Newer suburb · Airdrie, Calgary

Windsong and Hillcrest

Family subdivisions in the south, around a big regional park

Families with kids
Commuters
Owners on a budget

Windsong and Hillcrest in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Calgary and Statistics Canada.

At a glance

Windsong and Hillcrest are family subdivisions in southern Airdrie, with detached houses and townhouses around Chinook Winds Regional Park and Discovery Park. About 58% of homes are detached and 7% are apartments, 19% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $432K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $541K^*
Residents: 14,050
Households renting: 19%
Homes that are apartments: 7%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $432K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $541K, close to the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
19% of households rent, well below the 34% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
29% of residents are under 15, versus 18% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 11,816 at the 2021 census.

0-1429%

15-195%

20-244%

25-3417%

35-4423%

45-5411%

55-646%

65+5%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 11,816 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached58%

Semi-detached5%

Row house30%

Duplex flat0%

Apartment under 5 storeys7%

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: $590

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.