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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

856 HILLCREST AV SW, Calgary

856 HILLCREST AV SW is a detached built in 1912, located in Upper Mount Royal, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

Community
Upper Mount Royal
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1912
Approximate housing age context

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

The school-access profile mixes capacity pressure in CBE with stronger licensed childcare access. The closest daycare group totals 178 spaces.

Current enrolment condition
Over capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 108%
Nearest assigned school
Earl Grey School
1.0 min drive / 3.1 min walk
Nearest daycare
MY KINDERHOUSE WESTLAND
3.1 min
Longest school drive
3.3 min
Western Canada High School

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are present but limited for this address. The score gap across available records is 7.2. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Matched schools with PAT data
2
Latest available records include 2025
Top Calgary rank
17/116
Mount Royal School
Lowest matched result
Earl Grey School
72.0 โ€ข Average โ€ข Grade 6
Top board rank
10/66
Mount Royal School

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Commute destinations are practical from this property.

Downtown
6.1 min
Drive โ€ข Calgary median 19.5 min
Mall
9.3 min
Chinook Centre
Costco
14.6 min
Costco
Fitness centre
2.1 min
GoodLife Fitness
Daily accessibility map for 856 HILLCREST AV SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Upper Mount Royal combines higher household income with stronger residential stability.

Residential stability
63%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%
Immigrant population
16%
Calgary avg: 33%
Household income
$196,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Children age 0-14
16%
Calgary avg: 18%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Upper Mount Royal has a population density of 2,145 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 902 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 17.9% below and residential density is 15.9% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 3.8 min to the nearest station and 82 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Water hydrant
82 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Fire station
3.8 min
South Calgary Fire Station #5 โ€ข 1.8 km drive

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 high.

Latest 311 rate
6.95 / 1,000
2026-04
Recent trend
Rising
Last available months
Compared with Calgary
839.2% above
Latest month
Highest month
6.95 / 1,000
2026-04

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Compared with a newer local median, this address has a noticeably more mature age profile.

City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark
Calgary age gap
307.1% older
Percentage difference
Compared to community
38 years older
Upper Mount Royal median

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Upper Mount Royal, this property is assessed 13.9% below. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Compared with Calgary
153.5% above
Same property type median
Tax vs last year
+8.2%
Year-over-year property tax change
Latest assessment
$1,820,000
Assessment year: 2026
Calgary same-type median
$718,000
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