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242 VALLEY GLEN BA NW, Calgary

242 VALLEY GLEN BA NW is a detached home built in 2000, 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
2000
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.

Nearest assigned school
Belvedere Parkway School
9.4 min drive / 33.6 min walk
Longest school drive
10.9 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Daycare capacity
251 spaces
Substantial
Nearest daycare
LITTLE STARS LTD.
6.4 min
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 23.5 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
23.5 points
64.5 to 88.0
Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Thomas B. Riley School
74.2 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 23/66 | Calgary rank 41/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Local daily access is weaker for this address. Grocery is 10.1 min, and park access is 25.9 min on foot.

Nearest daycare
6.4 min
LITTLE STARS LTD.
Mall
13.7 min
Market Mall
High school walk
56.2 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Junior high walk
56.2 min
Calgary median 25.2 min

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

Routine grocery access stands out among the available destination groups.

Daily access
90/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
CBE family access
34/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
65/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This property has different strengths across walking distance and route choice, so no single measure defines its transit access.

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

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Valley Ridge has stronger home ownership and stronger residential stability than Calgary overall.

Home ownership
95%
Calgary avg: 69%
Children age 0-14
16%
Calgary avg: 18%
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
43%
Calgary avg: 36%
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

The mapped canopy result is close to the Calgary benchmark, with the community median providing additional local context.

Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Near Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Canopy area within 20 m
72.4 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Fast, with Valley Ridge Fire Station #35 about 3.2 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 58 m from the property.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Water hydrant
58 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

The latest community disorder snapshot is below Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Mental Health Concern, Party Complaint, and Suspicious Person.

Latest disorder pressure
7.08 / 1,000
2026-06
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Most common reported issue
Mental Health Concern
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The 500-metre search around this address returned no matching traffic-incident records in the available data.

Analysis radius
500 m
Measured from this address
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
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Valley Ridge at 16.81 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-06. That is 22.5% below the Calgary median, with waste and recycling service issues the most common available issue type.

Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
Latest 311 rate
16.81 / 1,000
2026-06
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 closest matched Development Permit location is within 150 metres of this address, at about 76 m. Permit type and current recorded status should be read as separate facts.

Closest permit
76 m
142 VALLEY GLEN HT NW
Closest permit type
Accessory Residential Building
Current public permit record
Nearby permit types
Accessory Residential Building
Up to three distinct record types
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

At least one available Building Permit record is classified as New work; the latest recorded permit date is December 3, 2001.

Latest work type
New
Available City record
Units on latest record
1
Listed on available City record
New-work records
1
Classified as New
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property was built in 2000. Permit activity is available, but the latest permit year shown is 2001, so the record should be read as historical context.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This property is assessed near the Valley Ridge same-type median, based on the latest available assessment year.

Latest assessment
$785,500
Assessment year: 2026
Compared with community
close to
Same property type median
Assessment since 2005
+159.7%
First available value to latest value
Tax since 2005
+115.0%
First available tax to latest tax
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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