{"id":11,"date":"2026-09-07T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.room-vu.com\/calgarylifestyle-com\/2026\/09\/07\/calgary-renters-can-still-afford-a-getaway\/"},"modified":"2026-09-07T11:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-09-07T11:00:00","slug":"calgary-renters-can-still-afford-a-getaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/2026\/09\/07\/calgary-renters-can-still-afford-a-getaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Calgary Renters Can Still Afford a Getaway"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-zmyer\">\n<div class=\"video-frame-zmyer\">\n        <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\"\n                src=\"https:\/\/www.roomvu.com\/agent\/embed\/conrad-aglah\/alberta-cities-renters-remotion-videos-36f3\"\n                frameborder=\"0\"\n                allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\"\n                allowfullscreen><br \/>\n        <\/iframe>\n    <\/div>\n<div class=\"video-description-zmyer\">\n<p>As someone who keeps a close eye on affordability trends for Calgary renters, I find recent data quite encouraging. A real estate platform compared rent, after-tax income, and a typical vacation budget across 28 Canadian cities to see where renters have the most financial flexibility. Here in Calgary, renters are spending about 18% of household income on monthly rent\u2014making our market one of the more budget-friendly options for those trying to balance housing costs and lifestyle. Even after factoring in an average vacation budget of around $2,300, the combined rent-and-travel share still lands at roughly 42% of income. That keeps Calgary near the affordable end of the spectrum, even when you factor in some well-deserved discretionary spending. For local households, this means you can manage your housing costs and still set aside something for travel\u2014without feeling squeezed. As always, I believe in using clear market data to guide smart property decisions, whether you\u2019re renting, buying, or planning your next move in Calgary.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As someone who keeps a close eye on affordability trends for Calgary renters, I find recent data quite encouraging. A real estate platform compared rent, after-tax income, and a typical vacation budget across 28 Canadian cities to see where renters have the most financial flexibility. Here in Calgary, renters are spending about 18% of household [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":40,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.calgarylifestyle.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}