The Canals and Sagewood

At a glance

This part of western Airdrie is mostly newer subdivisions of detached houses, townhouses and a few apartment buildings, laid out around ponds and pathways. About 57% of homes are detached and 20% are apartments, 27% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $412K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.)

$516K^*

* est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $543K

Residents

10,820

scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,096 at the 2021 census

Households renting

27%

city 34%

Homes that are apartments

20%

city 23%

What the numbers mean

• Owners valued the median home at $412K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $516K, close to the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
• 27% of households rent, below the 34% city-wide.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,096 at the 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,096 at the 2021 census.

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

on $516K

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 Airdrie. 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.