · CC BY 2.0An old town: 29% of the homes in Crescent Heights predate 1961, where Alberta’s towns have 5%
A median of $552,000 and a mean of $580,162: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. No open sale prices are published in Alberta, so for Crescent Heights the census value is the measure. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $525,000. For assessed values, values by property type and building permits, the only official count covers all of the city of Calgary, Crescent Heights included.
Two ways to price a home in Crescent Heights
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $580K
- Owners
- 1,420
- 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).
Calgary’s detached houses are assessed 88% above the median of Alberta’s towns
Of Calgary’s 483,605 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 62% are detached houses and 18% are condos.
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.
More apartments than most: 63% of the homes in Crescent Heights (Alberta’s towns: 14%)
People lived in 3,540 homes in Crescent Heights at the 2021 census. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Crescent Heights | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 36% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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.
Permits in Calgary ran at 26.6 homes a year per 1,000, where Alberta’s towns ran at 7.5
Over 2018–2023, 77,275 homes were permitted in Calgary, close to 12,879 each year. The mix: 26% in single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 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. · Not measured by town: monthly permits (the Calgary metro area)
Crescent Heights is dearer than most of Alberta’s towns: 38% above their $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 Crescent Heights: Bridgeland/Riverside and Downtown East Village
The places around Crescent Heights at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crescent Heights | $552K | $580K | 40% | |
| Renfrew | $552K | $575K | 57% | 1 |
| Eau Claire | $628K | $771K | 45% | 1.2 |
| Bridgeland/Riverside | $448K | $514K | 46% | 1.4 |
| Sunnyside | $572K | $580K | 29% | 1.4 |
| Downtown East Village | $400K | $442K | 26% | 1.6 |
| Rosedale | $900K | $1.06M | 63% | 1.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Crescent Heights
How many households in Crescent Heights are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Alberta’s towns (8%): 16% in Crescent Heights, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Crescent Heights expensive for Alberta?
Dearer than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Crescent Heights to more.
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).