Established suburb · Cochrane, Calgary

Riverview and Bow Meadows

Bow River pathways and quiet streets on the south side

Families with kids
Long-term owners
Quiet streets

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

At a glance

Riverview and Bow Meadows are established south-side neighbourhoods of detached houses, close to the Bow River pathways and the Cochrane golf course. About 72% of homes are detached and 4% are apartments, 12% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $471K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $589K^*
Residents: 5,190
Households renting: 12%
Homes that are apartments: 4%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $471K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $589K, close to the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
12% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
17% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
72% of homes are single-family houses, versus 55% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,363 at the 2021 census.

0-1420%

15-196%

20-244%

25-3411%

35-4415%

45-5412%

55-6414%

65+17%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,363 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached72%

Semi-detached7%

Row house15%

Duplex flat1%

Apartment under 5 storeys4%

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: $640

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.