University District

At a glance

A new mixed-use community next to the University of Calgary and the Alberta Children's Hospital, mainly townhouses and condos with a main-street retail area. It was still being built when the housing data was collected.

Median home value

$441K

2026 assessment, indexed to September 2026, all home types · city $566K

Residents

4,330

estimate for mid-2025, up from 960 at the 2021 census

Households renting

86%

city 34%

Permits per year

45

2021–2025 average

What the numbers mean

• The median 2026 assessment is $448K (valued July 2025). Indexed to September 2026 with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (-2%), that is about $441K, 22% 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 semi-detached or row $670K, condo or apartment $434K (city: $718K detached, $478K semi or row, $295K condo). Compare like with like.
• 86% of households rent, well above the 34% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
• 35% of residents are 20 to 34, versus 21% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
• 17% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
• Housing is a mix: 5% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.
• Building activity is lighter than the city as a whole, at about 45 permits a year.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, 2021 census.

Homes

Share of homes by type, 2019 civic census.

Getting to work¹

Drive, no traffic Bike

• Downtown14 min drive · 38 min bike
• Foothills and UCalgary6 min drive · 10 min bike
• Airport22 min drive · 43 min bike
• SE industrial23 min drive · 1 h 17 min bike

Transit times aren't included yet. Check Calgary Transit's trip planner for a weekday 8:00 a.m. trip.

Off-leash dog parks²

No off-leash area inside the community. 1 more area within 150 m of the boundary.

Assessed value by home type³

The overall median mixes house types, so it can match none of them. Split by type, 2026 assessments:

Detached house

—

too few in the University District roll to report

Semi-detached or row

$670K

187 homes · city $478K

Condo or apartment

$434K

677 homes · city $295K

Estimated property tax⁴

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.

Semi-detached or row

$4,460 a year

about $370 a month on a $670K assessment

Condo or apartment

$2,880 a year

about $240 a month on a $434K assessment

Upfront closing costs⁵

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

$490

on $441K

Typical apartment rent nearby⁶

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

Studio

$1,501

+$63 vs metro average

1 bedroom

$1,646

+$65 vs metro average

2 bedroom

$1,816

−$92 vs metro average

3 bedroom or more

$2,216

+$98 vs metro average

Flood and airport noise⁷

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

University District 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.

What the building permits are for⁸

Teardowns and infill

3.2 a year

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

Secondary suites

0 a year

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

Home improvements

0.2 a year

Renovations, additions and decks: owners investing in homes they plan to keep

Safety⁹

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

14.5

per 1,000 · close to the 13.7 median

Disorder calls

33.0

per 1,000 · close to the 32.6 median

Violent crime

1.8

per 1,000 · median 2.4

Property crime

12.7

per 1,000 · median 10.8

• Reported crime runs close to the median Calgary community: 14.5 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, versus 13.7.
• The most common reported crime is other violence, 37% of the total. 87% of incidents are property crime.
• Crime has been roughly flat since 2020, at about 63 reported incidents a year.
• So far in 2026 (January to September) there have been 45 incidents, about the same as the same months of 2025.

Reported crime by year

*2026 is year to date.