Calgary Homes at 1,500 Square Feet and Up
Fifteen hundred square feet is the default shape of a Calgary family house. Buyers here are second-time owners with one or two children, relocating families who want a full detached home without reaching into the estate market, and anyone who has decided a bonus room is worth more than a fourth bedroom.
What This Size Costs in Calgary
Across the 2,365 active Calgary listings at 1,500 square feet or larger on 16 September 2026, the median asking price was $798,800 and the median asking price per square foot was $386. The middle half of those listings sat between $659,900 and $1,089,000, and between $344 and $497 per square foot. Asking prices ran from $2,395 to $10,750,000.
Narrowing to the 1,500–1,749 sq ft slice — the 631 listings in that range and no larger — the median asking price was $615,000, the median size 1,616 sq ft, and the median asking price per square foot $374. That is the tighter answer to “what does a 1,500 sq ft home cost in Calgary”, because it strips out the much larger homes that the 1,500-and-up filter also returns.
- $798,800Median asking price
- $386Median per square foot
- 2,365Active listings at this size
- 25 daysMedian time on market
Price Per Square Foot Across the Size Ladder
Square footage is not priced evenly in Calgary. Between roughly 700 and 2,250 square feet the median asking price per square foot barely moves — it sits in the high $300s across every one of those bands. Above 2,250 it climbs steeply, because at that size you are paying for lot, location, view and finish rather than for floor area. That is the single most useful thing to understand before you decide whether to buy more space.
| Size floor | Active listings | Median asking price | Median $/sq ft |
|---|---|---|---|
| 500+ sq ft | 6,066 | $559,900 | $399 |
| 700+ sq ft | 5,524 | $589,900 | $395 |
| 1,000+ sq ft | 4,244 | $659,900 | $396 |
| 1,250+ sq ft | 3,167 | $725,000 | $388 |
| 1,500+ sq ft | 2,365 | $798,800 | $386 |
| 1,750+ sq ft | 1,734 | $864,450 | $392 |
| 2,000+ sq ft | 1,195 | $925,000 | $390 |
| 2,250+ sq ft | 756 | $1,099,900 | $421 |
| 3,000+ sq ft | 177 | $2,100,000 | $617 |
| 3,500+ sq ft | 67 | $3,250,000 | $727 |
| 4,000+ sq ft | 34 | $3,762,500 | $810 |
What Homes at This Size Actually Are
Detached homes dominate above 1,500 sq ft, with semi-detached homes as the main alternative. The plan is familiar: three bedrooms up, two and a half baths, a bonus room or loft, an attached double garage, and an unfinished basement waiting for a future project.
Of the 2,365 active listings at 1,500 square feet and above, 74% were detached houses. The rest broke down as Semi Detached (Half Duplex) 13%, Row/Townhouse 10%, Apartment 3%.
Where to Find Them in Calgary
The communities with the most active listings at this size on 16 September 2026 were Mahogany (83); Saddle Ridge (82); Cornerstone (50); Livingston (49); Hotchkiss (48); Rangeview (47). Inventory at a given size moves with new-phase releases in the newer communities and with turnover in the established ones, so this is a place to start a search, not a fixed ranking.
Buying at This Size — What We Tell Clients
In this range the premium you pay is for location and finish, not for size — homes 300 sq ft apart can sit at the same price in different communities. Compare on lot orientation, garage type, basement development and how far the community is from where you actually work.
If you want to be told the moment a home at this size comes to market in a community you care about, we can set up a saved search that does exactly that — or you can book a call and we will walk through what is available now.