Neighbourhoods · West sector

Westgate

1950s · Established community

Median home assessment
$703k
Across 1,152 houses, townhouses and condos
People (2021 census)
3,225
16% under 15 · 18% 65+
Median income (2021)
$47k
Higher than 60% of areas
New homes in permits
10
Applied for in the last 12 months

Map

Westgate 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
Detached90478%$722,250
Low Rise Apartment Condo12010%$247,000
Townhouse Complex777%$334,000
Duplex282%$476,750
Duplex Building101%$940,250
Detached with Backyard Suite81%$794,500
Townhouse40%$754,000
Townhouse Co-op10%$28,290,000
Fourplex Back-to-back10%$881,000
Apartment Low-rise10%$4,800,000

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. 1,171 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

56 building permit applications, including 10 new homes.

38 Existing17 New1 Other
Development permits, last 2 years

30 development permit applications.

14 Residential6 Home Occupation Class 25 Relaxation3 Change of Use1 Signs1 Renovations
Land use change applications, last 3 years
AddressChangeIn plain EnglishStatus
839 45 ST SW2026-06-11R-C2to H-GOFrom single, semi-detached and duplex homes to grade-oriented housing near transit and main streets.Allows more homes or a bigger building.Miscellaneous
No planned Green Line station in or next to WestgateBased on the City's planned Green Line stations.
3 licensed short-term rentalsShort-term rentals with a current City business licence inside the boundary.

Schools and getting around

Schools in Westgate
  • Vincent Massey SchoolJunior High · The Calgary School Division
  • Westgate 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

5 bus and CTrain routes stop inside the community.

CTrain: EB 45 Street CTrain Station, WB 45 Street CTrain Station

Parks, recreation and community

Community association

Westgate Community Centre
4943 8 AV SW

Find the community association

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