Community guide · Didsbury, Alberta

Living in Didsbury, Alberta: Homes, Schools & Small-Town Life

Didsbury is a welcoming town of about 5,000 people in the foothills of Mountain View County, roughly halfway between Calgary and Red Deer beside Highway 2A. It has a full-service hospital, four schools, an aquatic centre and a historic downtown, with Calgary about 45 minutes away. Use the map below to explore the places that matter most when you live here.

1906Incorporated as a town
5,070Residents (2021 census)
24/7Emergency care at Didsbury District Health Services
45 minTo Calgary
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History

Mennonite roots and a railway town

The Calgary and Edmonton Railway reached the area in 1891, and in 1894 the federal government granted the district to German-speaking Mennonite settlers whose families had moved from Pennsylvania to Waterloo County, Ontario. The town takes its name from Didsbury, now part of Manchester, England. Canadian Pacific built a station in 1904, and Didsbury became a town in 1906.

Services & amenities

What the town offers

Health care: Didsbury District Health Services on 20 Avenue is a full-service hospital with a 24/7 emergency department.

Schools: four schools, including Ross Ford Elementary and Didsbury High School (Chinook's Edge School Division).

Things to do: the Didsbury Aquatic Centre, Didsbury Memorial Complex arena, Didsbury Golf Club, six parks, boutique shopping and arts downtown, plus the Show & Shine, Horse Show, FCA Rodeo and Country Christmas. Shantz Village on the northwest side has a Save-On-Foods and other shops.

Getting around

Distances & drive times

Oldsabout 15 min
Carstairsabout 10 min
Calgaryabout 45 min
Calgary International Airportabout 45 min
Red Deerabout 40 min

Drive times from the Town of Didsbury; actual times vary with traffic and weather.

Market trend

Mountain View region home prices

$0$200K$400K$600K$458,9752024$498,9672025+8.7%

Average annual benchmark price, all home types, for CREB's Mountain View region, which includes Didsbury. Ask me for recent sales and prices for the street or style of home you have in mind.

Around town

Key places in Didsbury

Downtown & neighbourhoods

Schools

Health care

Recreation

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