Chris BirchardREALTOR® TREC The Real Estate Company

Bungalow villas: one-level living, with the outside shared.

A villa is a bungalow on condo title. Everything you use every day is on one floor, most have a garage, and the condo corporation looks after the outside: no snow to shovel, no grass to mow, and well-kept grounds you did not have to keep. They are a step up from most townhouses and apartments, and the good ones are scarce. You find them across Calgary and in Airdrie, Okotoks, Cochrane, Chestermere and High River. Here is what a villa is, why so few are built, how their prices have moved, and what to check before you buy one.

Sold data through September 2026

Illustration of a typical Calgary bungalow villa: one level, an attached garage, and grounds the condo corporation looks after

About 5% of Calgary condo sales since 2014 were bungalow villas, and few get built now: villas were 17% of the condos built in the 1990s that have sold, and 3% of those built since 2010. My read is that on today’s land and building costs, a developer earns more from townhouses or apartments on the same ground.

Supply

Most villas that sell were built before 2000.

More than half the villas that sold since 2014 were built before 2000, so for a villa the building’s age and its reserve fund matter as much as the floor plan.

  • Built before 2000
  • Built 2000 or later

Share of the 5,078 Calgary bungalow villas sold 2014 to September 2026 that were built from 1970 on, by decade built.

The definition

What counts as a villa.

A villa is any bungalow on condo title, such as a detached home, one half of a duplex or one unit in a row. The title can be conventional or bare-land and the home can be any size, so its size and fee tell you more than the name on the listing.

Track record

How villa prices have moved since 2014.

Villa prices have gone both ways: a slide into 2020, then a climb that has kept pace with detached homes and left apartments behind. Since 2024, when every other home type peaked and slipped, villas have held their price per square foot. Scarcity is part of that: few are built, and in my experience owners stay a long time once they have found one level, so the supply that reaches the market is thin.

Calgary price per square foot by year, villas against other home types Line chart of median sold price per square foot in Calgary, as an index with 2014 = 100, through 2026 (Jan to Sep). Villas 130; Detached 136; Townhouses 116; Apartments 107. Villas fell to 89 before rising. Median sold price per sq ft, 2014 = 100 Calgary, 2014 to 2026 (Jan to Sep) 80 100 120 140 2014 2017 2020 2023 2026 Detached 136 Villas 130 Townhouses 116 Apartments 107

Median sold price per sq ft by year, Calgary, 2014 to 2026 (Jan to Sep), each home type set to 100 in 2014; 281 villa sales in 2026 (Jan to Sep).

Where they are

Calgary’s villa complexes, by quadrant.

A place to start a villa search: where the complexes are and what they are like, so you know which ones to watch. Tap a pin, or pick a quadrant to see its list. Zoom in and each complex shows its outline; some complexes also take in two-storey townhouses or apartments.

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Northwest Calgary 37 complexes Show the list

  • Rocky Ridge · Built 2004 to 2007 · Few have a garage

  • Varsity · Built 1974 to 1977 · Most have a garage

  • Collingwood · Built in 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Evanston · Built 2006 to 2008 · Most have a garage

  • Edgemont · Built 1992 to 1995 · Most have a garage

  • Edgemont · Built in 1990 · Most have a garage

  • Panorama Hills · Built 1998 to 2000 · Most have a garage

  • St Andrews Heights · Built in 1978 · Few have a garage

  • Hidden Valley · Built 1998 to 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Hawkwood · Built in 1992 · Most have a garage

  • MacEwan Glen · Built 1992 to 1993 · Most have a garage

  • Valley Ridge · Built 1998 to 2003 · Most have a garage

  • Edgemont · Built 1998 to 1999 · Most have a garage

  • MacEwan Glen · Built in 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Sandstone Valley · Built in 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Varsity · Built in 1988 · Most have a garage

  • Huntington Hills · Built in 1976 · Few have a garage

  • Hamptons · Built 1997 to 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Hamptons · Built 1997 to 2003 · Most have a garage

  • Varsity · Built in 1976 · Few have a garage

  • Mount Pleasant · Built 1996 to 1997 · Few have a garage

  • North Haven · Built in 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Panorama Hills · Built 2007 to 2008 · Few have a garage

  • Rocky Ridge · Built 2001 to 2004 · Most have a garage

  • Royal Oak · Built 2004 to 2006 · Most have a garage

  • Sage Hill · Built 2012 to 2015 · Few have a garage

  • Sage Hill · Built 2012 to 2015 · Few have a garage

  • Sandstone Valley · Built in 1995 · Most have a garage

  • Scenic Acres · Built in 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Mount Pleasant · Built 1990 to 1995 · Most have a garage

