West Hillhurst

Calgary, Alberta

Market snapshot

As of September 27, 2026, the median asking price in West Hillhurst, Calgary is $837,450, across 56 active MLS® listings.

Those listings have been on the market an average of 54 days.

22 new listings came to market in West Hillhurst in the last 30 days.

Asking prices work out to about $652 per square foot, based on the 56 listings that report floor area.

Condos in West Hillhurst are listed at an average of $404,830 across 20 active listings.

Detached homes in West Hillhurst are listed at an average of $1,739,550 across 16 active listings.

Duplexes in West Hillhurst are listed at an average of $1,262,800 across 13 active listings.

Townhouses in West Hillhurst are listed at an average of $759,783 across 6 active listings.

About West Hillhurst

Inner-city river-adjacent living with mixed housing

West Hillhurst is a core-adjacent neighbourhood where condos, houses, and duplexes share the same inner-city setting.

This is a redeveloping inner-city place: some blocks feel established, others feel in transition as older homes give way to new low-rise buildings and infills. The appeal is proximity to downtown and the nearby concentration of shops, food, parks, and studios. It is not a uniform, single-housing-type neighbourhood, and it doesn’t read like a suburban district built around one commercial centre.

Living in West Hillhurst

West Hillhurst’s housing is led by condominium apartments, with detached houses and duplexes also common. The result is a neighbourhood where low-rise condo living and ground-oriented homes coexist, giving buyers multiple ways to live in the same inner-city location.

A typical home here is a condominium apartment in a low-rise building, with detached houses and duplexes forming a substantial share of the remaining options.

Is West Hillhurst right for you?

May be a strong fit if you want

May be less suited if you prioritize

Buying in West Hillhurst

In West Hillhurst, look beyond asking price to the lived-in realities of housing form: condo building fundamentals versus the upkeep and layout trade-offs of detached and duplex options in a redeveloping inner-city area.

What to look at

Condo fundamentals

With condo apartments leading the mix, building condition, governance, and what fees cover matter as much as the unit itself. Pay attention to practical details like storage and parking arrangements where applicable.

Infill context

The neighbourhood includes substantial infills alongside older homes, so finishing standards and sound separation can vary by building style. Compare what is truly comparable: similar form, similar era, similar construction approach.

Mobility fit

The area’s profile supports walking and biking more strongly than transit (Walk Score of 74, Bike Score of 88, Transit Score of 50). Match the specific address to the way you actually plan to move through the city.

Nearby anchors

Value can hinge on which nearby anchors you’ll use most—parks like West Hillhurst Park, schools such as Madeleine D'Houet School or Mosaic Montessori Academy, or everyday stops like Sunterra Market and FreshCo Frontier.

Selling in West Hillhurst

Selling in West Hillhurst is about making the home’s specific advantages easy to grasp, because buyers are often weighing very different property types within the same neighbourhood. Clear marketing helps a buyer quickly place your home in the context of condos versus detached houses versus duplexes, and understand the lifestyle it supports.

What the marketing has to address

Housing type clarity

Be explicit about where the home sits in the neighbourhood mix—condo apartment, detached house, or duplex—and present it against true peers. What counts as a strength differs sharply by form.

Everyday proximity

Make it simple to see which nearby amenities are closest to your property: parks and playgrounds, nearby schools, and the surrounding food-and-grocery options such as St. Lawrence Bagels or Sunterra Market.

Condition and finish

In a neighbourhood with both older housing and newer infills, buyers look closely at what has been updated and how well it’s been executed. Document improvements and present maintenance as a straightforward ownership story.

Mobility story

Tie the home to the transportation reality buyers are choosing here: good walkability and very strong bikeability, with moderate transit. Position features like bike storage, parking, or access points accordingly.

The bottom line

West Hillhurst places you in an inner-city northwest Calgary neighbourhood across the Bow River from downtown, with a home mix led by condominium apartments alongside common detached houses and duplexes. With walk and bike scores that read as strongly on-foot and especially bike-friendly, it supports an active, urban routine more than a purely car-first one. It isn’t the right fit if your priority is a neighbourhood defined by large, newer master-planned subdivisions and car-dependent daily errands.

This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.

Market pulse

West Hillhurst currently has 61 active for-sale listings with a median asking price of $824,888 and an average of $635 per square foot, pointing to a higher-priced inner-city market with a wide range of inventory. Homes have been listed for an average of 52 days so far, and with 26 new listings added in the past 30 days, buyers and investors have fresh options to compare—making pricing discipline and value-per-square-foot especially important when evaluating opportunities.

AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of September 23, 2026. Not financial advice.

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Walk Score 74 · Transit Score 50 · Bike Score 88

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