A $700,000 budget buys a typical detached house across most of north, northeast, southeast and deep-southwest Calgary — it is comfortably above the citywide median detached price of $696,894. In the inner city and on the west side, the same $700,000 is usually a townhouse or apartment budget instead. A few inner-city communities are the exception; no west-side community is.
So the useful question is not which communities are under $700,000, but which property type you want that $700,000 to buy. The tables below are split by type for that reason and rebuild from current sold data.
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$700,000 is four different budgets
Before any list of communities is useful, the budget needs a property type attached to it. Right now 83 Calgary communities have a median detached price under $700,000, and 139 of 195 reportable communities have an all-types median under it. Those are very different numbers, and the second one is the one that misleads people.
| If you want… | What $700,000 gets you | Where to look |
|---|---|---|
| A detached house | Comfortably above the citywide median detached price of $696,894 | Most of the north, northeast, southeast and deep southwest |
| A detached house in the inner city | Below the median in most inner-city communities; you are shopping the bottom of the range or an older home needing work | Renfrew, Capitol Hill and the eastern inner city |
| A detached house on the west side | Below every west-side detached median — those run from $711,500 to $1,575,000 | The closest are Glamorgan and Westgate, both still above $700,000 |
| A townhouse or apartment | Near the top of the market for both types citywide | Anywhere, including the inner city and the west side |
Why a community’s headline median can be a trap. Sage Hill’s all-types median is $413,000, which looks like an easy detached buy. Its detached median is $680,000 — the low overall figure reflects how many apartments sell there, not cheap houses. Every table on this page is broken out by property type for exactly this reason.
Where $700,000 goes furthest
These are the communities with the deepest supply of detached housing below $700,000, ordered by how many detached homes actually changed hands. Volume matters as much as price: a busy market gives you choice, comparable sales to price against, and a cleaner exit when you sell.
| Community | Median detached | Detached sales | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston | $673,750 | 174 | North |
| Coventry Hills | $552,000 | 169 | North |
| Mckenzie Towne | $615,000 | 165 | South East |
| Copperfield | $585,000 | 149 | South East |
| Douglasdale/Glen | $684,000 | 133 | South East |
| Saddle Ridge | $611,000 | 127 | North East |
| Livingston | $681,500 | 116 | North |
| New Brighton | $625,000 | 116 | South East |
| Hidden Valley | $600,050 | 114 | North |
| Bridlewood | $587,250 | 108 | South |
| Martindale | $485,000 | 103 | North East |
| Citadel | $665,000 | 101 | North West |
By area, that supply concentrates in the southeast (Mckenzie Towne, Copperfield, Douglasdale/Glen, New Brighton and Riverbend), the northeast (Saddle Ridge, Martindale, Cornerstone, Taradale and Temple), and the north. In the inner city the detached options under this figure are limited to Tuxedo Park and Highland Park. On the west side, there is effectively no community where the detached median sits under $700,000.
Where $700,000 becomes a townhouse budget
In the communities below, $700,000 is not a detached budget. It is a good attached-housing budget, and buyers who want the location more than the house type do well here.
| Community | Median detached | Median row / townhouse | What $700K realistically buys here |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aspen Woods | $1,397,500 | $529,250 | Row / townhouse |
| West Springs | $1,134,500 | $556,174 | Row / townhouse |
| Altadore | $1,475,000 | $670,000 | Row / townhouse |
| Bridgeland/Riverside | $810,700 | $521,250 | Row / townhouse |
| Inglewood | $835,000 | $585,000 | Row / townhouse |
| Killarney/Glengarry | $880,000 | $477,000 | Row / townhouse |
| Edgemont | $800,000 | $535,000 | Row / townhouse |
| Springbank Hill | $1,200,000 | $575,000 | Row / townhouse |
From Crystal’s desk
This is the fork most buyers hit around this number, and it is worth naming plainly: at $700,000 you are choosing between the house you want and the location you want. Very few Calgary buyers get both at this figure.
Neither answer is wrong. The buyers who regret it are the ones who never actually made the choice — they spend six months bidding on the cheapest detached home in an expensive community, which is usually the one with the compromise nobody wanted.
Established or new at this price
| Newer community | Established community | |
|---|---|---|
| House | More square footage and a current layout | Less square footage, often a bigger lot |
| Condition | Little immediate work | Budget for a roof, furnace or windows within a few years |
| Location | Edge of the city; longer commutes | Closer in; shorter commutes |
| Competition | You compete with the builder’s remaining stock | Resale only |
| Certainty | Amenities may still be promised | You can see exactly what is there |
What buyers overlook at this price
- Condo fees on attached housing. A $600,000 townhouse with a $500 monthly fee carries like a more expensive home. Run the number before you compare it with a detached listing.
- Lake and homeowners’ association fees. Several of the communities in these tables carry an annual association fee. It is small next to a mortgage payment and it is permanent.
- Property tax. Assessed values vary widely between communities at the same purchase price.
- The commute you are actually buying. The difference between a 20-minute and a 50-minute drive, twice a day, is a larger lifestyle change than most of the square footage people are trading it for.
- Resale pool. The cheapest house in an expensive community and the most expensive house in an affordable one both sell slowly.