  • Edgemont · Built 1988 to 1990 · Most have a garage

  • Thorncliffe · Built in 1975 · Most have a garage

  • Tuscany · Built 2007 to 2008 · Most have a garage

  • Hawkwood · Built in 1988 · Most have a garage

  • Rocky Ridge · Built 1998 to 2007 · Most have a garage

  • Tuscany · Built 2012 to 2015 · Most have a garage

  • Scenic Acres · Built 1996 to 2002 · Most have a garage

Northeast Calgary 16 complexes Show the list

  • Monterey Park · Built in 1996 · Most have a garage

  • Taradale · Built in 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Marlborough Park · Built in 1978 · Few have a garage

  • Redstone · Built 2018 to 2021 · Few have a garage

  • Harvest Hills · Built in 1994 · Most have a garage

  • Harvest Hills · Built in 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Monterey Park · Built in 1994 · Most have a garage

  • Marlborough Park · Built in 1977 · Few have a garage

  • Pineridge · Built 2001 to 2003 · Most have a garage

  • Saddle Ridge · Built 2006 to 2010 · Few have a garage

  • Rundle · Built in 1990 · Most have a garage

  • Rundle · Built in 1978 · Few have a garage

  • Renfrew · Built in 1998 · Few have a garage

  • Temple · Built in 1980 · Few have a garage

  • Livingston · Built 2017 to 2022 · Most have a garage

  • Marlborough Park · Built in 1976 · Few have a garage

Southwest Calgary 75 complexes Show the list

  • West Springs · Built 2003 to 2004 · Most have a garage

  • Crestmont · Built 2019 to 2020 · Most have a garage

  • Palliser · Built 1988 to 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built in 1993 · Most have a garage

  • Canyon Meadows · Built in 1975 · Few have a garage

  • Patterson · Built in 1996 · Most have a garage

  • Patterson · Built in 2000 · Most have a garage

  • Cedarbrae · Built in 1983 · Few have a garage

  • Cedarbrae · Built in 1983 · Few have a garage

  • Cedarbrae · Built 1996 to 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Braeside · Built in 1977 · Few have a garage

  • Beltline · Built in 1995 · Few have a garage

  • Strathcona Park · Built 1979 to 1987 · Most have a garage

  • Christie Park · Built 1992 to 1993 · Most have a garage

  • Christie Park · Built in 1994 · Most have a garage

  • Christie Park · Built 1995 to 1996 · Most have a garage

  • Coach Hill · Built in 1978 · Few have a garage

  • Springbank Hill · Built 2004 to 2007 · Most have a garage

  • Cougar Ridge · Built 2006 to 2008 · Most have a garage

  • Coach Hill · Built 1997 to 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Windsor Park · Built 1990 to 1992 · Most have a garage

  • Discovery Ridge · Built in 2002 · Most have a garage

  • Evergreen · Built in 2005 · Most have a garage

  • Evergreen · Built 2005 to 2007 · Few have a garage

  • Evergreen · Built 2001 to 2002 · Most have a garage

  • Garrison Woods · Built in 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built in 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Glamorgan · Built 1987 to 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Glamorgan · Built in 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Glenbrook · Built 1978 to 1979 · Few have a garage

  • Lincoln Park · Built in 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Coach Hill · Built in 1988 · Most have a garage

  • Strathcona Park · Built in 1987 · Most have a garage

  • Strathcona Park · Built in 1987 · Most have a garage

  • Silverado · Built 2014 to 2017 · Most have a garage

  • Patterson · Built 1995 to 1996 · Most have a garage

  • Killarney/Glengarry · Built in 1997 · Few have a garage

  • Strathcona Park · Built 1995 to 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Christie Park · Built 1997 to 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built in 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Patterson · Built 1995 to 2000 · Most have a garage

  • Cedarbrae · Built in 2002 · Most have a garage

  • Millrise · Built 1995 to 1996 · Most have a garage

  • Palliser · Built in 1988 · Most have a garage

  • Cedarbrae · Built 1993 to 1994 · Most have a garage

  • Strathcona Park · Built 2002 to 2003 · Most have a garage

  • Oakridge · Built in 1976 · Few have a garage

  • Patterson · Built in 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Patterson · Built 1995 to 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Patterson · Built 1995 to 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Coach Hill · Built 1997 to 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Christie Park · Built in 1992 · Most have a garage

  • Lincoln Park · Built in 1992 · Most have a garage

  • Shawnessy · Built 2000 to 2003 · Most have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built 1994 to 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Woodlands · Built in 1978 · Few have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built in 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Somerset · Built in 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Somerset · Built 1995 to 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Springbank Hill · Built 2004 to 2020 · Most have a garage

