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What Canmore homes for sale cost in 2026, what each budget actually buys, which neighbourhoods have which kind of house, and what to check before you offer.

Updated August 2026Canmore Properties editorial team8 min read
Canmore homes for sale sit below the Three Sisters peaks in the Bow Valley
Short answerCanmore homes for sale run from roughly $500,000 for a small condo to well over $2 million for estate homes. Detached homes averaged $2.15 million across 2025. Around 154–160 properties were listed in August 2026: about 33 houses, 59 condos and 61 townhomes. Inventory is up sharply from 2025, so buyers have more choice than at any point in three years.
Key takeaways
  • Detached houses start around $1.3M in Peaks of Grassi, Cougar Creek and Lions Park; South Canmore, Silvertip and Eagle Terrace sit above $2M.
  • About 160 homes were for sale in August 2026 while 2025 sales fell 4% to 483. That is a balanced market, not a falling one.
  • Before you offer, check three Canmore-specific things: the land-use designation, the Livability Tax position, and which side of the valley the sun hits in January.
  • Alberta has no land transfer tax, so closing costs are lower than Ontario or B.C. buyers expect.
  • The listings themselves are published on REALTOR.ca; this site covers what they cost, how they are zoned and what they cost to hold.

If you are looking at Canmore homes for sale for the first time, the numbers take a moment to absorb: detached homes averaging $2.15 million in 2025, apartment condos $814,000, and a town where a quarter of the housing belongs to people who live somewhere else. Out-of-province searchers usually type Canmore, Alberta houses for sale; the answer is the same. This page is the plain-language version of the market: what each budget buys, which neighbourhoods have which kind of house, what to check before you offer, and how the purchase itself runs in Alberta. Resale listings sit on the MLS® and this site can get the matching ones sent to you; the new homes builders sell directly are published below, with prices.

New homes for sale in Canmore right now

77 new homes and lots on the market from Canmore's builders, each with the price that developer publishes and a link to check it. These are sold directly by the developer, so they sit outside the resale market and most never reach the usual portals.

Altitude at Three Sistersby Logel Homes

48 homes · $544,900 to $1,238,000

Three apartment buildings and a row of four-bedroom townhomes on the south side of the valley, in the first phase of Three Sisters Village. Logel publishes a price for every unit. Its availability map adds "+GST" to all of them, while its move-in-ready list shows four of the same suites as GST included, so confirm which applies to the unit you want before you offer.

