Brentwood, in northwest Calgary

Brentwood

My take on the market

September 2026

Two detached homes sold in Brentwood in August, against seven in July. That’s a thin month, and two sales isn’t enough to call anything a trend — a community this size can swing on a single sale. The price of a typical detached home barely moved through the summer, sitting at about $754,200 in August. The two that sold averaged about 16 days.

Against August last year, that typical home is about 2.9% lower. Brentwood does most of its selling in May and June and goes quiet through late summer — that has held for three years running, so a thin August is the usual shape rather than a change in it. The busiest month so far this year was June, with twelve sales, a little under the fourteen and sixteen of the two summers before it. What that means for your own home depends on your street, your price range and your timing, and that’s a conversation rather than a chart.

Crowchild Tr John Laurie Blvd Shaganappi Tr Charleswood Dr Brisebois Dr Capri Ave

Detached Homes For Sale

The detached home market in Brentwood

Benchmark price
$750,200$740,000$754,200JuneJulyAugust
Average days on market August 1–31, 2026 16
Houses sold August 1–31, 2026 2

The benchmark detached home in Brentwood is a bungalow built in 1962, 1,288 square feet above ground on a 5,608 square foot lot, with three bedrooms up, another bedroom in the basement, two full bathrooms, and a single detached garage. Source: Calgary Real Estate Board.

Condominiums For Sale

The condominium market in Brentwood

Benchmark price
$338,400$337,600$324,700JuneJulyAugust
Average days on market August 1–31, 2026 97
Condos sold August 1–31, 2026 2

These are apartment figures. The Calgary Real Estate Board publishes no separate benchmark for row houses in Brentwood. A benchmark is the Board’s modelled price for a typical home of that kind here, not an average of what sold. In August 2026 that typical apartment is 606 square feet, built in 2014, with two bedrooms and one bathroom.

Brentwood apartments and row houses. Source: Calgary Real Estate Board. The Board publishes the two separately, so one figure for both is worked out and the method shown. These describe the community, not your home — the building, the floor and the reserve fund can put a unit well away from them.

Avenue Magazine put Brentwood first in its Best Neighbourhoods rankings two years running, in 2019 and 2020, and what earned it hasn’t moved. Seven schools sit inside the community — four elementary, two junior highs and a high school. So do the Nose Hill Library, Brentwood Village and the shops, restaurants, coffee and everyday services around it, the CTrain station, and Crowchild Trail and John Laurie Boulevard on two sides. The University of Calgary is a few minutes down the line. From much of the community, most of that is a walk.

What a ranking won’t tell you is that Brentwood is really two places. 58% of the homes here went up between 1961 and 1980 — the detached core of bungalows and split-levels. Everything newer sits close to the station and the shops: apartments and townhouses, a quarter of the community built since 2011.

That split explains the numbers below. 44% of households here rent, against 31% across Calgary. That’s the apartment stock and the students near the train, not the detached streets, which turn over slowly.

If you own one of the older houses, the useful question isn’t what Brentwood is worth. It’s what’s been done to your house, when, and by whom — because that’s what a buyer ends up reading, and it’s where I’d start.

Brentwood demographics

7,410

People in Brentwood

2.4 people per household, against 2.6 across Calgary

58%

Of the homes went up between 1961 and 1980

Calgary 26%. These houses are 45 to 65 years old

60%

Detached houses

Row houses 18%, apartments 19%. Calgary: 55%, 10%, 24%

56%

Own their home

Calgary 69%. The other 44% rent, against 31% citywide

55%

Of owners have no mortgage

Calgary 35%. Derived: 100 less the 45% who carry one

49%

Were at the same address five years ago

Calgary 58%. The new apartments and students move the number

$85,000

Median household income, 2020

Calgary $98,000

Source: 2021 Census of Canada, City of Calgary Community Profiles. Income is 2020 — the 2021 census reports the prior year. The mortgage-free share is derived: 100 less the share of owners with a mortgage.

All information herein is deemed accurate but not guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of homes will I find in Brentwood?

Mostly 1960s-70s bungalows and split-levels on generous lots, with a growing mix of tasteful renovations and some newer infill. It's an established community with mature trees and a real sense of character — not a cookie-cutter subdivision.

How's the school situation in Brentwood?

Brentwood is well served by several elementary and junior high schools within walking distance, and it's a short drive to the University of Calgary and SAIT. The community's LRT station also makes the commute easy for high schoolers and university students alike.

Is Brentwood a good long-term investment?

Brentwood has a strong track record of steady appreciation thanks to its location, mature tree canopy, and easy LRT access to downtown and the university. Renovated bungalows and infill builds have both performed well, making it a solid pick whether you're buying to live in or hold long-term.

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