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161 1620 8 AV NW, Calgary

161 1620 8 AV NW is a low rise apartment condo built in 1968, located in Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

Community
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Low Rise Apartment Condo
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1968
Approximate housing age context

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

The assigned public-school pathway is not low-pressure, but the closest school is near the property. Queen Elizabeth High School is the nearest assigned CBE school.

Farthest school walk
10.1 min
Hillhurst School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 88%
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
149 licensed spacesNearest: KENSINGTON HONEYBEE CHILD CARE LTD.
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, St. Joseph School

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The available Grade 6 and Grade 9 records show a moderate spread rather than a single uniform performance signal. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
8.1 points
77.4 to 85.5
Top Calgary rank
14/241
Hillhurst School
Hillhurst School
85.5 โ€ข Excellent
Grade 6, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 10/147 โ€ข Calgary rank 14/241
Lowest matched result
Queen Elizabeth High School
77.4 โ€ข Above Average โ€ข Grade 9

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. The address performs well for both LRT access and downtown driving.

Nearest park
Riley Park
Walk 8.6 min โ€ข Drive 4.3 min
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Mall
10.0 min
Market Mall
Costco
16.3 min
Costco

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

The profile is comparatively advantaged on income and education: $111,000 household income and 53% university certificate or degree rate.

Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
13%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
53%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
64%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill has a population density of 2,093 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 881 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 19.9% below and residential density is 17.9% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Emergency access is summarized by a 3.1 min drive to Briar Hill Fire Station #10 and a hydrant distance of 111 m.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Water hydrant
111 m
Typical access to nearest City-owned hydrant

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.

Lowest month
0.40 / 1,000
2025-06
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Latest 311 rate
1.60 / 1,000
2026-04
Latest issue mix
Bus Stops
Most reported latest-month type

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This low rise apartment condo was built in 1968 and is 58 years old, which is very close to the Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median of 58 years.

Age profile
Mature
Based on property age
Property age
58 years
Reference year: 2026
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark
Compared to community
about the same age
Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill median

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The property sits below the community median for its recorded house type, while tax history is shown separately as annual municipal tax records.

Value & tax snapshot
$174,500
Latest tax: $1,160.41
Latest assessment
$174,500
Assessment year: 2026
Total tax shown
$20,341.48
Sum of available annual tax records
Compared with community
24.0% below
Same property type median

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