Heritage Valley vs Windermere: The Southwest's Growth District vs Its Flagship

Heritage Valley and Windermere are the southwest's two futures — the vast new-growth district and the established flagship beside it. Heritage Valley is the volume story: 917 sales in the past year, detached at a $511,500 median. Windermere is the premium story: 209 sales, detached at $675,000. Same corner of the city, a $163,500 difference at the house median. All figures: Paragon MLS® sold data, November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026.

The head-to-head

Two different products: new-build volume vs the established package

Heritage Valley sells new. Across Chappelle, Desrochers, Allard and ten other communities, 650 detached sales at $297 per square foot — new construction at scale, plus 267 condo sales at a $256,629 median as its townhome and apartment layer fills in. Its top sale was $2,150,000; the working market is new-build family homes.

Windermere sells the finished package. The amenity build-out is done — the Currents retail, the schools, the estate and river lots (top sale $3,900,000). You pay for completion: $320 per square foot and a $675,000 detached median, with a cheaper condo entry (67 sales at $218,600) than Heritage Valley's.

Direction and pace: both flat, both steady

Neither median moved this year: Heritage Valley's single-family median eased 0.8% ($515,410 to $511,500) and Windermere's rose 0.7% ($670,000 to $675,000). Two stable markets — the decision is about product and price, not timing.

Pace is identical too: 34 and 33.5 median days, both selling at about 98% of asking. New-build competition in Heritage Valley keeps resale sellers honest on price; Windermere's established streets hold theirs.

Which one fits you

Choose Heritage Valley if you want a new home and the most house for the money in the southwest — a $511,500 detached median and 917 sales a year of choice, while the district finishes building around you.

Choose Windermere if you want it finished now — amenities in place, the estate end of the market, and the stronger long-term address — and the $675,000 median is your range.

Either way: both areas' full sold tables, community guides and current listings are here — Heritage Valley community guide · Windermere community guide · and the pair in regional context at the Edmonton Housing Data Centre.

How these numbers were worked out

Source: Paragon MLS® sold data, November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026, with the prior-year window November 9, 2024 – November 8, 2025 for the change figures. Counts include single-family and condo property classes only. Medians are true medians of the actual sold records. Any split with fewer than 10 sales shows its count only (the thin rule). Price per square foot is Paragon's sold-price-per-square-foot field (sold price ÷ total floor area as recorded in the MLS®). Sold vs asking divides the sold price by the final list price. Full methodology: Edmonton Housing Data Centre.

Talk it through: call Travis Bannert at 780-720-8240. In the southwest growth districts, phase and builder move prices as much as the district name does — if you are weighing these two, he will pull the exact recent sales around the specific homes you are looking at.

Travis Bannert, Realtor® | Bridge Realty Group, Maxwell Progressive Realty
780-720-8240 | bridgerealtygroup.ca

Sources for this page

• Sold figures: Paragon MLS® sold data (master sold file), windows November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026 and November 9, 2024 – November 8, 2025, counted as described in "How these numbers were worked out." Dataset snapshot read November 14, 2026.

Frequently asked questions

Is Heritage Valley or Windermere more expensive?
Windermere — a $675,000 single-family median vs Heritage Valley's $511,500 in the year to November 8, 2026. Heritage Valley's condos ran higher ($256,629 vs $218,600 medians).

Which is bigger, Heritage Valley or Windermere?
Heritage Valley — 917 sales in the past year across 13 communities, against Windermere's 209.

How fast do homes sell in Heritage Valley and Windermere?
Nearly identical: median 34 days in Heritage Valley and 33.5 days in Windermere for single-family homes.

Are prices rising in Heritage Valley or Windermere?
Both were flat year over year: Heritage Valley -0.8%, Windermere +0.7% on single-family medians.