Killarney/Glengarry

Overview

Killarney/Glengarry is one of Calgary’s established inner-city communities, sitting just southwest of downtown between Bow Trail and 26 Avenue SW. Streets here mix character bungalows from the 1950s with a steady wave of infill homes and townhouses, making it a popular spot for buyers who want to be close to the core without giving up a quieter, tree-lined feel.

Lifestyle

Residents get quick access to downtown via Bow Trail and Crowchild Trail, along with the Killarney Aquatic & Recreation Centre, Shaganappi Point Golf Course, and the shops and restaurants along 17 Avenue SW. It’s a walkable, established community that continues to attract young families and professionals drawn to its central location and community feel.

What you get here

The bungalows are the reason this community looks the way it does. Hundreds of small stucco and clapboard bungalows went up on narrow post war lots, and since roughly 2002 those lots have been steadily replaced with infill. A single block here often holds seventy years of housing history at once: an original bungalow, a side by side duplex with a legal suite, and a narrow detached infill with a rooftop patio. Around four in ten homes in the community are condos or apartments, which surprises buyers who picture Killarney as nothing but bungalows.

Getting around

Bow Trail and Crowchild Trail are the two arteries, and downtown is usually a ten to fifteen minute drive outside rush hour. The bigger shift was the West LRT opening in December 2012, with Westbrook Station sitting at the north end of the community. Bus routes 2, 6, 94 and the 306 BRT run through as well. What slows you down here is not distance, it is the Crowchild interchange and 17 Avenue when the weather turns.

Schools

Killarney School (Calgary Board of Education, with Montessori programming) and Holy Name School (Calgary Catholic, bilingual) are both inside the community. A.E. Cross and Vincent Massey junior highs and Ernest Manning High School serve the area from just outside it. Designation depends on your exact address and can change year to year, so confirm with the CBE or Calgary Catholic school finder before you build a decision around a specific school.

What to check before you buy here

• On a 1950s bungalow, get eyes on the furnace, the electrical panel and the sewer line before your conditions come off. Sixty amp service and old wiring still turn up here, and both affect what an insurer will write.
• If an infill comes with a basement suite and you need that income to qualify, ask for proof it is on the City of Calgary secondary suite registry. Legal means permitted, inspected and registered, not just finished and rented.
• Lot width tells you what you are actually buying. A full width post war lot holds land value and leaves your options open. Half of a duplex is a house, not a redevelopment site.
• Homes backing onto 17 Avenue or Richmond Road usually price below the block average. Go stand in that backyard at five on a weekday before you decide the discount is worth it.

Market snapshot

Market Snapshot

Killarney/Glengarry

Monthly Report·September 2026

Benchmark Price

$741,000

Sales

17▲up 13.0%vs. September 2025

New Listings

35▼down 13.0%vs. September 2025

Days on Market

49

Months of Supply

3.53