Living in Cochrane, Alberta: Communities, Homes & Prices
Cochrane sits in the Bow River valley 18 km west of Calgary, with the Rockies on the horizon and a historic main street at its heart. It is one of the fastest-growing towns in Alberta, and every neighbourhood has its own feel. Use the map below to explore each community: when it started, who builds there, what homes cost, and which schools and parks are close by.
1881Founded as the Cochrane Ranche
32,199Residents (2021 census), up from 11,798 in 2001
$578,325Average benchmark price, 2025 (CREB)
15 minTo Calgary city limits
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Explore Cochrane's communities
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History & growth
From ranch to thriving town
Cochrane began in 1881 as the Cochrane Ranche, a large cattle lease named after rancher Matthew Henry Cochrane. It became a village in 1903 and a town in 1971. Since then it has grown fast: the population nearly tripled between 2001 and 2021, from 11,798 to 32,199 people, and new communities like Greystone, Rivercrest and Southbow Landing keep adding homes.
Services & amenities
What the town offers
Health care: the Cochrane Community Health Centre on Grande Blvd has urgent care open 8 am to 10 pm every day, plus more than 20 health services. The nearest full hospitals are in Calgary.
Schools: more than a dozen public, Catholic and francophone schools, with new schools planned in growing communities.
Things to do: Cochrane Ranche Historic Site, the Spray Lakes Sawmills Family Sports Centre, historic downtown shops and cafés, golf, river pathways, hiking and cycling. COLT local transit links to Calgary.
Getting around
Distances & drive times
Calgary city limits
18 km · about 15 min
Downtown Calgary
about 35 min
Calgary International Airport
about 25–30 min
Canmore
about 80 km · 1 hr
Banff
about 100 km · 1 hr 15 min
Drive times are typical and vary with traffic and weather.
Market trend
Cochrane home prices, 2019–2025
December benchmark price, all home types (CREB). Hollow dots for 2019 and 2021 are estimates worked back from CREB's yearly percentage changes. Ask me for today's numbers in any community.
All communities
Cochrane neighbourhoods at a glance
North
West
Central & Downtown
South
East
Outside town
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