Neighbouring established northwest communities whose headline medians look wildly different — for a reason that has little to do with house prices.
| Right now | Varsity | Brentwood |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
This pair is the clearest illustration on the site of why a community median is not a house price. Brentwood contains a substantial amount of apartment and townhouse stock, much of it near the CTrain and the university, which pulls its median down sharply. Varsity's mix is weighted more toward detached homes.
Compare detached to detached and the gap narrows dramatically. Anyone concluding from the headline figures that Brentwood houses are half the price of Varsity houses has misread the data.
Varsity for buyers wanting a larger detached home on a bigger lot in an established area. Brentwood for buyers prioritising transit access and value, including anyone working at the university or the hospitals who wants to walk or take one train.