Monthly Digest
February 2026
January 2026 housing data is in, along with Q4 crime statistics and fresh economic indicators. Here's what changed.
Housing
January 2026 data
Months of supply: 3.6. Sales dropped nearly 15% while inventory climbed past 4,300 — the highest January level in years. Days on market stretched to 53, up 12 days from last January. Supply now sits at 3.6 months, still within balanced territory but moving steadily toward buyer-friendly conditions.
Explore housing data →Districts
| District | Benchmark | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| North East | $472,100 | -7.3% |
| South East | $541,500 | -6.0% |
| City Centre | $552,700 | -5.9% |
| North | $518,800 | -5.4% |
| East | $411,500 | -5.2% |
| North West | $603,700 | -4.9% |
| South | $561,800 | -2.7% |
| West | $698,400 | -1.5% |
Property Types
| Type | Benchmark | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | $724,000 | -3.4% |
| Semi-Detached | $667,000 | -1.1% |
| Row | $420,800 | -5.2% |
| Apartment | $301,200 | -7.7% |
Crime New this month
Q4 2025 data
City-wide crime continued its downward trajectory in Q4 2025, with total incidents dropping nearly 6% compared to the same quarter last year.
Explore crime data →Community Crime Movers
Biggest drops: Greenview -56.0%, Braeside -52.7%, West Springs -50.0%
Biggest increases: Sundance +127.3%, Red Carpet +80.8%, Alyth/Bonnybrook +75.0%
All three communities with the largest drops cut their incident counts by at least half. Sundance, which had one of the lowest Q4 2024 baselines, more than doubled — a sharp move from a low starting point.
Economy
Natural gas prices remain nearly 60% above last year's levels while oil held essentially flat. Unemployment edged down to 6.5% — still below last January — but EI recipients jumped 32%, now above 22,000. Housing starts rose 26.5%, one of the stronger January readings in recent years.
Explore economy data →Community Spotlight
Most Affordable
Ricardo Ranch
Population: 4,103 · Avg assessed value: $289K
A newer southeast Calgary community south of Cranston, Ricardo Ranch has the lowest average assessed property value among communities with 1,000+ residents. Built primarily in the 2010s, the community is part of Calgary's south-side growth corridor near 210 Avenue SE. Neighboring communities include Cranston, Seton, and Rangeview. The South Health Campus is nearby, and Stoney Trail provides access to the wider city.
What's New on Calgary Pulse
- New deep dive: Calgary's Blanket Rezoning — what the data shows about the city's rezoning decision
- New page: Council Watch — 2,951 council decisions searchable back to 2020, with vote outcomes and community impacts
- New dataset: Alberta Classroom Complexity — look up any school's class composition data across Calgary and Edmonton
- New page: Building Permits — monthly permit activity with trend lines by type and work category
- New page: Short-Term Rentals — STR license data by community, property type, and license status
- Coming soon: The Weekly Pulse — a data-backed look at what happened in Calgary each week
Five new pages added this month, with a weekly content series on the way.