Castle Downs
Walk Score 67
Condos: The townhouse-heavy part of the northwest: half of units are townhouse-style with their own street address, mostly 1970s complexes in Dunluce, Carlisle, Baturyn and Lorelei. The rest are apartment buildings, including 1990s–2000s complexes in Beaumaris near Castle Downs Road and 2000s–2010s low-rises in Baranow.
Units and values: about 3,622 condo units; median 2026 assessment $209,500. Median year 1981: about half built before 1980, a quarter in 1980–1999 and a quarter in 2000–2014.
Nearby: Castle Downs Transit Centre at 153 Avenue and Castle Downs Road, the planned Metro Line stop, and the Castle Downs Family YMCA with a pool and gym.
City neighbourhoods: Baranow, Baturyn, Beaumaris, Caernarvon, Canossa, Carlisle, Dunluce, Elsinore, Lorelei (Chambery and Rapperswill have no condo units). Walk Score at 15499 Castle Downs Road.
The Palisades
Walk Score 34
Condos: Almost entirely 2000s and 2010s low-rise apartment complexes west of 127 Street, the largest at 16035 132 Street in Oxford and along 140 Avenue in Pembina.
Units and values: about 2,008 condo units; median 2026 assessment $213,250. About 80% built 2000–2014 and most of the rest 2015 or later (median year 2007).
Nearby: Big-box shopping along 137 Avenue, Anthony Henday access at 127 Street and the 140X Palisades–Kingsway express bus. Walk Scores run from the 20s in Carlton and Oxford to the 70s near 137 Avenue.
City neighbourhoods: Albany, Carlton, Cumberland, Hudson, Oxford, Pembina. Walk Score at 16035 132 Street.
Kensington, Calder & Evansdale
Walk Score 74
Condos: The northwest's lowest entry prices: 1960s and 1970s walk-ups and townhouse complexes in Evansdale, Northmount and Glengarry (median about $168,500), and 1990s apartments on 127 Street and 124 Street in Kensington.
Units and values: about 1,402 condo units; median 2026 assessment $177,000. About 70% built before 1980 (median year 1972), plus late-1990s apartments in Kensington and a few newer low-rises in Athlone and Calder.
Nearby: Northgate Centre and Northgate Transit Centre at 137 Avenue and 97 Street, Route 9 along 97 Street, and NAIT/Blatchford Market LRT station within about 4 km of Kensington and Calder.
City neighbourhoods: Evansdale, Northmount, Glengarry, Killarney, Kensington, Calder, Athlone, Wellington, Lauderdale, Rosslyn. Walk Score at 13441 127 Street.
Eaux Claires & the Lake District
Walk Score 70
Condos: Mostly 2000s apartment complexes along 95 Street and 162 Avenue in Eaux Claires, 2010s and 2020s buildings in Klarvatten and Belle Rive, and 1980s townhouses in Lago Lindo.
Units and values: about 1,242 condo units; median 2026 assessment $218,250. About three-quarters built 2000–2014 (median year 2004), with newer buildings in Klarvatten and Belle Rive.
Nearby: Eaux Claires Transit Centre and park and ride at 97 Street and 157 Avenue, with Route 9 and express buses to Downtown, and the 97 Street interchange on Anthony Henday. Vita Estates is just east in Crystallina Nera West.
City neighbourhoods: Eaux Claires, Klarvatten, Belle Rive, Lago Lindo. Walk Score at 16221 95 Street.
Griesbach
Walk Score 78
Condos: Low-rise apartment condos around Griesbach Parade and Pegasus Boulevard, including The Connaught at Griesbach, plus townhouse units (about a fifth of the total) on the former CFB Griesbach military base.
Units and values: about 832 condo units; median 2026 assessment $332,250. All built since 2004; about 60% in 2015 or later (median year 2015).
Nearby: Northgate Centre at 137 Avenue and 97 Street, bus Routes 9, 52 and 54 on the community's edges, and the planned Metro Line route, which the City says will connect Griesbach.
City neighbourhoods: Griesbach. Walk Score at 560 Griesbach Parade.
Big Lake (Trumpeter, Hawks Ridge & Starling)
Walk Score 3
Condos: A small, new market of low-rise apartment buildings on Starling Drive, Hawks Ridge Boulevard and Trumpeter Way. The highest median value in the northwest, and the most car-dependent.
Units and values: about 327 condo units; median 2026 assessment $356,000. The newest stock: more than 90% built 2015 or later.
Nearby: Lois Hole Centennial Provincial Park and Big Lake, an Important Bird Area, next door. No regular bus route: ETS On Demand Transit links to Lewis Farms and Westmount transit centres.
City neighbourhoods: Trumpeter, Hawks Ridge, Starling. Walk Score at 1391 Starling Drive.