Other budgets
Every band below is generated from the same dataset on each rebuild, so these lists reflect current sold prices rather than a snapshot someone typed in once.
A $500,000 budget
Across the 195 Calgary communities that trade often enough to report, 8 have a median detached price under $500,000, and 72 have a median row or townhouse price under it. That gap is the whole point: the same money is a wide detached search in one part of the city and an attached-housing search in another.
| Community | Median detached | Detached sales | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martindale | $485,000 | 103 | North East |
| Dover | $474,500 | 65 | East |
| Erin Woods | $452,500 | 60 | East |
| Falconridge | $460,000 | 53 | North East |
| Penbrooke Meadows | $495,000 | 43 | East |
| Abbeydale | $456,500 | 37 | North East |
| Castleridge | $450,000 | 35 | North East |
| Forest Heights | $485,250 | 34 | East |
Where this becomes an attached-housing budget. Sage Hill ($425,000), Mckenzie Towne ($395,000), Seton ($420,000), Copperfield ($390,000), Cranston ($397,800) are among the busiest row and townhouse markets under this figure.
A $600,000 budget
Across the 195 Calgary communities that trade often enough to report, 32 have a median detached price under $600,000, and 89 have a median row or townhouse price under it. That gap is the whole point: the same money is a wide detached search in one part of the city and an attached-housing search in another.
| Community | Median detached | Detached sales | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coventry Hills | $552,000 | 169 | North |
| Copperfield | $585,000 | 149 | South East |
| Bridlewood | $587,250 | 108 | South |
| Martindale | $485,000 | 103 | North East |
| Beddington Heights | $576,000 | 91 | North |
| Shawnessy | $595,450 | 84 | South |
| Huntington Hills | $580,000 | 82 | North |
| Taradale | $525,250 | 80 | North East |
| Temple | $550,000 | 75 | North East |
| Ogden | $518,750 | 74 | South East |
Where this becomes an attached-housing budget. Sage Hill ($425,000), Mckenzie Towne ($395,000), Seton ($420,000), Copperfield ($390,000), Cranston ($397,800) are among the busiest row and townhouse markets under this figure.
A $700,000 budget
Across the 195 Calgary communities that trade often enough to report, 83 have a median detached price under $700,000, and 95 have a median row or townhouse price under it. That gap is the whole point: the same money is a wide detached search in one part of the city and an attached-housing search in another.
| Community | Median detached | Detached sales | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston | $673,750 | 174 | North |
| Coventry Hills | $552,000 | 169 | North |
| Mckenzie Towne | $615,000 | 165 | South East |
| Copperfield | $585,000 | 149 | South East |
| Douglasdale/Glen | $684,000 | 133 | South East |
| Saddle Ridge | $611,000 | 127 | North East |
| Livingston | $681,500 | 116 | North |
| New Brighton | $625,000 | 116 | South East |
| Hidden Valley | $600,050 | 114 | North |
| Bridlewood | $587,250 | 108 | South |
A $800,000 budget
Across the 195 Calgary communities that trade often enough to report, 124 have a median detached price under $800,000, and 96 have a median row or townhouse price under it. That gap is the whole point: the same money is a wide detached search in one part of the city and an attached-housing search in another.
| Community | Median detached | Detached sales | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mahogany | $762,500 | 245 | South East |
| Cranston | $718,000 | 241 | South East |
| Tuscany | $735,000 | 207 | North West |
| Evergreen | $714,000 | 189 | South |
| Auburn Bay | $738,950 | 174 | South East |
| Evanston | $673,750 | 174 | North |
| Panorama Hills | $730,000 | 165 | North |
| Mckenzie Lake | $750,000 | 147 | South East |
| Douglasdale/Glen | $684,000 | 133 | South East |
| Chaparral | $722,000 | 119 | South |
A $1,000,000 budget
Across the 195 Calgary communities that trade often enough to report, 151 have a median detached price under $1,000,000, and 96 have a median row or townhouse price under it. That gap is the whole point: the same money is a wide detached search in one part of the city and an attached-housing search in another.
| Community | Median detached | Detached sales | Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signal Hill | $893,400 | 93 | West |
| Varsity | $881,000 | 87 | North West |
| Lakeview | $975,000 | 72 | West |
| Strathcona Park | $938,500 | 63 | West |
| Hamptons | $942,944 | 62 | North West |
| Richmond | $947,750 | 62 | City Centre |
| Mount Pleasant | $900,000 | 61 | City Centre |
| Killarney/Glengarry | $880,000 | 56 | City Centre |
| Oakridge | $852,500 | 52 | South |
| Parkland | $862,500 | 47 | South |
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Sources & method
All figures are median sold prices for October 2025 to September 2026, from Pillar 9™ MLS® data for the City of Calgary, broken out by property type. Citywide benchmark context is CREB®, September 2026.
- Communities appear only where the property type in question recorded at least 12 sales in the period.
- A median is the midpoint of what sold, not a price guide for a particular home. Half of what sold in each community sold for more.
- These tables are regenerated from the dataset on every build, so they reflect the market rather than a fixed editorial list.
- Full methodology and known limitations.