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Whitehorn
Northeast · Residential · 2.6 km²
Whitehorn is a community in Calgary’s Northeast sector, 2.6 km² by the City’s boundary. At the 2019 civic census it had 12,019 residents in 3,937 dwellings, 64% of them owner-occupied and 2% apartments. The 2026 assessment roll averages $501k across 3,510 residential parcels (an average, not a median, and an assessment, not a price). 35 businesses hold a current City licence, 6 first issued in the last year. 44 development permit applications were filed in the last 12 months, 24 released.
At a glance
Figures as of 2026-10-27. Census 2019, assessment 2026 roll, licences and permits as held by the City on that day.
Every figure
The bar is the percentile among all 313 City communities with a value.
| Residentspeople · 2019 | 12,019 | |
|---|---|---|
| Densityper km² · 2019 | 4,588 | |
| Under 35share · 2019 | 47% | |
| Childrenshare · 2019 | 19% | |
| Seniorsshare · 2019 | 13% | |
| Dwellingshomes · 2019 | 3,937 | |
| Ownershipshare · 2019 | 64% | |
| Apartmentsshare · 2019 | 2% | |
| Single-familyshare · 2019 | 64% | |
| Household sizepeople per home · 2019 | 3.1 | |
| Under constructionhomes · 2019 | 2 | |
| Average assessed valueresidential · 2026 | $501k | |
| Residential parcelsparcels · 2026 | 3,510 | |
| Licensed businesseslicences · 2026 | 35 | |
| Businesses per km²per km² · 2026 | 13.4 | |
| Businesses per 1,000per 1,000 residents · 2026 | 2.9 | |
| New licenceslast 12 months · 2026 | 6 | |
| New-business shareshare · 2026 | 17% | |
| Development applicationslast 12 months · register | 44 | |
| Applications per 1,000last 12 months · register | 3.7 |
Composite views experimental
Mean of percentile ranks, 0–100. A reading of where a place sits, not a ranking of where to live.
| Vibrancymean percentile of businesses per km², residents per km² and apartment share | 53 | |
|---|---|---|
| Momentummean percentile of new licences, new-business share and development applications per 1,000 residents | 60 | |
| Family homesmean percentile of ownership, single-family share and children share | 58 | |
| Everyday needsmean percentile of businesses per 1,000 residents, and the inverse of 311 requests per 1,000 | — |
What’s being built
Development permit applications filed in the last 12 months, by kind. Applications, not approvals.