Community guide · Chestermere, Alberta

Living in Chestermere, Alberta: Lake Life Next to Calgary

Chestermere is a lake city of more than 22,000 people right on Calgary’s eastern edge. Life here centres on Chestermere Lake, with boating, beaches and pathways in summer and skating and festivals in winter, plus fast-growing new communities on the west and east sides. Use the map below to explore every neighbourhood: who builds there, what homes cost, and what’s nearby.

1907Lake created as an irrigation reservoir
22,163Residents (2021 census), up from 14,824 in 2011
$706,650Average benchmark price, 2025 (CREB)
20–25 minTo downtown Calgary
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Explore Chestermere's neighbourhoods

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History & growth

From cabin lake to lake city

Chestermere Lake began as a natural wetland. By 1907 a dam and canal system had turned it into a reservoir for the Western Irrigation District, and cabin owners soon followed. Residents bought the land in 1975, the Summer Village of Chestermere Lake was incorporated in 1977, it became a town in 1993 and a city in 2015. Growth has been fast, from 14,824 people in 2011 to 22,163 in 2021, with large new communities still adding homes.

Services & amenities

What the city offers

Schools: Chestermere High School, Chestermere Lake Middle School, Prairie Waters Elementary, East Lake School and Rainbow Creek Elementary (Rocky View Schools), plus St. Gabriel the Archangel and Our Lady of Wisdom (Calgary Catholic).

Health care: walk-in and family clinics in town; the nearest hospitals and urgent care are in Calgary.

Things to do: Chestermere Lake for waterskiing, wakeboarding, paddling and fishing, the Calgary Yacht Club, day-use parks and beaches, the Water Festival and Winter Festival, lakeside pathways that link to Calgary’s system, a bike park, skate park and Lakeside Greens golf course.

Getting around

Distances & drive times

Calgary city limitsnext door
Downtown Calgaryabout 20–25 min
Calgary International Airportabout 25 min
East Hills shoppingabout 10 min
Banffabout 150 km · 1 hr 45 min

Approximate drive times in good conditions.

Market trend

Chestermere home prices

$0$200K$400K$600K$800K$695,7922024$706,6502025+1.6%

Average annual benchmark price, all home types (CREB). The December 2025 benchmark was $688,800, and detached homes were $764,900. Ask me for today's numbers in any community.

All neighbourhoods

Chestermere neighbourhoods at a glance

North shore

West side

South end

East side

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