Seton

At a glance

A south-east community built around a town centre, with about 3,600 residents in 2021 and still growing. About 15% of homes are detached and 63% are apartments, 36% of households own, and the median assessed value is about $363K. Police data shows crime well above the city median and disorder calls well above it, per resident.

Median assessed home

$363K

2026 assessment, all home types · city $575K

Residents

11,090

estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,590 at the 2021 census

Households renting

64%

city 34%

Permits per year

417

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median assessed home is $363K, 37% below the Calgary median of $575K.
• That median blends very different homes. By type, the medians are detached $770K, semi-detached or row $475K, condo or apartment $354K (city: $718K detached, $478K semi or row, $295K condo). Compare like with like.
• 64% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• 38% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 21% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• 63% of homes are apartments (23% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
• Construction is very active: about 417 building permits a year, 2.7× 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

2

city median 2

Cafés and bakeries

5

city median 4

Pharmacies and clinics

1

city median 4

Playgrounds and dog parks

10

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

$770K

1,224 homes · city $718K

Semi-detached or row

$475K

1,450 homes · city $478K

Condo or apartment

$354K

1,423 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

$5,120 a year

about $425 a month on a $770K assessment

Semi-detached or row

$3,160 a year

about $265 a month on a $475K assessment

Condo or apartment

$2,350 a year

about $195 a month on a $354K 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

$410

on $363K

Typical apartment rent nearby⁵

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

Studio

$1,248

−$190 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,600

+$19 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,879

−$29 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$1,891

−$227 vs metro average

Flood and airport noise⁶

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

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

Schools⁷

• 1 school is located in Seton.
• There is no elementary or junior high inside the community. From the middle of Seton, the nearest elementary is about 1.4 km and the nearest junior high is about 2.3 km away.

• Joane Cardinal-Schubert HighHigh school · Calgary Board of Education · 1,878 students

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

Seton is about 7.5 km from the nearest LRT station, Somerset-Bridlewood (Red Line). Most people here drive or take a bus to reach the train.

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

73 a year

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

Secondary suites

39 a year

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

Home improvements

33 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

14.7

per 1,000 · close to the 13.5 median

Disorder calls

46.6

per 1,000 · above the 32.1 median

Violent crime

2.9

per 1,000 · median 2.3

Property crime

11.8

per 1,000 · median 10.6

• Reported crime runs close to the median Calgary community: 14.7 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.5.
• The most common reported crime is theft from vehicles, 37% of the total. 80% of incidents are property crime.
• Reported crime has risen since 2020 (81 to 143 incidents a year), in step with the community's rapid growth.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 141 incidents, 17% more than the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.