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42 VALLEY PONDS WY NW, Calgary

42 VALLEY PONDS WY NW is a detached home built in 1998, located in Valley Ridge, 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
Valley Ridge
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1998
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

Assigned schools are Busy but below capacity, while daycare availability is substantial. The closest daycare records provide 251 licensed spaces.

Farthest school walk
68.6 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Daycare capacity
251 spaces
Substantial
Longest school drive
9.2 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has a wide grade-band performance gap in the static data. The overall label alone does not capture the full spread. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Our Lady of the Assumption School
70.9 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 35/50 | Calgary rank 62/116
Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 74.6
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2022 | Board rank 5/138 | Calgary rank 7/233
PAT score spread
23.5 points
64.5 to 88.0
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Local daily access is weaker for this address. Grocery is 8.4 min, and park access is 38.0 min on foot.

Elementary school walk
46.0 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Junior high walk
68.6 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Downtown
20.9 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Mall
12.0 min
Market Mall

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

The living-access results are more constrained here than in the stronger profile patterns.

CBE family access
28/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Shopping access
79/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Health access
83/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Nearby bus access combines WB Valley Ridge DR @ Valley Ponds WY NW with a mixed community and Calgary benchmark profile.

Compared with Calgary
1.0 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 108
Routes within 10 minutes
1 route
Route 108
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community with more owner occupancy and a relatively settled residential pattern.

Children age 0-14
16%
Calgary avg: 18%
Home ownership
95%
Calgary avg: 69%
University certificate / degree
43%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Valley Ridge has a population density of 1,630 people per km^2 and a residential density of 582 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 37.6% below and residential density is 45.9% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

This address has stronger mapped canopy coverage than both comparison medians in the static data.

20 m canopy coverage
12.3%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Canopy area within 20 m
154.8 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

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

Fire station
1.4 min
Valley Ridge Fire Station #35 | 0.6 km drive
Nearest floodplain distance
842 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
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 lower than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Mental Health Concern, Party Complaint, and Suspicious Person.

Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Most common reported issue
Mental Health Concern
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

No traffic-safety records in the dataset matched the area within 500 metres of this property.

Nearest recorded incident
None within 500 m
Based on the current matched data
Matched records within 500 m
0 records
No matches in the current dataset
Analysis radius
500 m
Measured from this address
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Valley Ridge are lower than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 16.81 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

Highest month
16.81 / 1,000
2026-06
Monthly variation
Moderate
Last 12 months
Lowest month
6.18 / 1,000
2026-02
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The matched nearby public permit records are recorded as Released in the current dataset. Permit type and current recorded status should be read as separate facts.

Closest permit
171 m
52 VALLEY PONDS PL NW
Nearby permit types
Deck Relaxation
Up to three distinct record types
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
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
Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Compared with Valley Ridge, the property age is not an outlier; it is close to the community median.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Valley Ridge, this property is assessed 15.7% above. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Compared with Calgary
28.2% above
Same property type median
Tax vs last year
+2.2%
Year-over-year property tax change
Total tax shown
$94,846.29
Sum of available annual tax records
Local assessment position
Above median
Compared with Valley Ridge median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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