Town centre · High River, Calgary
Downtown High River
A ranching-town main street with a museum, a historic theatre and murals
- Owners on a budget
- Seniors
- Renters
At a glance
Downtown High River is the town's historic core: a main street of shops and cafés, the Museum of the Highwood, the historic Wales Theatre, Ranchland Mall and the recreation complex, with older, lower-cost homes around it. About 54% of homes are detached and 23% are apartments, 45% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $294K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $368K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $543K
- Residents
- 2,530 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,126 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 45% city 34%
- Homes that are apartments
- 23% city 23%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $294K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $368K, 32% below the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
- 45% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide.
- 19% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
- Housing is a mix: 23% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
Who lives here
Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,126 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 2,126 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
- $420 on $368K
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 High River. 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.