Calgary communities
Upper Mount Royal
At a glance
Community facts
People
- Population
- 2,475
- Dwellings
- 1,070
- Density
- 3,128/ km²
Place
- Area
- 1.27km²
- Sector
- Centre
- Structure
- Inner City
Character
- Established
- Lower Mount Royal – 1907, Mount Royal – 1904
- Community association
- Mount Royal Community Association
Sources: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census · City of Calgary Open Data · Updated July 9, 2026
Market
Market snapshot
For sale
9 listings for sale.
Median asking price $2,275,000.
- Detached
- $2,297,450
- Semi-detached
- —
- Row / townhouse
- —
- Apartment
- —
$1,465,000
2 bed · 2 bath · 1,551 sq ft
2814 14 Street SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2330241
$1,500,000
3 bed · 1 bath · 1,290 sq ft
2003 9 Street SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2325656
$6,900,000
5 bed · 4 bath · 3,998 sq ft
1308 Montreal Avenue SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2322569
$1,495,000
4 bed · 4 bath · 2,185 sq ft
1904 13 Street SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2318498
$3,250,000
7 bed · 5 bath · 3,546 sq ft
3243 Alfege Street SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2312925
$1,795,000
5 bed · 2 bath · 1,387 sq ft
2910 Marquette Street SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2297058
$2,275,000
0 bed · 0 bath · 0 sq ft
2222 12 Street SW, Upper Mount Royal
Residential Land · MLS® A2297092
$5,750,000
6 bed · 7 bath · 4,856 sq ft
2905 Carleton Street SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2285018
$2,799,900
5 bed · 4 bath · 3,021 sq ft
1302 Frontenac Avenue SW, Upper Mount Royal
Detached · MLS® A2265694
Recent activity
- New this week
- 1
- New this month
- 2
- Price cuts
- 3
In the neighbourhood
Livability
Green space & getting around
- Parkland
- 10%
- Natural area
- 4%
- Tree canopy
- 36%
- Pathways & trails
- 1.2km
- Bike routes
- 2.9km
- C-Train stations
- 0
- Bus stops
- 21
Schools
- Earl Grey School — Elementary (Public)
- Mount Royal School — Junior High (Public)
Culture & heritage
- Public art
- 1
- Historic resources
- 84
Development
Development
Upper Mount Royal — common questions
- How many homes are for sale in Upper Mount Royal?
- There are currently 9 homes for sale in Upper Mount Royal.
- What is the typical asking price in Upper Mount Royal?
- The median asking price across the 9 homes for sale in Upper Mount Royal is $2,275,000.
- Which part of Calgary is Upper Mount Royal in?
- Upper Mount Royal is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- How big is Upper Mount Royal?
- Upper Mount Royal covers about 1.3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Upper Mount Royal?
- Upper Mount Royal borders Bankview, Cliff Bungalow, Elbow Park, Lower Mount Royal, and South Calgary.
- How many historic resources are in Upper Mount Royal?
- Upper Mount Royal has 84 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Upper Mount Royal good for walking and cycling?
- Upper Mount Royal has 2.9 km of bike routes and 1.2 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Upper Mount Royal have public art?
- Upper Mount Royal has 1 public artwork.
Bordering communities
Communities bordering Upper Mount Royal
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Sources & notes
Livability figures (transit, parks, schools, culture) — City of Calgary Open Data, refreshed periodically. Approximate; may not reflect the most recent changes.
Sold & market figures — compiled from MLS® sold data for this community; not the MLS® HPI. Recently sold records may be revised as they're finalized.
