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503 42 AV NW, Calgary

503 42 AV NW is a detached home built in 1956, located in Highwood, Calgary. Explore schools, daily and 15-minute accessibility, public transit, traffic safety, crime and disorder trends, nearby development, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, tree canopy, housing history, assessment values, and property taxes.

Community
Highwood
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1956
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The school-access profile mixes capacity pressure in CBE with stronger licensed childcare access. The closest daycare group totals 187 spaces.

Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Farthest school walk
18.6 min
Cambrian Heights School
Nearest daycare
CHILDREN COME FIRST ASSOCIATION - HIGHWOOD
1.8 min
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 111%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched records show different outcomes across grade levels, with the strongest and weakest results separated by 21.6 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Top Calgary rank
12/241
Colonel Irvine School
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 74/94 | Calgary rank 172/241
Top board rank
9/147
Colonel Irvine School
Colonel Irvine School
85.8 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 9/147 | Calgary rank 12/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Drive access is the strongest part of this Daily Accessibility profile.

Junior high drive
2.3 min
Calgary median 4.7 min
High school drive
2.3 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Downtown
10.8 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Children's Hospital
13.5 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Daily accessibility map for 503 42 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 503 42 AV NW, Calgary, showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, public transit, and everyday amenities.
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Official dataset release: July 1, 2026

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

Daily essentials are the strongest available theme in this modelled living profile.

Lifestyle access
79/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Mobility access
64/100
2 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Closest selected destination
Bus
0.5 min by walk
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This property combines a shorter-than-typical stop walk with broad nearby bus-route choice.

Transit benchmark profile
Stronger than both
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes within 10 minutes
3 routes
Routes 2, 38, 20
Walk to nearest stop
0.5 min
About 45 m by the pedestrian route
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Highwood shows lower ownership and lower residential stability compared with Calgary overall.

Residential stability
55%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Household income
$90,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Children age 0-14
19%
Calgary avg: 18%
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Highwood has a population density of 2,321 people per km^2 and a residential density of 942 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 11.2% below and residential density is 12.4% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

The canopy measurement for this property exceeds both the Highwood median and the Calgary median.

Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Community median
23.2%
Highwood
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

The combined safety profile shows outside mapped floodplain, fast fire-station access, and very close hydrant access.

Fire station
3.0 min
Mt. Pleasant Fire Station #7 | 1.7 km drive
Water hydrant
19 m
Very close access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

This community's latest reported disorder pressure was higher than Calgary's median, with Disturbance, Indecent Act, and Intoxicated Persons appearing among the common reported issues.

Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Disturbance, Indecent Act, and Intoxicated Persons
Up to three latest-month issue types
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The nearest matched record is more than 250 metres away, and the most recent is dated December 12, 2023.

EMS-marked records
1 record
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Record coverage period
2023
Earliest to latest matched record
Latest recorded incident
December 12, 2023
330 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Highwood are higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 28.10 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

12-month comparison
132.3% above
Compared with Calgary median
Lowest month
15.39 / 1,000
2026-02
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Latest issue mix
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The current search matched 15 permits within 400 metres, with 0 permits within 150 metres. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Within 150 m
0 permits
Matched permit locations
Latest decision
April 2, 2026
Among matched permit records
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Building Permit records
No records returned
Current static data
Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property sits near the local median age, making it representative of the surrounding housing stock.

Official dataset releases: Property July 7, 2026 ยท Building permits July 11, 2026

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is higher than the local same-type median: $801,500 versus $658,000 for Highwood Detached.

Compared with community
21.8% above
Same property type median
Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached
Community same-type median
$658,000
Highwood Detached
Tax since 2005
+177.7%
First available tax to latest tax
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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