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488 NORTHMOUNT DR NW, Calgary

488 NORTHMOUNT DR 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

This address shows higher school-demand pressure alongside substantial daycare availability among the closest records.

Nearest assigned school
Colonel Irvine School
1.0 min drive / 3.6 min walk
Farthest school walk
18.1 min
James Fowler High School
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 111%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are important for this address. The matched PAT records show a 21.6-point spread between Grade 6 and Grade 6 results. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Colonel Irvine School
85.8 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 9/147 | Calgary rank 12/241
Top board rank
9/147
Colonel Irvine School
Strongest matched result
Colonel Irvine School
85.8 | Excellent | Grade 6
Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 73.6
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Downtown access is faster than the Calgary median for this address. The downtown route is one of the stronger travel signals in this section.

Hospital
10.6 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Downtown
12.2 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Children's Hospital
12.1 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Nearest park
Queen's Park Village Off-Leash Area
Walk 12.6 min | Drive 2.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 488 NORTHMOUNT DR NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 488 NORTHMOUNT DR 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

The available profile shows broad access strength rather than one isolated destination advantage.

CCSD family access
53/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Closest selected destination
NORTHMOUNT DAYCARE
1.3 min by drive
Health access
89/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Bus access at this address compares favourably with both the Highwood and Calgary benchmarks.

Nearest bus stop
SB Northmount DR @ Harlow AV NW
Teleride 8553 ยท Route 20
Compared with Calgary
1.1 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Walk to nearest stop
1.9 min
About 158 m by the pedestrian route
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community where rental or mobility patterns may be more visible in the census indicators.

Home ownership
65%
Calgary avg: 69%
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Residential stability
55%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Household income
$90,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
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

Canopy coverage here is 10.7 percentage points below the community median and 6.0 percentage points above the Calgary median.

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

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with typical fire response context and near hydrant proximity.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Fire station
4.3 min
Mt. Pleasant Fire Station #7 | 2.3 km drive
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

In the latest available month, community-level reported disorder pressure was higher than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Disturbance, Indecent Act, and Intoxicated Persons.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Most common reported issue
Disturbance
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

Nearby historical records include activity in the latest 12-month period, with the most recent dated January 7, 2026.

Matched records within 500 m
1 record
Historical records in the analysis area
Nearest recorded incident
113 m
January 7, 2026 ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Pedestrian-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This static page classifies the local 311 pattern as waste recycling dominant. Latest-month rate, Calgary median comparison, common service-request types, and recent direction should be read together.

Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
Lowest month
15.39 / 1,000
2026-02
Compared with Calgary
29.6% above
Latest month
311 level
Higher than median
Current profile
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is about 21 m from this address. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Closest permit
21 m
492 NORTHMOUNT DR NW
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available static bundle does not contain Building Permit history for this address.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History looks typical for Highwood. The property age and community median are closely aligned.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is lower than the local same-type median: $591,500 versus $658,000 for Highwood Detached.

Tax vs last year
+12.7%
Year-over-year property tax change
Assessment vs last year
+4.8%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Latest property tax
$3,933.42
Tax year: 2026
Community same-type median
$658,000
Highwood Detached
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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