Housing and change community signal
Established housing character across Calgary communities
Relative older-housing presence using both the 2021 construction-period profile and the current assessment roll, supported by canopy, public-tree and renewal context.
This page compares one public-data signal at a time. It is a shortlist tool rather than an overall ranking, and every leading record links to a full community profile with the underlying evidence and local context.
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Published formula
Pre-1981 dwelling share 35%, assessment-derived average residential building age 35%, canopy 10%, public-tree density 10%, latest 12-month renewal activity 10%.
Community and assessment-roll averages hide individual buildings, vacant land and renovations. Building age is not a condition or heritage rating; systems, maintenance and redevelopment vary property by property.
Evidence used
This is a interpretive blend. The current ingredients include pre-1981 dwelling share, tree-canopy estimate, public-tree density, latest 12-month permit and redevelopment activity.
Communities with stronger measured support
Cambrian Heights: 88/100; 2021 building era: 89% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Charleswood: 91/100; 2021 building era: 93% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Collingwood: 88/100; 2021 building era: 91% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Fairview: 88/100; 2021 building era: 91% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Glendale: 89/100; 2021 building era: 88% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Mayfair: 93/100; 2021 building era: 97% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Meadowlark Park: 90/100; 2021 building era: 94% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Scarboro/Sunalta West: 90/100; 2021 building era: 92% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Southview: 90/100; 2021 building era: 94% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 Wildwood: 87/100; 2021 building era: 87% of occupied dwellings built before 1981
These examples come from the stronger end of the measured-support range and are shown alphabetically. The score applies only to this named lens and is not an overall neighbourhood ranking.
- Cambrian Heights: 88/1002021 building era: 89% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1964 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Charleswood: 91/1002021 building era: 93% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1965 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Collingwood: 88/1002021 building era: 91% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1966 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Fairview: 88/1002021 building era: 91% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1959 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Glendale: 89/1002021 building era: 88% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1961 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Mayfair: 93/1002021 building era: 97% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1964 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Meadowlark Park: 90/1002021 building era: 94% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1960 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Scarboro/Sunalta West: 90/1002021 building era: 92% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1963 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Southview: 90/1002021 building era: 94% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1960 in the 2026 assessment roll
- Wildwood: 87/1002021 building era: 87% of occupied dwellings built before 1981 | Assessment building era: Average residential year built 1962 in the 2026 assessment roll