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Lower Mount Royal Homes for Sale
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Homes for sale in Lower Mount Royal
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By the numbers
Lower Mount Royal at a glance
Population and dwelling counts: City of Calgary civic census, 2019 — the most recent civic census published. Current properties: the City’s property assessment roll. That is the up-to-date count, but it counts titles rather than households — each condominium unit is its own title, while a rental apartment building is a single title however many suites it holds. In newer, mostly-owned communities the two numbers track closely; in older communities with rental blocks the roll sits below the census count for that reason. Sector: City of Calgary community district boundaries.
The community
About Lower Mount Royal
Fun facts: the area was first nicknamed “American Hill” — after local backlash, it was renamed Mount Royal, after the mountain in Montreal. The CPR’s 1911 plan laid out curving “garden suburb” streets that follow the land. In 1915, Elinor Tomkins gave the City the lot for Tomkins Park in her late husband’s name, “for the quiet and restful enjoyment of citizens.” Today, 68 of the original heritage homes still stand across Mount Royal, and Western Canada High School has been on its 17 Avenue site since 1926 and now offers the IB Diploma.
Lower Mount Royal sits just south of 17 Avenue SW, on the flat land below the Mount Royal escarpment, with 14 Street SW to the west. It was annexed in 1907 and grew as part of the original Mount Royal subdivision. Today nearly all homes are apartments and condos, alongside some original heritage homes on tree-lined streets.
The Mount Royal Community Association’s Mount Royal Station at 2317 10 Street SW has a park with tennis and basketball courts, a playground and a winter rink. Western Canada High School is on 17 Avenue SW, and buses run along 17 Avenue, with shops and restaurants steps away.
Things to do: shops, cafés and restaurants along 17 Avenue SW; tennis, basketball and winter skating at Mount Royal Station park; Tomkins Park on 17 Avenue, with its gazebo and summer misting station; Lougheed House and its gardens, a few blocks north; and Una Pizza + Wine and other spots on 17 Avenue.
Farmers’ market: Farmers & Makers Market at cSPACE Marda Loop, 1721 29 Avenue SW — Saturdays, 10 am–2 pm, late May to mid-October. Year-round, the closest is Hillhurst Sunnyside Farmers’ Market (1320 5 Avenue NW), about 2 km away.
Recreation
The community association in Lower Mount Royal
Lower Mount Royal is served by the Mount Royal Community Association. Its hall is at 2317 10 St SW and is for community use only.
On the ground
Lower Mount Royal in photos
Questions
Lower Mount Royal — common questions
Which schools serve Lower Mount Royal?
A school being the closest one does not make it the designated one — catchments change year to year and can split a single street. Send me the exact address in Lower Mount Royal and I will confirm the designated school before you write an offer.
What are homes selling for in Lower Mount Royal?
Community-level prices move month to month, so a number published on a website is out of date almost immediately. Call 403-464-6672 and I will pull the actual recent sales in Lower Mount Royal — what closed, at what price, and how long it took.
Schools
Schools near Lower Mount Royal
Every school within 3 km of the centre of Lower Mount Royal, taken from The City of Calgary's school locations dataset (online-only and home-education programs excluded). Distance is straight-line from the City's community centre point — it is not a catchment.
In Lower Mount Royal
No school sits inside the community boundary. The closest ones are listed below.
Nearby
Within 3 km, in neighbouring communities.
| Mount Royal School | Junior High | 0.6 km |
|---|---|---|
| Connaught School | Elementary | 0.6 km |
| Western Canada High School | Senior High | 0.6 km |
| Earl Grey School | Elementary | 0.7 km |
| Alberta Ballet School | Junior High/Senior High | 0.7 km |
| Montessori School of Calgary | Elementary | 0.8 km |
| Sacred Heart Elementary School | Elementary | 0.9 km |
| Our Lady of Lourdes | Elementary/Junior High | 1.3 km |
Catchments are set by the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District, not by community boundaries, and they change year to year. A school inside the community is not automatically the designated one. Send me the address and I will confirm the designated school before you write an offer.
Nearby
Communities that border Lower Mount Royal
These share a boundary with Lower Mount Royal on the City of Calgary’s community map.
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