  • Building 3, #308 (Curnoe 2)
    2 bed, 1 bath577 sq ft
    $544,900+GST
  • Building 3, #110 (Richler 2)
    2 bed, 1 bath630 sq ft
    $564,900+GST
  • Building 3, #211 (Pratt 2)
    1 bed, 1.5 bath676 sq ft
    $574,900+GST
  • Building 3, #210 (Richler 2)
    2 bed, 1 bath630 sq ft
    $579,900+GST
  • Building 3, #309 (Richler 2)
    2 bed, 1 bath630 sq ft
    $584,900+GST
  • Building 3, #310 (Richler 2)
    2 bed, 1 bath630 sq ft
    $584,900+GST
  • Building 3, #311 (Pratt 2)
    1 bed, 1.5 bath676 sq ft
    $584,900+GST
  • Building 3, #112 (Findlay 4)
    2 bed, 2 bath752 sq ft
    $629,900+GST
  • Building 3, #312 (Findlay 4)
    2 bed, 2 bath752 sq ft
    $649,900+GST
  • Building 3, #102 (Jackson 3B)
    2 bed, 2 bath981 sq ft
    $759,900+GST
  • Building 3, #201 (Gibson 4)
    2 bed, 2 bath928 sq ft
    $759,900+GST
  • Building 3, #202 (Jackson 3B)
    2 bed, 2 bath981 sq ft
    $767,900+GST
  • Building 3, #203 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $770,900+GST
  • Building 3, #204 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $770,900+GST
  • Building 3, #301 (Gibson 4)
    2 bed, 2 bath928 sq ft
    $774,900+GST
  • Building 3, #302 (Jackson 3B)
    2 bed, 2 bath981 sq ft
    $796,900+GST
  • Building 3, #303 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $799,900+GST
  • Building 3, #304 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $799,900+GST
  • Building 2, #201 (Gibson 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath919 sq ft
    $855,800+GST
  • Building 2, #120 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ftFall/winter 2026
    $868,100+GST
  • Building 2, #121 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $869,000+GST
  • Building 2, #114 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $875,000+GST
  • Building 2, #108 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $878,700+GST
  • Building 2, #109 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $881,200+GST
  • Building 2, #221 (Jackson 3)
    2 bed, 2 bath983 sq ft
    $888,700+GST
  • Building 3, #113 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $929,900+GST
  • Building 3, #206 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $934,900+GST
  • Building 3, #213 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $934,900+GST
  • Building 3, #313 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $939,900+GST
  • Building 3, #114 (Azure 4)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,357 sq ft
    $944,900+GST
  • Building 3, #214 (Azure 4)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,357 sq ft
    $949,900+GST
  • Building 3, #314 (Azure 4)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,357 sq ft
    $954,900+GST
  • Building 1, #105 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ftAvailable now
    $979,900GST included, move-in ready
  • Building 1, #204 (Azure 2)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,282 sq ft
    $999,900GST included, move-in ready
  • Building 1, #210 (Azure 2XL)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,392 sq ft
    $1,049,900GST included, move-in ready
  • Building 2, #106 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $1,053,000+GST
  • Building 2, #105 (Azure 3)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,276 sq ft
    $1,067,600+GST
  • Building 2, #117 (Azure 3)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,276 sq ft
    $1,073,000+GST
  • Building 2, #205 (Azure 3)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,276 sq ft
    $1,081,400+GST
  • Building 2, #217 (Azure 3)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,276 sq ft
    $1,092,200+GST
  • Building 1, #310 (Azure 2XL)
    3 bed, 2 bath1,392 sq ft
    $1,099,900GST included, move-in ready
  • Building 2, #216 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $1,099,900+GST
  • Building 2, #316 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $1,176,200+GST
  • Building 2, #206 (Soleil 2)
    2 bed, 2 bath1,312 sq ft
    $1,181,853+GST
  • Townhome #70 (Type B)
    4 bed, 2.5 bath1,929 sq ftWinter 2026/27
    $1,175,000+GST
  • Townhome #72 (Type B)
    4 bed, 2.5 bath1,929 sq ft
    $1,185,000+GST
  • Townhome #76 (Type B)
    4 bed, 2.5 bath1,929 sq ft
    $1,238,000+GST
  • Townhome #78 (Type B)
    4 bed, 2.5 bath1,929 sq ftWinter 2026/27
    $1,238,000+GST

Spring Creek Mountain Villageby Spring Creek Real Estate

12 homes · $699,000 to $1,179,000

The village between Policeman’s Creek and Spring Creek, a few minutes from Main Street, built out lodge by lodge. What is left unsold today is in Grey Wolf Lodge and Mountain Lynx, mostly one-bedroom homes.

  • Grey Wolf Lodge #122
    1 bed, 1 bath805 sq ft
    $699,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #123
    1 bed, 1 bath805 sq ft
    $699,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #124
    1 bed, 1 bath805 sq ft
    $699,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #113
    1 bed, 1.5 bath890 sq ft
    $759,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #201
    1 bed, 1.5 bath890 sq ft
    $759,000+5% GST
  • Mountain Lynx Lodge #209
    1 bed, 1 bath885 sq ft
    $775,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #208
    1 bed, 1.5 bath890 sq ft
    $779,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #213
    1 bed, 1.5 bath890 sq ft
    $779,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #216
    1 bed, 1.5 bath890 sq ft
    $779,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #215
    1 bed, 1.5 bath890 sq ft
    $789,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #210
    2 bed, 2 bath1,320 sq ftPlus den
    $1,149,000+5% GST
  • Grey Wolf Lodge #212
    2 bed, 2 bath1,320 sq ftPlus den
    $1,179,000GST not stated

Colliery Parcby Avalon Master Builder

7 homes · $599,048 to $976,190

Townhomes on the old colliery lands, and the only new project in town sold on leasehold rather than freehold. Avalon publishes a "from" price for each floor plan rather than a price per unit.

99-year leasehold, land owned by the Canadian Rockies School Division foundation
  • A11 Lower
    2 bed, 1 bath589 sq ft
    $599,048from, +GST
  • A12 Upper
    2 bed, 2.5 bath1,190 sq ft
    $819,048from, +GST
  • A3 Upper
    2 bed, 2.5 bath1,187 sq ft
    $842,857from, +GST
  • A11 Upper
    2 bed, 2.5 bath1,187 sq ft
    $861,905from, +GST
  • A1 Upper
    2 bed, 2.5 bath1,188 sq ft
    $900,000from, +GST
  • B6 Upper
    3 bed, 2.5 bath1,289 sq ft
    $914,286from, +GST
  • B5 Upper
    3 bed, 2.5 bath1,287 sq ft
    $976,190from, +GST

Exshaw Mountain Gatewayby Exshaw Mountain Gateway

4 homes · $359,900 to $1,499,000

Serviced lots fifteen minutes east of Canmore, zoned R1-S so a suite is allowed. The houses below are packages the builder proposes for a given lot, not finished homes: the same plan can be built on another lot, which changes the price.

