Photo: Benlarhome · CC BY-SA 4.0An old town: 37% of the homes in Renfrew predate 1961, where Alberta’s towns have 5%
The middle home was worth $552,000 at the 2021 census, the average $574,796. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. No open sale prices are published in Alberta, so for Renfrew the census value is the measure.
Renfrew’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Figures for assessed values, values by property type and building permits are published for the city of Calgary as a whole, not for Renfrew alone.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $575K
- Owners
- 1,835
- 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).
A detached house in Calgary is assessed 88% higher than across 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: 32% of the homes in Renfrew (Alberta’s towns: 14%)
At the 2021 census, Renfrew had 3,250 homes with someone living in them. 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
| Renfrew | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 31% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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.
Building ahead of Alberta’s towns: 26.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Calgary, against 7.5
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Calgary created 77,275 homes, about 12,879 a year. Single-unit buildings took 26%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 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
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Calgary metro area
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.
Renfrew against Alberta’s towns: 38% over the $400,000 median
478 of Alberta’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Renfrew: Bridgeland/Riverside, Tuxedo Park and Downtown East Village
Next to Renfrew: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Renfrew | $552K | $575K | 57% | |
| Crescent Heights | $552K | $580K | 40% | 1 |
| Bridgeland/Riverside | $448K | $514K | 46% | 1.1 |
| Winston Heights/Mountview | $600K | $587K | 56% | 1.5 |
| Tuxedo Park | $512K | $553K | 46% | 1.7 |
| Downtown East Village | $400K | $442K | 26% | 1.9 |
| Eau Claire | $628K | $771K | 45% | 2.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Renfrew
Is Renfrew expensive for Alberta?
Dearer than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Renfrew to more.
How many households in Renfrew are in core housing need?
In Renfrew, 9% of households are in core housing need, close to the 8% of Alberta’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
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).