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8523 34 AV NW, Calgary

8523 34 AV NW is a duplex home built in 1973, located in Bowness, 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
Bowness
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Duplex
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1973
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

School accessibility here combines a busy utilization signal with a nearby assigned school route. Highest utilization is 95%.

Nearest daycare
KIDS LOVE BOWNESS LTD.
1.3 min
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity
Farthest school walk
21.3 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance varies strongly by grade band. Thomas B. Riley School records 88.0 for Grade 6, while Our Lady of the Assumption School records 64.5 for Grade 6. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 74.6
Belvedere Parkway School
75.5 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 46/147 | Calgary rank 78/241
Thomas B. Riley School
74.2 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 23/66 | Calgary rank 41/116
Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. The LRT walking route is longer than the 39.4 min median benchmark.

Grocery store
4.5 min
Real Canadian Superstore
High school drive
2.9 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Fitness centre
8.3 min
Anytime Fitness
Hospital
10.7 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Daily accessibility map for 8523 34 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8523 34 AV 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

Daily essentials are the strongest available theme in this modelled living profile.

Mobility access
56/100
1 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
CCSD family access
56/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
Crowfoot
52.6 min by walk
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 community
1.3 min faster
Bowness median 2.6 min
Walk to nearest stop
1.3 min
About 105 m by the pedestrian route
Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 53, 1
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.

Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Bowness has a population density of 1,913 people per km^2 and a residential density of 899 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 26.8% below and residential density is 16.4% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

This property's canopy measurement sits near the typical level recorded for Bowness.

Community median
15.4%
Bowness
Compared with community
1.6 percentage points below
Bowness median 15.4%
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Typical, with Bowness Fire Station #15 about 4.3 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 71 m from the property.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Water hydrant
71 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
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 Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Most common reported issue
Unwanted Guest
Latest available month
Latest disorder pressure
32.68 / 1,000
2026-06
Common reported issues
Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance
Up to three latest-month issue types
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Within 500 metres, the dataset contains 1 record; the nearest is about 157 m away.

Latest recorded incident
August 31, 2025
157 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Recorded incident locations
1 location
Distinct mapped coordinates
Record coverage period
2025
Earliest to latest matched record
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This 311 section summarizes community-level municipal service pressure around this address. The current profile is much higher than median, the 12-month profile is much higher than median, and monthly variation is moderate.

Latest issue mix
sewer and water service issues
Most reported latest-month type
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
12-month average
37.47 / 1,000
Community average
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 50 m. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Nearby permits
17 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No Building Permit records are included for this address in the available City static data.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This duplex was built in 1973 and is 53 years old, which is very close to the Bowness median of 54 years.

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: $408,500 versus $496,000 for Bowness Duplex.

Community same-type median
$496,000
Bowness Duplex
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Assessment vs last year
+5.8%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Tax vs last year
+13.9%
Year-over-year property tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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