  • Phase 1 serviced lot
    10 of 29 lots left, per the developer
    $359,900from, GST not stated
  • 4 Skogan Peak Drive (Summit Serenity, lot 17)
    3 bed, 3 bath1,575 sq ftProposed build
    $1,270,000+GST
  • 3 Yamnuska Place (Alpine Haven, lot 18)
    4 bed, 3 bath1,761 sq ftProposed build
    $1,330,000+GST
  • 5 Skogan Peak Drive (Mountain Vista, lot 2)
    4 bed, 4 bath2,362 sq ftProposed build
    $1,499,000+GST

Mountain Tranquility at Silvertipby Stone Creek Resorts

2 homes · $989,000

Building lots on the sunny north side, in one of the few Canmore districts zoned to allow nightly rental. Silvertip publishes a range rather than a price per lot, and buyers get three years to start building, using an approved builder.

  • 7 single-family homesites left (of 34)
    $989,000to $1,400,000, the published range
  • 8 villa lots left (of 24)
    Four more are reserved
    Price on request
Floor plans and availability at Stone Creek Resorts

Cadence Pond at Silvertipby Stone Creek Resorts

1 home · Price on request

A 70-home building at Silvertip, zoned for tourist accommodation, under construction since August 2026. Nine homes are unsold. Silvertip publishes no prices, so these are on application.

SilvertipUnder construction
  • 9 homes left (of 70)
    1 to 3 bed, 602 to 1,107 sq ft of interior space
    Price on request

Alpine Canmoreby Highpoint Developments

3 homes · Price on request

A 45-unit building on Bow Valley Trail, marketed with short-term rental capability. Three two-bedroom suites are shown as available; Highpoint publishes no price for individual units, only a "from" figure that no current unit matches, so treat the price as on request.

  • Suite 107 (Suite A)
    2 bed, 2 bath760 sq ft
    Price on request
  • Suite 108 (Suite A)
    2 bed, 2 bath760 sq ft
    Price on request
  • Suite 208 (Suite A)
    2 bed, 2 bath760 sq ft
    Price on request

Prices and availability as published by each developer and checked on October 6, 2026. New-build prices move and units sell without notice, so confirm anything that matters before you act. Canmore Properties is not the seller and does not represent these developers; Cory Hand, REALTOR® with Grassroots Realty Group, can represent you as a buyer on any of them.

Where Canmore homes for sale are listed

Canmore listings are published through the MLS® System operated by the local real estate board and distributed nationally through REALTOR.ca. MLS® is a CREA trademark that identifies the service standard of REALTOR® members, not a database, and the data itself can only be displayed on a website through CREA’s Data Distribution Facility (DDF®) with a member brokerage behind it.

This site is not a brokerage, so it does not host that feed, which is why resale listings are not shown here. New homes are different: builders advertise their own projects, so those are published below with the price each developer lists. For resale, you do not have to trawl the portals on your own. Tell a local agent what you are after and they can run an auto-search on the board system itself, including fields the portals never display, and track price reductions and relists on homes you have already looked at. Most good Canmore listings sell to the buyers who saw them first, which is what that access is worth. Use the form below and the matching Canmore homes for sale come to you.

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For scale, there were roughly 154–160 active Canmore real estate listings across the main portals in August 2026: about 33 houses, 59 condos and 61 townhouses (REW / Realtor.ca).

What Canmore houses, condos and townhomes cost in 2026

Average and median figures for Canmore move around a lot month to month because the sample is small, 483 residential sales in all of 2025, and one $6 million sale changes the average. Use these as reference points with their dates, not as a price list.

Average house price
$1,203,130
Zolo, December 2025
Average detached home
$2.15M
2025 full year, +8%
Average condo
$814K
2025 full year, +8% (canmorealberta.com)
Townhome 3-month average
≈ $1,149,450
Zolo, December 2025
Average sold, all types
≈ $1.4M
Zolo, July 2026: skewed by a few large sales
Residential sales
483
2025, down 4% from 504 in 2024

The pattern since 2024 is prices rising while the number of sales eases. A market that has stabilised rather than corrected. Inventory built through the first half of 2026, which gives you more negotiating room than buyers had in 2021–2024. The Canmore real estate market page tracks these numbers monthly.

