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Mahogany vs Auburn Baywhich is better?

Two southeast lake communities that get compared constantly, and genuinely suit different buyers.

Right nowMahoganyAuburn Bay
Active listings
Median asking price
Sold, last 90 days
Median days on market
Average $/sq ft

Live from the Calgary MLS® feed — these figures update themselves, and reflect whatever is listed and sold today.

The real difference

Both are lake communities in the deep southeast, both have private resident-only lake access with annual fees, and both sit near the South Health Campus and Seton's amenities. The differences that matter are age and scale.

If you want the newest possible home and the larger lake amenity, Mahogany. If you want a finished community where the trees have grown in and nobody is framing a house across the street, Auburn Bay.

Read the median carefully

A community median is a statement about what sold, not about what a house costs. A community with a lot of apartment condos will show a low median even if its detached homes are expensive, and a quiet quarter at the top end can move the figure without any home changing value.

Use the medians above to understand the mix of housing in each community. To compare like with like, compare a specific property type — which is what the individual community pages break out.

Both charge lake fees — budget for them

Lake access in both communities is funded by a mandatory annual homeowners' association fee, payable whether or not you use the lake. It is not a condo fee and it does not go away. Ask for the current amount for the specific address before you write an offer, and factor it into your monthly carrying cost rather than treating it as an afterthought.

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