Eagle Ridge

At a glance

A small south-west community of about 300 residents. About 89% of homes are detached, 99% of households own, and the median assessed value is about $1.97M. Police data shows crime well above the city median and disorder calls well above it, per resident.

Median assessed home

$1.97M

2026 assessment, all home types · city $575K

Residents

280

estimate for mid-2025, up from 260 at the 2021 census

Households renting

1%

city 34%

Permits per year

8

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $1.97M, 243% above the Calgary median of $575K.
• That median blends very different homes. By type, the medians are detached $2.08M, condo or apartment $1.46M (city: $718K detached, $478K semi or row, $295K condo). Compare like with like.
• 1% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
• Only 0% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide.
• 35% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• 89% of homes are single-family houses, versus 55% city-wide.
• Construction is very active: about 8 building permits a year, 2.1× the city rate per resident. Expect new homes, new neighbours and some dust.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2019 civic census.

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the community or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical community in Calgary.

Supermarkets

0

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

4

city median 4

Pharmacies and clinics

1

city median 4

Playgrounds and dog parks

6

city median 15

Assessed value by home type²

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

Detached house

$2.08M

99 homes · city $718K

Semi-detached or row

—

too few in the Eagle Ridge roll to report

Condo or apartment

$1.46M

10 homes · city $295K

Estimated property tax³

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

$13,830 a year

about $1,155 a month on a $2.08M assessment

Condo or apartment

$9,680 a year

about $805 a month on a $1.46M assessment

Upfront closing costs⁴

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

$2,020

on $1.97M

Typical apartment rent nearby⁵

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

Studio

$1,563

+$125 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,524

−$57 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,864

−$44 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,989

−$129 vs metro average

Flood and airport noise⁶

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

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

Schools⁷

• No public, Catholic, French-language or charter school is located inside Eagle Ridge. From the middle of the community, the nearest elementary school is about 0.6 km away, the nearest junior high 1.2 km and the nearest high school 0.9 km. 6 other elementary schools lie within 2 km.

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 access⁸

The closest part of Eagle Ridge is about 1.6 km from Heritage station (Red Line). That is a short bike ride or bus trip, but a long walk.

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 for⁹

Teardowns and infill

0.2 a year

Demolitions plus new semis, rowhouses and townhouses: construction noise, dumpsters and change on the street

Secondary suites

0 a year

New basement, garage and garden suites: more rental homes and more cars on the street

Home improvements

1.6 a year

Renovations, additions and decks: owners investing in homes they plan to keep

Safety¹⁰

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

228.6

per 1,000 · above the 13.5 median

Disorder calls

467.9

per 1,000 · above the 32.1 median

Violent crime

100.0

per 1,000 · median 2.3

Property crime

128.6

per 1,000 · median 10.6

• Reported crime runs about 16.9× the median Calgary community: 228.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.5.
• The most common reported crime is assault, 44% of the total. 56% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2020 (40 to 66 incidents a year), in step with the community's rapid growth.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 52 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.