Chinatown

At a glance

A compact district on the north edge of downtown, with the city's Chinese cultural centre and a tower district of condos and apartments. Nearly every home is a condo, and most households rent.

Median home value

$338K

2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026, all home types · city $566K

Residents

2,450

estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,250 at the 2021 census

Households renting

77%

city 34%

Permits per year

22

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median 2026 assessment is $344K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (-2%), that is about $338K, 40% below the Calgary median of $566K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
• 77% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• Only 7% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
• 27% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 21% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• 28% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 99% of homes are apartments (23% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
• Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 22 permits a year.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2019 civic census.

Assessed value by home type¹

The overall median mixes house types, so it can match none of them. Split by type, 2026 assessments:

Detached house

—

too few in the Chinatown roll to report

Semi-detached or row

—

too few in the Chinatown roll to report

Condo or apartment

$343K

1,355 homes · city $295K

Estimated property tax²

What owning here costs each year in property tax at the median assessed value. Renters don’t pay it directly, but landlords pass it on.

Condo or apartment

$2,280 a year

about $190 a month on a $343K assessment

Upfront closing costs³

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

$390

on $338K

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

Chinatown sits in CMHC's Downtown survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio

$1,504

+$66 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,613

+$32 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$2,046

+$138 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,755

+$637 vs metro average

Flood and airport noise⁵

None of Chinatown lies inside the City's regulatory flood map.

Chinatown is outside the airport's noise forecast contours (NEF 25 and above).

How it's changing

Building permits issued each year, a leading signal of new homes and renovations.

*2026 is year to date.

Safety⁶

Reported incidents in the last 12 months (October 2025 to September 2026), per 1,000 residents, compared with the median of 185 Calgary communities.

Reported crime

31.4

per 1,000 · above the 13.7 median

Disorder calls

82.4

per 1,000 · above the 32.6 median

Violent crime

4.1

per 1,000 · median 2.4

Property crime

27.3

per 1,000 · median 10.8

• Reported crime runs about 2.3× the median Calgary community: 31.4 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.7.
• The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 32% of the total. 87% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2020, at about 80 reported incidents a year.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 61 incidents, about the same as the same months of 2025.
• Busy main streets, transit and nightlife bring in visitors, and incidents are counted where they happen, not where people live.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.