Newer suburb · Cochrane, Calgary

Fireside

A newer southern neighbourhood of ponds and parks

Families with kids
Buyers wanting new builds
Commuters

Fireside in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Calgary and Statistics Canada.

At a glance

Fireside is a newer southern Cochrane neighbourhood of detached houses and townhouses, laid out around ponds and park corridors. About 50% of homes are detached and 3% are apartments, 15% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $418K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $523K^*
Residents: 4,630
Households renting: 15%
Homes that are apartments: 3%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $418K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $523K, close to the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
15% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
25% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
Housing is a mix: 3% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,893 at the 2021 census.

0-1425%

15-193%

20-243%

25-3419%

35-4419%

45-5410%

55-648%

65+12%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,893 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached50%

Semi-detached32%

Row house13%

Duplex flat1%

Apartment under 5 storeys3%

Apartment 5+ storeys0%

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: $570

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.