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242 SOMERSET DR SW, Calgary

242 SOMERSET DR SW is a detached home built in 1997, located in Somerset, 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
Somerset
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1997
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 210 spaces.

Licensed daycare
3 nearby
210 licensed spacesNearest: 1ST CLASS AFTER CLASS - SOMERSET
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
Bishop O'Byrne High School, Monsignor J.J. O'Brien School
Daycare capacity
210 spaces
Substantial
Highest utilization
123%
Very crowded
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched PAT records include more than one grade-band view. The overall score context is Average. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
5.4 points
67.7 to 73.1
Matched schools with PAT data
2
Latest available records include 2025
Top Calgary rank
48/116
MONSIGNOR J.J. O'BRIEN SCHOOL
MONSIGNOR J.J. O'BRIEN SCHOOL
71.8 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 45/94 | Calgary rank 112/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT walking access is stronger than the Calgary median for this address. LRT access is one of the stronger commute details in the static data.

Costco
9.5 min
Costco
Elementary school walk
9.1 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Mall
11.2 min
Southcentre Mall
Fitness centre
4.1 min
Cardel Recreation Center

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

The Daily theme is the clearest modelled access strength at this property.

CBE family access
76/100
3 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
74/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Health access
78/100
0 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 is mixed across stop proximity and nearby route availability.

Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Compared with Calgary
2.9 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Walk to nearest stop
0.1 min
About 11 m by the pedestrian route
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.

Home ownership
76%
Calgary avg: 69%
Household income
$97,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Residential stability
63%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
16%
Calgary avg: 18%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Somerset has a population density of 3,803 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,412 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 45.5% above and residential density is 31.3% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Canopy coverage differs from the Calgary median by only 0.6 percentage points below.

Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Community median
7.3%
Somerset
Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Near Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Emergency access is summarized by a 4.7 min drive to Evergreen Fire Station #37 and a hydrant distance of 53 m.

Water hydrant
53 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Nearest floodplain distance
4924 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Latest-month reported disorder pressure in Somerset was lower than the Calgary median; common issue types included Disturbance, Drugs, and Mental Health Concern.

Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Common reported issues
Disturbance, Drugs, and Mental Health Concern
Up to three latest-month issue types
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
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.

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

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Somerset averaged 8.42 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 48.0% below the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

311 level
Lower than median
Current profile
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
12-month comparison
48.0% below
Compared with Calgary median
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 134 m. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Nearby permit types
Single Detached Dwelling and Accessory Residential Building
Up to three distinct record types
Closest permit
134 m
141 SOMERSET WY SW
Nearby permits
4 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

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

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 detached was built in 1997 and is 29 years old, which is very close to the Somerset median of 27 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The city-level benchmark is $718,000, while this property is assessed at $572,500.

Assessment since 2005
+174.6%
First available value to latest value
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Total tax shown
$53,902.55
Sum of available annual tax records
Community same-type median
$615,500
Somerset Detached
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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