Established suburb · Airdrie, Calgary

Woodside and Willowbrook

A mixed area of apartments, townhouses and houses north of Old Town

Renters
Owners on a budget
Commuters

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

At a glance

Woodside and Willowbrook mix apartment buildings, townhouses and detached houses north of Old Town, with a higher share of renters than most of Airdrie. About 39% of homes are detached and 45% are apartments, 33% of households rent, and owners valued the median home at about $332K in the 2021 census.

Median home value (est.): $415K^*
Residents: 4,690
Households renting: 33%
Homes that are apartments: 45%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $332K in the 2021 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Calgary MLS® Home Price Index (+25% since then), that is about $415K, 24% below the Calgary-area towns median of $543K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
33% of households rent, close to the 34% city-wide.
20% are 65 or older, versus 13% city-wide, a sign of long-time residents and a settled pace.
Housing is a mix: 45% apartments, with the rest townhouses, duplexes and houses.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,947 at the 2021 census.

0-1416%

15-194%

20-245%

25-3413%

35-4415%

45-5412%

55-6414%

65+20%

Homes

Share of homes by type, scaled estimate for mid-2025, up from 3,947 at the 2021 census.

Single-detached39%

Semi-detached2%

Row house14%

Duplex flat0%

Apartment under 5 storeys45%

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: $470

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.