Community guide · Cremona, Alberta
Living in Cremona, Alberta: Village, Acreages & Country Living
Cremona is a friendly foothills village on the Cowboy Trail (Highway 22) in the southwest corner of Mountain View County, with the Rockies to the west and Calgary and Cochrane within commuting distance. It is a favourite for buyers who want small-town living, room to breathe and acreages close to golf, rivers and trails. Use the map below to explore the village and the nearby hamlets.
1906First store and post office opened
437Village residents (2021 census)
$498,967Average benchmark price, Mountain View region, 2025 (CREB)
K–12Cremona School, right in the village
History
A village named for violins
Cremona's story began in 1906, when Smith Jackson and his wife opened a store and post office a short way east of today's village. The post office turned down their first choice of name, so Mrs. Reid and Mrs. Jackson picked Cremona after reading about the famous violins made in Cremona, Italy. When the railway arrived in the 1930s, the community moved to its present spot, and Cremona became a village in 1955. The old rail line is now the Cremona Nature Trail.
Services & amenities
What the village offers
School: Cremona School (Chinook's Edge School Division) teaches kindergarten through Grade 12 in the village.
Health care: the nearest hospitals are in Didsbury, Olds and Sundre, each about a 30 to 40 minute drive.
Community: curling and hockey rinks, ball diamonds, the community hall, municipal library, the Cremona Nature Trail and Anniversary Park, plus the Lions Club, Legion and Agricultural Society.
Nearby fun: Water Valley Golf & Country Club, Tooth of the Dogpound Creek Golf Course, the Water Valley and Dog Pound stampedes, the Water Valley Celtic Festival and the Cremona Show and Shine.
Getting around
Distances & drive times
| Cochrane | about 45 km · 35 min |
| Calgary city limits | about 65 km · 50 min |
| Didsbury / Olds | about 30–40 min |
| Sundre | about 30 min |
| Banff | about 145 km · 1 hr 50 min |
Approximate drive times in good conditions.
Market trend
Mountain View region home prices
Average annual benchmark price, all home types, for CREB's Mountain View region, which includes Cremona and the surrounding county. Cremona has only a handful of sales each year, so ask me for recent sales and acreage values in the area.
The area
Cremona & nearby hamlets
Village of Cremona
Nearby hamlets
Thinking about Cremona?
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