Living in Killarney, Calgary

Short answer: Killarney has its own aquatic and recreation centre, two CTrain stations within about half a kilometre of its edge and Mount Royal University 2.4 km away. It's also in Calgary's top three for infill development permit applications, with 51 filed since March 2025.

Why live in Killarney?

Killarney is one of the bigger communities in these guides, home to 7,920 people in 2021, second only to Bowness, and its older houses sit on a median lot of 5,996 sq ft.

What is there to do outdoors in Killarney?

The Killarney Aquatic & Recreation Centre sits in Killarney Swimming Pool and Park, and the community's own off-leash area, in Killarney Park, is about half a kilometre from it. Richmond Green, a City regional park, is a short walk beyond the community, and the Shaganappi Point Golf Course is under a kilometre off.

What schools are in or near Killarney?

Killarney School and Holy Name (Bilingual) School are in the community, and A. E. Cross School, a junior high, is about 90 metres beyond it.

• Killarney School: public, elementary, inside Killarney
• Holy Name (Bilingual) School: Catholic, elementary, inside Killarney
• A. E. Cross School: public, junior high, about 90 metres past the edge
• Alex Ferguson School: public, elementary, about 180 metres past the edge
• Glendale School: public, elementary, about 320 metres past the edge

How far is Killarney from downtown?

Killarney is about 5.4 km from downtown (City Hall) in a straight line. Westbrook station is about 270 metres from Killarney's edge, Shaganappi Point station about 430 metres, and the Nicholls Family Library about 290 metres.

Straight-line distance to	km
Downtown (City Hall)	5.4 km
University of Calgary	4.8 km
Foothills Medical Centre	3.7 km
SAIT	4.9 km
Mount Royal University	2.4 km
Alberta Children's Hospital	4.9 km

What are the homes like in Killarney?

Killarney has 636 detached houses built before 1970, with a median 2026 assessment of $809,000. The City's historic inventory here includes the 1953 Ukrainian Cultural Centre.

An assessment isn't a sale price. To see what a builder might pay for an older home's lot, read What Is My Calgary Lot Worth to a Builder?

What is Killarney zoned?

Killarney is mostly R-C2: 54% of the 2,265 low-density residential lots in Killarney and Glengarry are R-C2 on the City's land use map, after the repeal of citywide R-CG zoning took effect on 4 August 2026. 250 lots are still R-CG, and 516 are Direct Control, where a site-specific bylaw sets the rules.

Zoning	Lots	Share
R-C2	1,230	54%
DC	516	23%
R-CG	250	11%
M-C1	149	7%
Other	120	5%

• R-C2 (Residential, Contextual One/Two Dwelling): Single-detached, semi-detached and duplex homes, with suites allowed.
• DC (Direct Control): The site has its own rules, set by bylaw.
• R-CG (Residential, Grade-Oriented Infill): A range of homes: single-detached, semi-detached, rowhouses and townhouses, with suites allowed.
• M-C1 (Multi-Residential, Contextual Low Profile): Multi-residential homes of low height and medium density, in a variety of forms.

To check a single address, use the zoning lookup, and for what reverted and why, see what the repeal changed.

How much infill is being built in Killarney?

From 1 March 2025 to 25 October 2026, Killarney and Glengarry had 51 infill development permit applications, and building permit applications for 240 new infill homes naming 49 different builders. 82 demolition permits were filed over the same period.

168 of the 240 homes are rowhouses and townhouses.

New infill homes on permits	Units
Detached houses	20
Semi-detached	52
Rowhouse and townhouse	168
Total	240

Questions about living in Killarney

Is Killarney a good place to live?

Killarney works well for families who want a recreation centre and the CTrain close by: the aquatic centre is in the community, and Westbrook station is about 270 metres from its edge.

Is Glengarry part of Killarney?

Killarney and Glengarry share one City community, Killarney/Glengarry, so every figure in this guide covers both.

Sources: City of Calgary open data, pulled 25 October 2026: building permits, development permits, 2026 assessments, land use districts, community boundaries, parcel addresses, schools, parks, pathways, off-leash areas, CTrain stations, libraries, recreation facilities, community services, business licences, business improvement areas, historic resources, public trees, 2021 federal census by community and annexation history. District descriptions from Land Use Bylaw 1P2007, Part 5 and Part 6. The repeal date is from the City of Calgary. Business counts include licences that are current or up for renewal. Low-density residential lots are detached, semi-detached, rowhouse and vacant parcels in the residential class of the 2026 assessment roll, each counted in the district covering most of it; some sit in multi-residential districts. Distances are straight-line from the middle of the community. Infill development permit applications are those for semi-detached, rowhouse, townhouse and multi-residential homes and for contextual single-detached homes; other new single-detached houses are not counted. They are counted as filed, whatever their later status; building and demolition permits leave out cancelled, refused and expired ones. The City counts Killarney and Glengarry as one community.