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Housing Age Structure by Community (Calgary 1890 - 2024)
This page shows how home age varies across Calgary neighbourhoods. Use the slicers to compare median house age by community and by housing type. It’s a practical way to see the city’s growth timeline—from early inner-city districts to newer suburban builds.
Housing Age Structure Dashboard
Data Updated On Nov, 2025
Context: Older neighbourhoods typically show higher median ages and more detached stock, while newer suburbs skew younger and include more apartments and rows. The charts make these differences easy to scan in seconds.
📌 How to read this
- Use the year, sector, and community slicers to focus your view.
- Median House Age (big number) reflects your current filters.
- The left chart compares median age by housing type; the right chart ranks neighbourhoods by median age.
- The timeline reveals when different housing types surged—helpful for context on infrastructure and streetscape.
Calgary’s inner-city districts like Inglewood and Ramsay carry early-1900s housing stock, while large post-1960s expansion shaped much of the Northwest and South. Housing age signals more than construction year—it relates to street pattern, walkability, and neighbourhood character.