Newer suburb · Cochrane, Calgary

Sunset Ridge and Sunterra

Hillside views, townhouses and a town arena

Families with kids
Commuters
Buyers wanting new builds

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

At a glance

Sunset Ridge and Sunterra are hillside subdivisions on the north side with a mix of houses, townhouses and some apartments, near the arena and Lions Centennial Park. About 51% of homes are detached and 17% are apartments, 17% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $440K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $551K^*
Residents: 8,030
Households renting: 17%
Homes that are apartments: 17%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $440K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $551K, close to the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
17% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
24% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
Housing is a mix: 17% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,757 at the 2021 census.

0-1424%

15-196%

20-243%

25-3412%

35-4420%

45-5412%

55-6411%

65+12%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,757 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached51%

Semi-detached12%

Row house20%

Duplex flat0%

Apartment under 5 storeys17%

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: $600

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.