Living in Airdrie, Alberta

Prices have been easing

Start with the market, because Airdrie’s September 2026 figures differ from the other four towns. CREB’s package gives a total residential benchmark of $505,800, down 3.8% from a year earlier. There were 115 sales, down 12.2% on last September and 13.1% for the year so far. Inventory was 480 homes, down 16.2%, which equals 4.17 months of supply and sales were 54% of new listings. CREB said prices eased across all property types, with the largest declines in higher-density homes. It gave no by-type benchmark for Airdrie.

The City’s own assessment page gives a different kind of figure: an average sale price of $576,438 for 2025. That is an average of actual sales in a different year, so it is not comparable with the benchmark. For a Calgary comparison see Calgary house prices and for a Calgary community see the Evanston guide.

Population and homes

The City’s 2026 municipal census counted 93,957 people, up 4.35% from 2025, with a 67.30% online response. The 2025 count was 90,044, up 4.9% and 2024 was 85,805. The City’s forecast is 134,710 people by 2034.

The City’s assessment page counts dwellings: 28,175 in 2021, 29,139 in 2022, 29,498 in 2023, 31,279 in 2024 and 32,937 in 2025. For 2022 it recorded building permits for 481 single-family homes, 196 semi-detached, 260 townhomes and 142 apartments, as reported in the City’s Growth Report. A split of existing homes by type and an official neighbourhood list were not available in the sources used.

Getting to Calgary and around town

Airdrie runs its own transit system. The City lists local routes 1 and 3, Route 900 to Cross Iron Mills and northeast Calgary and routes 901 and 902 to Downtown Calgary. Hello To Go is an on-demand service, Access Airdrie is paratransit and the City lists park and ride. Whether ICE or On-It regional services apply was not confirmed. Drive times and highway names are not stated in the sources used, so test the route at the hours you would travel.

Taxes set by the City

Airdrie council sets the municipal rate and the City publishes the total. The total residential rate for 2026 is 0.00688444, compared with 0.00645561 in 2025. Billing and due dates and utility charges were not confirmed for this page, so ask the City’s tax office. Confirm how the rate applies to a specific assessment with an accountant. For other purchase costs use the mortgage calculator and the land title fees calculator.

Health and services

AHS lists the Airdrie Community Health Centre at 604 Main Street S, with 24-hour urgent care. Recreation centres, libraries, parks, pathways and shopping were not confirmed in the sources used. No school names are listed here. Attendance areas are set by the school boards and must be confirmed for the address.

Questions to ask the City

Because Airdrie is its own municipality, the City is the source for zoning, permits, utility accounts and bus schedules at a specific address. The City publishes its transit information, its census results and its tax rates on separate pages, listed in the sources below. Ask the tax office for the billing and due dates that were not confirmed for this page and ask the utility office for current water and waste charges before comparing monthly costs with another town.

Condos, townhomes and older houses

CREB’s note on higher-density declines is relevant to anyone looking at a condo or townhouse. Read the condominium documents, including the reserve fund study, bylaws and any special levies. The buying a condo page lists the questions. Derek Bryer is a Certified Condominium Specialist with CREB and an associate with eXp Realty and spent more than 20 years in residential construction before real estate. He is not a home inspector, so a licensed inspection is still the buyer’s step.

On a detached house he looks at roof age, siding and drainage. The hail and roof guide explains what to ask about roofs and an insurance broker can confirm coverage. Flood mapping and servicing were not confirmed for Airdrie.

What the census figures mean for a buyer

The dwelling counts above rise in every year the City lists, from 28,175 in 2021 to 32,937 in 2025. A buyer of a resale home can compare its price with a builder’s advertised starting price for a similar home, quoting the date the price was seen. The 2026 census also reports a 67.30% online response rate, which is a measure of how the count was collected and not of the housing market.

Check the dwelling counts against the City’s own pages before relying on them, because the 2024 census figure of 29,851 dwellings and the assessment figure of 31,279 for the same year come from different counts.

Next steps

Someone selling in Airdrie can start with the home valuation page and the sellers page. Buyers will find the process on the buyers page. The neighbourhoods index lists every community guide, including the Sage Hill guide.