At a glance
Downtown Cochrane is the town's historic core: a western-style main street of shops and cafés, the Cochrane Ranche historic site, the museum and library, and the town's older, more affordable homes. About 47% of homes are detached and 32% are apartments, 34% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $385K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $482K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $543K
- Residents
- 4,320 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,633 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 34% city 34%
- Homes that are apartments
- 32% city 23%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $385K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $482K, 11% below the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 34% of households rent, close to the 34% city-wide.
- 20% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
- Housing is a mix: 32% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,633 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,633 at the 2021 census.
Upfront closing costs1
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: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.
- Land title transfer fee
- $530 on $482K
How it's changing
These municipalities don't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.
Safety
Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Cochrane. Policing there is by the RCMP or a municipal police department, and neither publishes open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.