Housing trends

Review market housing data and trends such as median home prices, new housing starts and demographics. These trends provide insight into the factors shaping Calgary’s housing market.

Unless otherwise specified, data on this page refers to the municipality of Calgary only.

Rental market vacancy rate

This line graph shows an upward trend in total rental market vacancy rate in Calgary.

Total rental market vacancy rate increased from 1.4% in 2023 to 4.6% in 2024. The increase was driven by a large influx of purpose-built rental completions.

Vacancy rate is forecasted to rise further to near 6% in 2025 as more purpose-built supply becomes available.

Data and information used in this graph is sourced from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Median home prices by building type

This infographic illustrates Calgary's median home sale prices since 2015, categorized by building types. Since home sale prices can vary seasonally due to a variety of factors, additional quarterly information is provided for the latest year in the graph.

Sale prices had shifted from a high rate of acceleration to a steady rate of deceleration between 2024 and 2025. Year-over-year comparison of sale prices from Q2 2024 to Q2 2025 indicates additional softening in parts of the market. By category, the percentage changes were:

  • Row/Townhouses                  -4.9%
  • Semi-detached homes           3.4%
  • Detached homes                    -1.1%
  • Apartments/Multi-Family      -5.4%

However, it is important to note that housing prices have risen drastically since 2020 and remain significantly higher than 10 years ago.

Data used in this infographic is sourced from Calgary Real Estate Board.

Historical average market rent

This infographic provides an overview of Calgary's average market rental rates since 2019, categorized by dwelling types. For the current year, rental rates are tracked quarterly.

Year-over-year comparison from Q2 2024 to Q2 2025 suggested a stabilizing mix of demand and supply in the rental market. However, rental rates across all categories remain at elevated levels since 2019. In particular, detached and townhouse/duplex remain record high. By category, the percentage changes were:

  • Multi-Residential                   -1.1%
  • Others                                     -4.3%
  • Townhouse/Duplex               1.9%
  • Detached                                 3.0%

It is expected that growth in the purpose-built rental stock to continue into latter half of 2025, leading to anticipated increase in vacancy rate and slower growth in rents in the multi-residential category.

Data used in this graph is sourced from RentFaster.

 

Population projection

This line graph shows the estimated total population trend for Calgary.

In 2025, Calgary’s population is estimated to increase by 52,800 new residents year-over-year.

Data used in this graph is sourced from Corporate Economics.

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