Cochrane · West Side
West Valley Homes for Sale
Flat, bikeable 1990s streets on the valley floor, a level walk from downtown.
Overview
West Valley and West Terrace
Kelly can send you current MLS® listings in West Valley that match your search, plus recent comparable sales.
The neighbourhood
About West Valley
West Valley was established in 1988 and built out through the 90s on the valley floor between historic Cochrane and the hillside communities west of it. Two-storeys and bi-levels with double garages and yards that predate postage-stamp landscaping.
Its quiet advantage is the terrain. The ground is flat, so the walk downtown is level and direct, and the neighbourhood is genuinely bikeable for kids in a way the hillside communities are not. The trees have filled in and the streets are quiet.
The farmers' market, the river pathway and the SLS Centre rinks are all close enough to be part of an ordinary week rather than an outing.
For a Calgary buyer
How it compares if you are coming from the city
If you are moving from a flat, tree-lined Calgary community and the thought of a hillside street with a winter driveway does not appeal, West Valley is the Cochrane answer. It is the least dramatic neighbourhood in town and that is the selling point.
Compare it against Bow Ridge uphill, West Terrace next door, or Bow Meadows for the east-side equivalent.
Pathways & parks
Getting around on foot
5.2 km of public pathway across 54 segments: 4.7 km paved, 0.3 km dirt, 0.2 km gravel.
Pathway figures from Town of Cochrane open data. Cochrane’s public network totals 84.8 km; privately owned condo and HOA paths are not counted.
Nearby
Also worth walking
Questions
West Valley — common questions
Can you really walk downtown?
Flat, direct and pleasant — this is one of the few Cochrane neighbourhoods where walking downtown is a habit rather than a plan.
Is it good for families?
The SLS Centre, the Cochrane Ranche trails, the river pathway and downtown are all close, and schools are a short bike or drive.
How does it compare to the new communities?
You give up current finishes and gain location, flat ground and forty years of trees.
Interested in West Valley?
Tell me your commute and your budget and I will tell you honestly whether this is the right corner of Cochrane for you — including when the answer is no.
Talk to Kelly