Bowness Housing Market
The most common type of Bowness real estate are single family homes. There are also a variety of townhouses, apartments and semi-detached homes available. According to the most recent statistics, there are 5020 dwellings that are privately occupied.
The largest percentage (79%) of homes in the area were built between 1960-1980. Statistics available for 2016 put the number of row houses and semi-detached in Bowness at 30%, this indicates a majority of the houses in this community are single family homes.
A large percentage of Bowness real estate (48%) is rented.
Bowness Amenities
Bowness Schools
Calgary Board of Education:
Elementary Belvedere Parkway School and Bowcroft School (German Bilingual)
Junior High School Thomas B. Riley School
High School Bowness High School
Catholic Board of Education:
Elementary St. Pius X School
Junior High Madeleine d'Houet School
High School St. Francis High School and St. Mary's High School
Bowness Transportation
Closest station to the community of Bowness is the Crowfoot LRT. Within a few kms you will also find the Tuscany LRT and Dalhousie LRT stations. In addition to the train station four different bus routes also service the community of Bowness.
#1 Bowness - Forest Lawn
#40 Crowfoot/North hill
#53 Brentwood - Greenwood
#408 Valleyridge
Bowness Demographics
The most recent statistics from the City of Calgary put the population of at 10,800. Most of the population (73%) is between 15 and 64 years. In fact, 14% fall in the 0 to 14-year range and 13% are 65 years or older.
The median household income for Bowness is $66,352 CDN and 92% of the residents speak English at home. On average, there are two people in each home and 5020 houses in the area are privately owned.
The population of Bowness has continued to expand for the last 10 years. Gradually, this affects the number of Bowness homes for sale in the area. Families make up almost 78% of the population, while 22% are single parents and 78% are couples.
Almost 53% of the residents are college or university educated. Bowness real estate is also attractive because this community boasts ease of access to public transit, home to Bowness Park and the Bow River.
Only 46% of the total household income is under $60,000.
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Listing information last updated on November 11th, 2025 at 7:30am MST.
