At a glance
A north-west community of about 10,600 residents, built around a man-made lake. About 68% of homes are detached and 17% are apartments, 83% of households own, and the median assessed value is about $687K. Police data shows crime below the city median and disorder calls above it, per resident.
- Median assessed home
- $687K 2026 assessment, all home types · city $575K
- Residents
- 12,400 estimate for mid-2025, up from 10,335 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 17% city 34%
- Permits per year
- 105 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- The median assessed home is $687K, 19% above the Calgary median of $575K.
- That median blends very different homes. By type, the medians are detached $762K, semi-detached or row $614K, condo or apartment $341K (city: $718K detached, $478K semi or row, $295K condo). Compare like with like.
- 17% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- 20% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
- 68% of homes are single-family houses, versus 55% city-wide.
- Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 105 permits a year.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, 2019 civic census.
Getting to work1
Drive, no traffic Bike
- Downtown22 min drive · 1 h 4 min bike
- Foothills and UCalgary15 min drive · 46 min bike
- Airport25 min drive · 48 min bike
- SE industrial29 min drive · 1 h 33 min bike
Transit times aren't included yet. Check Calgary Transit's trip planner for a weekday 8:00 a.m. trip.
Lake and residents association2
Lake community Arbour Lake Residents Association
- Mandatory yearly fee
- $254.10 to $635.25 a year incl. GST condominium unit to lakeshore lot
- What it unlocks
- Private lake, beach, fishing and the association's pedal boat and paddle equipment
Arbour Lake has four fee classes, and use of a private access walkway is a separate right from general membership.
Off-leash dog parks3
No off-leash area inside the community. 2 more areas within 150 m of the boundary.
Daily errands on foot4
Places within the community or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical community in Calgary.
- Supermarkets
- 4 city median 2
- Cafés and bakeries
- 13 city median 4
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 7 city median 4
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 32 city median 15
Assessed value by home type5
The overall median mixes house types, so it can match none of them. Split by type, 2026 assessments:
- Detached house
- $762K 2,823 homes · city $718K
- Semi-detached or row
- $614K 235 homes · city $478K
- Condo or apartment
- $341K 751 homes · city $295K
Estimated property tax6
What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value of each home type. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.
- Detached house
- $5,070 a year about $420 a month on a $762K assessment
- Semi-detached or row
- $4,080 a year about $340 a month on a $614K assessment
- Condo or apartment
- $2,260 a year about $190 a month on a $341K assessment
Upfront closing costs7
Alberta has no land transfer tax; the Land Titles transfer fee is about 0.1% of the price. Government fees at the median home price:
- Land title transfer fee
- $740 on $687K
Household income and housing costs8
What households here earn and how much of it housing takes, 2021 Census.
- Median household income
- $109,600 2020, before tax
- Spend 30%+ on housing
- 15% of owner and tenant households
- Owners' monthly cost
- $1,260 median shelter cost
- Tenants' monthly cost
- $1,840 median shelter cost
Typical apartment rent nearby9
Arbour Lake sits in CMHC's Northwest survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $1,501 +$63 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $1,646 +$65 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,816 −$92 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- $2,216 +$98 vs metro average
Flood and airport noise10
None of Arbour Lake lies inside the City's regulatory flood map.
Arbour Lake is outside the airport's noise forecast contours (NEF 25 and above).
Schools11
- 3 schools are located in Arbour Lake, covering elementary, junior high and high school.
- Enrolment is steady, up 7% since 2019-20 across 2 schools.
- Arbour Lake Middle
- St. Ambrose
- Robert Thirsk High
The school nearest the house may not be the school your child is assigned to. Boards assign a designated school by street address, and a community can be split across several, or have none inside its boundary. The boards don’t publish these attendance areas as open data, only an address lookup: use the CBE Find a School tool (including French Immersion and IB) or contact the Calgary Catholic School District with the exact address before you rent or buy. Capped schools can also place new students elsewhere.
We don’t rate schools: test results are not open data, so a school’s quality is something to ask about on a visit.
LRT access12
The closest part of Arbour Lake is under 0.1 km from Crowfoot station (Red Line). About 19% of the community is inside an 800 m walk, so it depends on the street.
How it's changing
Building permits issued each year, a leading signal of new homes and renovations.
*2026 is year to date.
What the building permits are for13
- Teardowns and infill
- 4.2 a year Demolitions plus new semis, rowhouses and townhouses: construction noise, dumpsters and change on the street
- Secondary suites
- 8.8 a year New basement, garage and garden suites: more rental homes and more cars on the street
- Home improvements
- 36 a year Renovations, additions and decks: owners investing in homes they plan to keep
Safety14
Reported incidents in the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 177 Calgary communities.
- Reported crime
- 10.7 per 1,000 · below the 13.5 median
- Disorder calls
- 35.3 per 1,000 · close to the 32.1 median
- Violent crime
- 2.7 per 1,000 · median 2.3
- Property crime
- 8.0 per 1,000 · median 10.6
- Reported crime runs about 21% below the median Calgary community: 10.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.5.
- The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 25% of the total. 74% of incidents are property crime.
- Crime has been roughly flat since 2020, at about 160 reported incidents a year.
- So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 99 incidents, 14% fewer than the same months of 2025.
Crime per 1,000 residents
Disorder calls per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Disorder calls
Most common non-criminal calls to police.
Reported crime by year
*2026 is year to date.