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281 VALLEY RIDGE GR NW, Calgary

281 VALLEY RIDGE GR NW is a detached home built in 1992, 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
1992
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

This address has active CBE utilization and measurable nearby childcare capacity. Highest assigned utilization is 95%, and LITTLE STARS LTD. is the nearest licensed daycare.

Nearest assigned school
Belvedere Parkway School
7.6 min drive / 44.9 min walk
Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
251 licensed spacesNearest: LITTLE STARS LTD.
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has a wide grade-band performance gap in the static data. The overall label alone does not capture the full spread. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2022 | Board rank 5/138 | Calgary rank 7/233
Our Lady of the Assumption School
64.5 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 78/94 | Calgary rank 185/241
Our Lady of the Assumption School
70.9 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 35/50 | Calgary rank 62/116
PAT score spread
23.5 points
64.5 to 88.0
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Local daily access is weaker for this address. The local-access profile is weaker for shopping and park access.

Downtown
20.9 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Junior high walk
67.5 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Hospital
13.3 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Elementary school walk
44.9 min
Calgary median 16.4 min

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

The living-access results are more constrained here than in the stronger profile patterns.

Most constrained theme
Family
27/100
Lifestyle access
56/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Shopping access
79/100
1 of 2 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
Walk to nearest stop
5.0 min
About 417 m by the pedestrian route
Routes within 5 minutes
1 route
Route 108
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Home ownership and residential stability both stand out in Valley Ridge.

Household income
$151,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
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

Canopy coverage at this address is 9.2 percentage points above the Valley Ridge median and 10.8 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Community median
8.0%
Valley Ridge
Canopy area within 20 m
216.3 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with fast fire response context and very close hydrant proximity.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Valley Ridge recorded a lower latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Mental Health Concern, Party Complaint, and Suspicious Person among the common reported issues.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Common reported issues
Mental Health Concern, Party Complaint, and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

No matching traffic-safety records were found within 500 metres of this address in the current dataset.

Analysis radius
500 m
Measured from this address
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
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.

Compared with Calgary
22.5% below
Latest month
Lowest month
6.18 / 1,000
2026-02
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
12-month average
12.97 / 1,000
Community average
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The matched nearby public permit records are recorded as Released in the current dataset. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Within 150 m
0 permits
Matched permit locations
Latest decision
March 30, 2026
Among matched permit records
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
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.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This home has a more mature age profile than the typical property age shown for Valley Ridge.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Latest assessment movement is downward compared with the previous available assessment value.

Latest assessment
$762,000
Assessment year: 2026
Tax since 2005
+118.4%
First available tax to latest tax
Latest property tax
$5,067.22
Tax year: 2026
City assessment position
Above median
Compared with Calgary median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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