What your budget buys in Canmore

BudgetWhat it buys (August 2026)Property types
Under $600KOne-bedroom and smaller two-bedroom condos; hotel condos on Bow Valley Trail; PAH units for eligible residentsCondos, hotel condos
$600K – $900KTwo-bedroom condos downtown and in Spring Creek, Three Sisters and Palliser; older townhomesCondos, townhomes
$900K – $1.3MNewer townhomes and half-duplexes; some tourist-home condos; the occasional older detached home in Cougar Creek or Peaks of GrassiTownhomes, tourist homes, entry detached
$1.3M – $2MDetached family homes in Peaks of Grassi, Cougar Creek, Lions Park and Three Sisters; premium townhomesDetached, premium townhomes
$2M+South Canmore, Silvertip, Eagle Terrace and Three Sisters estate homes; new mountain-modern buildsLuxury, estate homes

Two things to notice. First, the detached market effectively starts at $1.3 million; a Canmore house for sale under $1 million on the open market is a 1970s original that needs everything, and it will have competition. Second, the middle of the market is townhomes and half-duplexes, which is where most families with a $1 million budget end up. Condos carry the entry level.

Houses for sale, Canmore neighbourhood by neighbourhood

Canmore is small. You can drive end to end in fifteen minutes, but the neighbourhoods are distinct, and the biggest difference is not price. It is sun. The south side of the valley, beneath Ha Ling and the Lawrence Grassi range, loses direct sun for weeks in midwinter; the north side (Silvertip, Eagle Terrace, Benchlands, Cougar Creek) keeps it.

You wantLook atWhy
A detached family home with a yardCougar Creek, Peaks of Grassi, Lions Park in Canmore, Three SistersEstablished streets, playgrounds, schools within reach, the widest choice between $1.3M and $2M
Walk to Main StreetSouth Canmore, Downtown, Lions Park, Teepee TownFlat, river-side streets; South Canmore averages about $1.65M (Zolo, August 2026) and is mostly higher
Views and winter sunSilvertip, Eagle Terrace, Benchlands, Hospital HillElevated north-side lots; estate homes and newer builds; car-dependent
Newer constructionRiverstone Canmore homes for sale, Three Sisters, Spring Creek, Silvertip2000s onward; more townhomes than detached
Quiet, mature and treedLarch, HomesteadsLarger lots near the Nordic Centre or between Three Sisters and town; older houses, some rebuilt

The neighbourhood guide compares every area on price band, property mix, sun, walkability and short-term rental status.

Houses for sale in Canmore: what to check before you offer

Three checks matter on houses for sale in Canmore, and buyers arriving from Calgary or further afield routinely miss them.

Land-use designation. Almost every house in Canmore is zoned Residential, which means it cannot be rented nightly under any circumstances. A small number of properties are zoned Tourist Home, which allows nightly rental but is taxed at 0.832% of assessed value in 2026 instead of 0.457% (Town of Canmore rate table). The designation is set by the Land Use Bylaw, not by the seller, and since 11 March 2025 a residential house cannot be converted to tourist-home use. The tourist-home zoning guide explains how to verify.

The Livability Tax. If you live outside Alberta and the home will not be anyone’s primary residence for at least 183 days a year, the Town charges the non-primary residential rate, 0.833% in 2026 versus 0.457%, roughly $4,500 a year extra on a $1.2M house. Albertans on title are exempt. Details in the Livability Tax guide.

Ground and hazard conditions. Parts of Three Sisters sit over historic coal workings; development there is governed by the Canmore Undermining Review Regulation and the engineering reports are registered on title. Several creeks were re-engineered after the 2013 flood. Neither is a reason not to buy. Both are reasons to read the title and the disclosure documents rather than the listing photos.

The listing said “great Airbnb potential”

Unless the property is zoned Tourist Home, it has none, nightly rental of a residential home is prohibited and the Town enforces it. Ask for the land-use designation in writing before you write an offer, and treat “potential” as a word that costs nothing to type.

