Neighbourhoods · Northwest sector

Varsity

1960s/1970s · Established community

Median home assessment
$737k
Across 4,914 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
12,040
14% under 15 · 24% 65+
Median income (2021)
$45k
Higher than 51% of areas
New homes in permits
13
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Varsity 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
Detached2,59853%$943,750
Townhouse Complex86818%$466,250
Low Rise Apartment Condo78416%$250,500
High Rise Apartment Condo4659%$386,500
Duplex802%$570,750
Low Rise Rental Condo701%$206,500
Duplex Building251%$989,500
Fourplex Back-to-back110%$1,000,000
Townhouse110%$431,500
Self-Contained Senior Home (Income)30%$20,480,000

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. 5,952 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

136 building permit applications, including 13 new homes.

107 Existing27 New2 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

101 development permit applications.

51 Residential17 Change of Use16 Relaxation12 Signs4 Commercial1 Home Occupation Class 2
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
132 VARSITY ESTATES PL NW2025-07-08R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Cancelled
132 VARSITY ESTATES PL NW2025-05-26R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Cancelled
4607 VALIANT DR NW2025-01-30R-CGto H-GOFrom grade-oriented infill to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.A similar scale, with different rules.Under Review
4619 VIRGINIA DR NW2024-01-07R-C1to R-CGFrom single detached homes (contextual one dwelling) to grade-oriented infill.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Cancelled
No planned Green Line station in or next to VarsityBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
14 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Varsity
  • Calgary Charter School Hub ¿ Almadina CampusJunior High/Senior High · Almadina School Society
  • Christine Meikle SchoolElementary/Junior High/Senior High · The Calgary School Division
  • École Terre des JeunesElementary · The Southern Francophone Education Region
  • F. E. Osborne SchoolElementary/Junior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Fusion CollegiateSenior High · Fusion Education Association
  • Marion Carson SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division
  • St. Vincent De Paul Elementary Junior High SchoolElementary/Junior High · The Calgary Roman Catholic Separate School Division
  • STEM Innovation Academy High SchoolSenior High · STEM Innovation Academy Society
  • Varsity Acres SchoolElementary · The Calgary School Division

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

Transit

12 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

CTrain: SB Brentwood CTrain Station, SB Dalhousie CTrain Station

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Varsity Community Centre
4303 Varsity DR NW

Find the community association

Off-leash dog areas
  • VarsityCommunity Cluster · 216R VALENCIA RD NW
  • Varsity Buffer At 37 St Inside Crowchild Tr Sound WallNeighbourhood · ROAD RIGHT OF WAY
Pools, rinks and recreation
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