  • Springbank Hill · Built 2001 to 2005 · Most have a garage

  • West Springs · Built 2000 to 2004 · Most have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built in 2000 · Most have a garage

  • Patterson · Built 1992 to 1997 · Most have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built 1998 to 2000 · Most have a garage

  • Cougar Ridge · Built in 2013 · Few have a garage

  • Patterson · Built in 1994 · Most have a garage

  • Signal Hill · Built 1994 to 1995 · Most have a garage

  • West Springs · Built 2006 to 2008 · Most have a garage

  • West Springs · Built 2004 to 2005 · Most have a garage

  • Palliser · Built in 1992 · Most have a garage

  • West Springs · Built in 2014 · Few have a garage

  • Woodlands · Built in 1980 · Most have a garage

  • Woodlands · Built in 1987 · Most have a garage

  • Palliser · Built in 2003 · Most have a garage

Southeast Calgary 39 complexes Show the list

  • Inglewood · Built in 2000 · Most have a garage

  • McKenzie Towne · Built 2002 to 2003 · Most have a garage

  • Chaparral · Built in 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Chaparral · Built in 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Chaparral · Built in 1998 · Most have a garage

  • Copperfield · Built 2013 to 2016 · Few have a garage

  • Deer Run · Built in 1979 · Few have a garage

  • Forest Heights · Built in 1978 · Few have a garage

  • Douglasdale/Glen · Built 1988 to 1989 · Most have a garage

  • Douglasdale/Glen · Built 1991 to 1992 · Most have a garage

  • Douglasdale/Glen · Built in 1992 · Most have a garage

  • Dover · Built 1990 to 1999 · Few have a garage

  • Dover · Built 1998 to 1999 · Most have a garage

  • Riverbend · Built in 1994 · Most have a garage

  • Parkland · Built 2001 to 2003 · Most have a garage

  • Forest Heights · Built in 1978 · Few have a garage

  • McKenzie Towne · Built 1998 to 2002 · Most have a garage

  • Deer Ridge · Built in 1990 · Most have a garage

  • Inglewood · Built 2000 to 2002 · Most have a garage

  • McKenzie Towne · Built 2011 to 2013 · Few have a garage

  • McKenzie Towne · Built in 2007 · Few have a garage

  • Cranston · Built 2012 to 2015 · Most have a garage

  • McKenzie Towne · Built 2011 to 2015 · Most have a garage

  • Auburn Bay · Built 2011 to 2013 · Most have a garage

  • McKenzie Towne · Built 2011 to 2015 · Most have a garage

  • Auburn Bay · Built 2007 to 2010 · Few have a garage

  • Cranston · Built 2013 to 2017 · Most have a garage

  • Penbrooke Meadows · Built in 1975 · Few have a garage

  • McKenzie Lake · Built 1998 to 2000 · Most have a garage

  • Riverbend · Built in 1994 · Most have a garage

  • McKenzie Lake · Built 1994 to 1997 · Most have a garage

  • McKenzie Towne · Built 2012 to 2014 · Most have a garage

  • McKenzie Lake · Built in 2000 · Most have a garage

  • Mahogany · Built 2021 to 2022 · Most have a garage

  • Ogden · Built in 1976 · Few have a garage

  • Douglasdale/Glen · Built in 1995 · Most have a garage

  • Cranston · Built 2014 to 2019 · Most have a garage

  • Dover · Built 1990 to 1991 · Few have a garage

  • Cranston · Built 2019 to 2023 · Few have a garage

Calgary complexes where 5 or more homes sold as villas, January 2014 to September 2026. Not every villa complex in the city.

Before you buy

What to check in a villa.

Bare-land or conventional title

48% of Calgary villas sold from Jul to Sep 2026 were on bare-land title, where you own the lot and the home and the bylaws say who maintains the roof and exterior. It changes what the fee covers and what you set aside yourself.

What the fee includes

Snow, lawns, exterior repairs, building insurance: complexes split these differently. The budget shows what you’re paying for, so you can compare two villas fairly.

Age restrictions

Some complexes are adults-only or set a minimum age. That lives in the bylaws, not the listing, so read it before you fall for the place.

The reserve fund

The typical villa that sold in Calgary was built in 2000, about 26 years ago. Roofs, roads and windows often come due around that age, and the reserve fund study shows whether the money is there.

The garage and the basement

Attached single or double garage, a developed or undeveloped basement, a walkout: these shape the price, and they matter most for how you’ll live.

A villa is still a condo, so everything in the condo buying guide applies: the documents, the fee and the questions each building’s age raises.

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