At a glance
Westmere and Hawkmere cover the north shore and the city's civic centre: the lakeside beaches, library and city hall, plus a mix of detached houses and townhouses. About 77% of homes are detached and 7% are apartments, 12% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $537K in the 2021 census.
- Median home value (est.)
- $672K* * est.: 2021 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $543K
- Residents
- 11,740 scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,875 at the 2021 census
- Households renting
- 12% city 34%
- Homes that are apartments
- 7% city 23%
What the numbers mean
- Owners valued the median home at $537K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $672K, 24% above 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.
- 77% 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 9,875 at the 2021 census.
Homes
Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 9,875 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
- $720 on $672K
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 Chestermere. 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.