Neighbourhoods · Centre sector

Chinatown

Centre City · Established community

Median home assessment
$343k
Across 1,355 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
2,250
7% under 15 · 29% 65+
Median income (2021)
$29k
Higher than 1% of areas
New homes in permits
0
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Chinatown 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
High Rise Apartment Condo1,29996%$343,000
Low Rise Apartment Condo564%$340,000
Self-Contained Senior Home (Income)30%$20,330,000
Apartment Low-rise/Commercial10%$16,960,000
Apartment High-rise/Commercial10%$12,240,000

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. 1,964 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

31 building permit applications, including 0 new homes.

28 Existing3 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

7 development permit applications.

3 Change of Use1 Renovations1 Residential1 Signs1 Surface Parking Lots
Land use change applications, last 3 years

None inside the community.

Planned Green Line station: Eau ClaireAbout 30 m outside the boundary. Construction timing isn't set yet.
Planned Green Line station: 7 Avenue SWAbout 370 m outside the boundary. Planned as part of the Downtown Segment.
Planned Green Line station: 9 Avenue NAbout 520 m outside the boundary. Construction timing isn't set yet.
Planned Green Line station: BeltlineAbout 710 m outside the boundary. Planned as part of the Downtown Segment.
20 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Chinatown
  • Calgary Chinese Private SchoolSenior High · The Calgary Chinese Public School Society

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

Transit

5 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

No community hall listed for Chinatown.

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Off-leash dog areas

None inside the boundary.

Pools, rinks and recreation

No City-listed recreation facilities inside the boundary.

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 28, 2026. All neighbourhoods · Compare addresses

Chinatown, Calgary: homes, people, schools and what's being built · Calgary Property Brief