Neighbourhoods · Centre sector

Hillhurst

Inner City · Established community

Median home assessment
$711k
Across 2,475 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
5,475
15% under 15 · 11% 65+
Median income (2021)
$52k
Higher than 79% of areas
New homes in permits
3
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Hillhurst boundary

The shaded area is the City's community district boundary. Tap a dot for details. Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

Homes and assessments

Property typePropertiesShareMedian assessment
Detached95638%$978,750
High Rise Apartment Condo65826%$375,000
Low Rise Apartment Condo31112%$287,500
Duplex29712%$925,500
Townhouse1175%$676,000
High Rise Rental Condo1014%$449,500
Apartment Low-rise191%$1,680,000
Low Rise Rental Condo151%$265,500
Detached with Backyard Suite80%$1,705,000
Duplex Building70%$1,080,000

Residential property types only. Titled parking stalls, storage units and vacant lots are left out, and the median home assessment also leaves out whole apartment buildings. 3,472 assessed properties in all. Assessments are the City's estimates for property tax, valued at July 1 of the year before. They aren't sale prices.

What's being built and changed

Building permits, last 12 months

79 building permit applications, including 3 new homes.

62 Existing11 Other6 New
Development permits, last 2 years

84 development permit applications.

35 Residential19 Change of Use14 Signs9 Relaxation2 Temporary Structure2 Renovations
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
102 18 ST NW2026-09-16R-C2to H-GOFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Under Review
102 18 ST NW2026-09-16R-C2to H-GOFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Cancelled
1302 8 AV NW2025-12-23DC;DC;DCto MU-1;MU-2;MU-1From Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to see the Land Use Bylaw for this district.Submitted
1601 BOWNESS RD NW2025-12-19MU-1 f1.0h13to R-CGFrom mixed use, general (height up to 13 m · floor area ratio 1.0) to grade-oriented infill.Allows less than before.Approved
207 14 ST NW2025-10-03DC;C-COR2 f2.8h16to MU-2;MU-2From Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to see the Land Use Bylaw for this district.Approved
1218 5 AV NW2025-06-25DCto M-H3From Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to multi-residential, high density, high rise.Miscellaneous
1130 GLADSTONE RD NW2025-04-11M-CG d72to M-C2From multi-residential, grade-oriented (density up to 72 units/ha) to multi-residential, medium profile, in established communities.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Miscellaneous
1130 GLADSTONE RD NW2024-12-27M-CG d72to DCFrom multi-residential, grade-oriented (density up to 72 units/ha) to Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw).Custom rules for this site; read the DC bylaw.Cancelled
1706 WESTMOUNT BV NW2023-10-30DCto C-C1From Direct Control (custom rules in its own bylaw) to community commercial.Cancelled
No planned Green Line station in or next to HillhurstBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
36 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Hillhurst
  • ALBERTA UNIVERSITY OF THE ARTS
  • Hillhurst SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • Queen Elizabeth High SchoolJunior High/Senior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Queen Elizabeth SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division

Catchment areas aren't in this data. Check designated schools with the Calgary Board of Education or Calgary Catholic School District.

Transit

11 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

CTrain: NB SAIT / AUArts / Jubilee CTrain Stn, SB SAIT / AUArts / Jubilee CTrain Stn

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Hillhurst/Sunnyside Community Centre
1320 5 AV NW

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas

None inside the boundary.

Pools, rinks and recreation
Garbage, recycling and compostCart days are set by address.Look up the collection schedule
Snow route parking bansEach property brief checks whether the street is a snow route.How snow route bans work

From City of Calgary open data: community district boundaries, current property assessments, the 2021 federal census by community, the Calgary Equity Index, building and development permits, land use applications, business licences, schools, Calgary Transit stops, parks and recreation facilities. Pulled Oct 27, 2026. All neighbourhoods · Compare addresses