At a glance
A south-east community of about 19,900 residents, along the Bow River valley. About 75% of homes are detached, 87% of households own, and the median assessed value is about $650K. Police data shows crime well below the city median and disorder calls well below it, per resident.
- Median assessed home
- $651K 2026 assessment, all home types · city $575K
- Residents
- 24,180 estimate for mid-2025, up from 20,850 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 13% city 34%
- Permits per year
- 246 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- The median assessed home is $651K, 13% above the Calgary median of $575K.
- That median blends very different homes. By type, the medians are detached $776K, semi-detached or row $488K, condo or apartment $337K (city: $718K detached, $478K semi or row, $295K condo). Compare like with like.
- 13% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
- 24% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
- 75% of homes are single-family houses, versus 55% city-wide.
- Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 246 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
- Downtown27 min drive · 1 h 41 min bike
- Foothills and UCalgary33 min drive · 2 h 5 min bike
- Airport33 min drive · 2 h 19 min bike
- SE industrial17 min drive · 1 h 11 min bike
Transit times aren't included yet. Check Calgary Transit's trip planner for a weekday 8:00 a.m. trip.
Daily errands on foot2
Places within the community or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical community in Calgary.
- Supermarkets
- 2 city median 2
- Cafés and bakeries
- 2 city median 4
- Pharmacies and clinics
- 2 city median 4
- Playgrounds and dog parks
- 32 city median 15
Assessed value by home type3
The overall median mixes house types, so it can match none of them. Split by type, 2026 assessments:
- Detached house
- $776K 5,849 homes · city $718K
- Semi-detached or row
- $488K 1,485 homes · city $478K
- Condo or apartment
- $337K 832 homes · city $295K
Estimated property tax4
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
- $5,160 a year about $430 a month on a $776K assessment
- Semi-detached or row
- $3,250 a year about $270 a month on a $488K assessment
- Condo or apartment
- $2,240 a year about $185 a month on a $337K assessment
Upfront closing costs5
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
- $700 on $651K
Household income and housing costs6
What households here earn and how much of it housing takes, 2021 Census.
- Median household income
- $131,000 2020, before tax
- Spend 30%+ on housing
- 18% of owner and tenant households
- Owners' monthly cost
- $2,130 median shelter cost
- Tenants' monthly cost
- $1,810 median shelter cost
Typical apartment rent nearby7
Cranston sits in CMHC's Southeast survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:
- Studio
- $1,248 −$190 vs metro average
- 1 bedroom
- $1,600 +$19 vs metro average
- 2 bedroom
- $1,879 −$29 vs metro average
- 3 bedroom or more
- $1,891 −$227 vs metro average
Flood and airport noise8
About 18% of Cranston's land area lies inside the City's regulatory flood map (floodway 7%, flood fringe 11%). The floodway is where river water moves fastest and building is most restricted; the flood fringe floods more shallowly, and building there needs flood-proofing; overland flow areas are low ground that can flood when the river overtops its banks. Flood barriers and upstream storage built since 2013 reduce the risk, but the land is still mapped, so ask your insurer about overland flood coverage and check the address on the City's river flood map before you buy.
Cranston is outside the airport's noise forecast contours (NEF 25 and above).
Schools9
- 5 schools are located in Cranston.
- There is no high school inside the community. From the middle of Cranston, the nearest high school is about 2.9 km away.
- Enrolment is steady, down 5% since 2019-20 across 4 schools.
- Cranston
- Our Lady of the Rosary
- Sibylla Kiddle
- Christ the King Catholic
- Dr. George Stanley
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 access10
Cranston is about 5.0 km from the nearest LRT station, Somerset-Bridlewood (Red Line). Most people here drive or take a bus to reach the train.
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 for11
- Teardowns and infill
- 9 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
- 118 a year Renovations, additions and decks: owners investing in homes they plan to keep
Safety12
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
- 4.1 per 1,000 · below the 13.5 median
- Disorder calls
- 12.0 per 1,000 · below the 32.1 median
- Violent crime
- 0.9 per 1,000 · median 2.3
- Property crime
- 3.1 per 1,000 · median 10.6
- Reported crime runs about 70% below the median Calgary community: 4.1 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.5.
- The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 33% of the total. 78% of incidents are property crime.
- Crime has fallen since 2020: 114 reported incidents in 2025 versus 141 in 2020.
- So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 78 incidents, 17% 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.