Eau Claire

At a glance

A downtown riverside district, almost entirely condos and apartments with some of the highest-priced homes in the downtown area. The median is for homes only: parking and storage stalls are left out.

Median home value

$459K

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

Residents

2,520

estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,875 at the 2021 census

Households renting

41%

city 34%

Permits per year

50

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median 2026 assessment is $466K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (-2%), that is about $459K, 19% below the Calgary median of $566K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
• 41% of households rent, above the 34% city-wide.
• Only 4% 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.
• 97% of homes are apartments (23% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
• Building activity is in line with the city as a whole, at about 50 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 Eau Claire roll to report

Semi-detached or row

—

too few in the Eau Claire roll to report

Condo or apartment

$471K

1,313 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

$3,130 a year

about $260 a month on a $471K 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

$510

on $459K

Typical apartment rent nearby⁴

Eau Claire 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 Eau Claire lies inside the City's regulatory flood map.

Eau Claire 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.

What the building permits are for⁶

Teardowns and infill

0 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

0.2 a year

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

Safety⁷

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

24.6

per 1,000 · above the 13.7 median

Disorder calls

86.1

per 1,000 · above the 32.6 median

Violent crime

7.1

per 1,000 · median 2.4

Property crime

17.5

per 1,000 · median 10.8

• Reported crime runs about 1.8× the median Calgary community: 24.6 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.7.
• The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 39% of the total. 71% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2020, at about 79 reported incidents a year.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 52 incidents, 21% fewer than 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.