How to buy a house in Canmore

The Alberta process is quick by Canadian standards: no land transfer tax, a simple deposit convention, and a lawyer-run closing that can be signed remotely. The sequence:

  1. 1Get a real pre-approvalNot a rate hold, a lender-verified pre-approval. Second homes need 20% down; tourist homes 25–35%. A licensed mortgage broker who works the Bow Valley will know which lenders are comfortable with each.
  2. 2Set alerts and view in the right lightListings peak in spring and summer. View homes in the afternoon in winter if you can, sun exposure is the thing buyers regret not checking.
  3. 3Offer with conditionsFinancing, inspection, and for condos a condo-document review. Deposits in Canmore are typically substantial and held in trust by the listing brokerage; your agent will advise what the seller expects.
  4. 4Do the Canmore checks during conditionsLand-use designation, Livability Tax position, RPR with compliance, any undermining or hazard notes on title. Waive conditions only when the answers are in writing.
  5. 5Close with a lawyerLegal fees run about $1,200–2,000 plus Land Titles registration fees. Possession date is when you get keys; the December 31 primary-residence declaration falls to whoever owns the home that day.

The full guide to buying a house in Canmore walks through each stage, and the buyer cost calculator turns a price into a monthly and upfront number including tax, Livability Tax and closing costs. The Canmore buyer FAQ answers the short versions of the same questions.

What a local REALTOR® tells first-time visitors

Drive the town at 3 p.m. on a January weekday before you pick a neighbourhood. Half of Canmore is in shadow by then and the other half is not. It changes which houses people want to live in far more than the floor plan does.

Is Canmore cheaper than Calgary?

No, and it is not close. A detached home in Canmore costs roughly double its Calgary equivalent, and condos and townhomes carry a similar premium. The reasons are structural: the town is hemmed in by mountains and wildlife corridors, Banff’s need-to-reside rule sends park demand east, and second-home buyers compete with residents for a fixed stock. About 15–20% of first-time buyers who start in Canmore end up in Cochrane or Calgary (CBC). The Canmore vs Calgary tool compares what the same budget buys in each.

What this means if you’re buying

Decide the budget band first, because it decides which Canmore homes for sale are open to you: under $900K you are buying a condo or older townhome, $1.3M and up is where detached houses begin, and $2M and up is the estate market. Then choose sun over square footage, verify zoning and tax position before you fall for a view, and watch the market through a portal alert and a REALTOR® auto-search together, so you see new inventory the day it appears. With August 2026 inventory at its highest in three years, this is the first time in a while that patience is rewarded.

If you are looking at private listings, Canmore homes for sale by owner covers how those sales work and what changes for you as the buyer.

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Frequently asked

What is the average price of a house in Canmore?

detached homes averaged $2.15 million across 2025 according to the canmorealberta.com year in review. The all-types average sold price reached about $1.4 million in July 2026, but that month was skewed by a handful of large sales. Apartment condos averaged $814,000 and townhouses $1.15 million across 2025, both up about 8%.

Is Canmore cheaper than Calgary?

No. On a like-for-like basis Canmore is roughly double Calgary for a detached home and well above it for condos and townhomes. The gap is driven by limited land between the mountains, second-home demand from Calgary and beyond, and Banff’s ownership rules pushing buyers east. Our Canmore vs Calgary tool compares what the same budget buys in each market.

How many homes are for sale in Canmore right now?

Roughly 154–160 active listings in August 2026 across the main portals: about 33 houses, 59 condos and 61 townhouses. That is a large increase on the summer of 2025, when inventory was thin. Listings peak in spring and summer and thin out from November to February.

Can I search Canmore MLS® listings on this site?

Not directly. Canmore listings are published through the MLS® System and distributed publicly on REALTOR.ca, and only a member brokerage may display that data on its own site. This site is not a brokerage, so it shows no listings, but you can have matching Canmore listings sent to you by a local REALTOR®, including price drops on homes you are watching. Everything else here explains what each budget buys, what a property costs to hold, and which homes may legally be rented nightly.

Are there cheap houses in Canmore?

Not in the way most people mean. There are no detached houses under $1 million in Canmore outside of restricted Perpetually Affordable Housing units, which require you to live and work locally. The bottom of the open market is one-bedroom condos and hotel condos, mostly $450,000–$600,000. Exshaw and Dead Man’s Flats offer lower entry prices 10–20 minutes east.

What do I need to check before buying a house in Canmore?

Zoning first: whether the property is residential or tourist home changes the tax rate and what you may legally do with it. Then the Livability Tax if you live outside Alberta and will not occupy it full-time. Then the usual Alberta items: RPR with compliance, inspection, condo documents where relevant, plus sun exposure and, in parts of Three Sisters, undermining reports registered on title.

Sources

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