Photo: Oceanflynn · CC BY-SA 4.0West Hillhurst’s home values run 2 times those of the middle of Alberta’s towns
Owners put the median home at $780,000 at the 2021 census; for Alberta’s towns the median is $400,000. Sale prices aren’t published in Alberta: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for West Hillhurst. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $525,000. Behind assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Calgary, with West Hillhurst one part of it.
Two ways to price a home in West Hillhurst
Each source sits beside its own median for Alberta’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $905K
- Owners
- 2,775
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Calgary’s houses sit 88% above Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 483,605 residential properties in Calgary for 2024, 62% of them detached houses and 18% 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.
28% of West Hillhurst’s homes predate 1961, against 5% for Alberta’s towns
4,355 occupied homes stood in West Hillhurst in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 46% of them. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| West Hillhurst | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 15% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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. 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
26,142 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, about as many as the year before
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. · Data for monthly permits covers the Calgary metro area
West Hillhurst is dearer than most of Alberta’s towns: 95% above their $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 West Hillhurst: Spruce Cliff, Wildwood and Banff Trail
Next to West Hillhurst: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Hillhurst | $780K | $905K | 64% | |
| Spruce Cliff | $600K | $558K | 44% | 1.5 |
| Wildwood | $600K | $631K | 83% | 1.6 |
| University Heights | $755K | $817K | 29% | 1.9 |
| Hillhurst | $750K | $796K | 56% | 2 |
| Banff Trail | $650K | $682K | 42% | 2.2 |
| Capitol Hill | $604K | $658K | 49% | 2.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in West Hillhurst
Is West Hillhurst expensive for Alberta?
Yes: West Hillhurst’s census median is above the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
How many households in West Hillhurst are in core housing need?
In West Hillhurst, 7% 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).