Sources (31)
- https://www.calgary.ca/communities/profiles/upper-mount-royal.html — City of Calgary community profile (Upper Mount Royal)
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Upper_Mount_Royal,_Calgary — Upper Mount Royal entry: history, boundaries (17 Ave N, Premier Way/8 St S, 14 St W, Royal Ave/Hope St E), schools
- https://mrca.ca/ — Mount Royal Community Association (covers both Upper and Lower Mount Royal); founded 1934
- https://mrca.ca/about/community-history/ — MRCA community history (American Hill, CPR 1905, Plan 2112AC January 1910, R.B. Bennett, Olmsted)
- https://mrca.ca/facilities/parks-greenspaces/ — MRCA parks inventory (Cartier off-leash, Talon, South Mount Royal, Levis Park)
- https://mrca.ca/event/ — MRCA events calendar (Stampede BBQ, Community Clean Up, skating party, Mini-Mountaineers)
- https://calgarycommunities.com/communities/mount-royal-community-association/ — Federation of Calgary Communities directory listing
- https://www.calgary.ca/content/dam/www/pda/pd/documents/heritage-planning/heritage-resources/calgary-mount-royal-garden-part1.pdf — City of Calgary 1994 'Calgary's Mount Royal: A Garden Suburb' heritage report (Olmsted, Doupe, garden-suburb planning)
- https://everydaytourist.ca/calgary-visitor-information/2014/8/20/9xmo2kp9af0sk9gtgx8lvqvfwqa48a — Everyday Tourist (Richard White) 'Mount Royal: City Beautiful or Man vs Nature' (American Hill, CPR street names — Wolfe, Sydenham, Durham, Champlain, Frontenac, Joliet, Vercheres)
- https://www.creb.com/News/CREBNow/2020/June/my_neighbourhood_mount_royal/ — CREB Now 'My Neighbourhood: Mount Royal'
- https://www.creb.com/News/CREBNow/2021/March/historical_home_spotlight_r_b_bennett_house/ — CREB Now historical spotlight on R.B. Bennett House (1912, 802 Prospect Ave SW, Georgian Revival, Bennett owned 1917-1947 but never lived there)
- https://www.heritagecalgary.ca/explore-inventory — Heritage Calgary Inventory of Evaluated Historic Resources
- https://www.calgary.ca/arts-culture/heritage-sites/inventory.html — Calgary heritage inventory landing page
- https://maps.calgary.ca/HeritageInventory/ — Calgary Maps heritage inventory map tool
- https://www.heritageinspiresyyc.org/heritage-places/communities-mount-royal/ — Heritage Inspires YYC: Mount Royal community heritage page
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Canada_High_School — Western Canada High School (1929, CBE, IB Diploma Programme)
- https://www.cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/_layouts/15/cbe.service.spm/viewprofile.aspx?id=169&IsDlg=1 — Western Canada High School CBE profile
- https://www.cbe.ab.ca/schools/find-a-school/_layouts/15/cbe.service.spm/viewprofile.aspx?id=143 — Mount Royal School CBE profile
- https://earlgrey.cbe.ab.ca — Earl Grey School official site
- https://www.walkscore.com/CA-AB/Calgary/Upper_Mount_Royal — Walk Score 64 for Upper Mount Royal (17th most walkable in Calgary)
- https://luxuryhomescalgary.ca/neighbourhood/upper-mount-homes-for-sale/ — Mount Royal heritage home count (68 still standing)
- https://royallepagebenchmark.ca/calgary/southwest/upper-mount-royal/ — Royal LePage Benchmark Upper Mount Royal listings (May 2026: 14 active, avg $2,257,914, range $499k-$5.75M, $886/sqft)
- https://www.justinhavre.com/upper-mount-royal-calgary-real-estate.php — Upper Mount Royal market trends (DOM and percent-over-ask aggregator)
- https://wowa.ca/calgary-housing-market — Calgary housing market April 2026 update (detached benchmark $745,400)
- https://www.calgary.ca/water/flooding.html — City of Calgary river flooding overview
- https://maps.calgary.ca/riverflooding/ — Calgary regulatory river flooding interactive map
- https://www.alberta.ca/final-flood-maps — Alberta Flood Hazard Area maps (updated May 2025)
- https://17thave.ca/ — 17 Avenue Retail and Entertainment District BIA (Calgary's first BIA, founded 1984)
- https://fcr.ca/properties/alberta/calgary/mount-royal/mount-royal-block/ — Mount Royal Block retail centre (17 Ave SW, anchored by Shoppers Drug Mart)
- https://www.calgary.ca/parks-rec-programs/at-home/park-of-the-week-reader-rock-garden.html — Reader Rock Garden park profile (named for William Reader)
- https://www.visitcalgary.com/things-to-do/parks-and-recreation/parks/reader-rock-garden — Tourism Calgary Reader Rock Garden (1.65 ha, National Historic Site)