Inner City Northwest Calgary: Character and Walkability in Kensington

The inner-city northwest — Kensington, Hillhurst, Sunnyside, West Hillhurst — pairs character homes and tree-lined streets with one of Calgary's most walkable commercial strips, all steps from the Bow River and a quick hop to downtown and SAIT. The area skews toward detached and infill houses, so the fitting CREB reference is the detached benchmark, which stood at $741,300 in March 2026 — down three per cent year-over-year but up one per cent month-over-month as detached supply tightened. That month-over-month firming is the story here: detached homes have moved back toward seller-friendly conditions while condos soften, making this established pocket steadier than the core it borders.