Neighbourhoods · South sector

Southwood

1960s/1970s · Established community

Median home assessment
$612k
Across 2,243 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
6,095
15% under 15 · 14% 65+
Median income (2021)
$39k
Higher than 29% of areas
New homes in permits
18
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Southwood 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
Detached1,37161%$651,500
Low Rise Apartment Condo31214%$209,500
Townhouse Complex22010%$348,500
Duplex1828%$485,750
Duplex Building522%$811,250
Townhouse502%$307,000
Fourplex Back-to-back321%$1,030,000
Fourplex Up/Down121%$1,030,000
Apartment Townhouse90%$1,210,000
Low Rise Rental Condo80%$155,750

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. 2,311 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

74 building permit applications, including 18 new homes.

52 Existing18 New4 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

54 development permit applications.

15 Residential11 Relaxation10 Home Occupation Class 28 Change of Use7 Signs3 Renovations
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
11003 SOUTHGLEN PL SW2025-06-30R-CGto R-CGFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented infill.Same district, with its height or density limits changed.Cancelled
No planned Green Line station in or next to SouthwoodBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
8 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Southwood
  • Ethel M. Johnson SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • Harold Panabaker SchoolElementary/Junior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Southwest Elementary CampusElementary · Foundations for the Future Charter Academy Charter School Society
  • St. Stephen SchoolElementary/Junior High · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division

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

Transit

14 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

CTrain: NB Anderson CTrain Station, NB Southland CTrain Station, SB Anderson CTrain Station, SB Southland CTrain Station

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Southwood Community Centre
11 Sackville DR SW

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas
  • SouthwoodCommunity Cluster · 1415 SOUTHLAND DR SW
  • SouthwoodCommunity Cluster · 1323 SOUTHDALE CR SW
Pools, rinks and recreation
Libraries
  • Southwood Library924 SOUTHLAND DR SW
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