At a glance
A small inner-city area south of the Beltline along Macleod Trail, with a mix of light industry, older houses and rental apartments. Nearly all homes are apartments and most households rent.
- Median home value
- $183K 2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026, all home types · city $566K
- Residents
- 1,340 estimate for mid-2025, up from 950 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 94% city 34%
- Permits per year
- 18 2021–2025 average
What the numbers mean
- The median 2026 assessment is $186K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (-2%), that is about $183K, 68% below the Calgary median of $566K. Property tax is still based on the assessment.
- That median blends very different homes. By type, the medians are detached $558K, condo or apartment $178K (city: $718K detached, $478K semi or row, $295K condo). Compare like with like.
- 94% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
- 50% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 21% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
- 93% 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 18 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
- $558K 18 homes · city $718K
- Semi-detached or row
- — too few in the Manchester roll to report
- Condo or apartment
- $178K 172 homes · city $295K
Estimated property tax2
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
- $3,710 a year about $310 a month on a $558K assessment
- Condo or apartment
- $1,190 a year about $100 a month on a $178K 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
- $230 on $183K
Typical apartment rent nearby4
Manchester 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 noise5
None of Manchester lies inside the City's regulatory flood map.
Manchester 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.
Safety6
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
- 53.7 per 1,000 · above the 13.7 median
- Disorder calls
- 170.1 per 1,000 · above the 32.6 median
- Violent crime
- 13.4 per 1,000 · median 2.4
- Property crime
- 40.3 per 1,000 · median 10.8
- Reported crime runs about 3.9× the median Calgary community: 53.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.7.
- The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 33% of the total. 75% of incidents are property crime.
- Crime has fallen since 2020: 94 reported incidents in 2025 versus 140 in 2020.
- So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 52 incidents, 30% 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.
Crime per 1,000 residents
Disorder calls per 1,000 residents
What gets reported
Top crime types in the rate, same period.
Disorder calls
Most common non-criminal calls to police.
Reported crime by year
*2026 is year to date.