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๐Ÿ  Property Overview

8520 BOWNESS RD NW, Calgary

8520 BOWNESS RD NW is a detached built in 1957, located in Bowness, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

Community
Bowness
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1957
Approximate housing age context

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

The assigned public-school pathway is not low-pressure, but the closest school is near the property. Belvedere Parkway School is the nearest assigned CBE school.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Longest school drive
3.6 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Farthest school walk
19.4 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, Our Lady of the Assumption School

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The available Grade 6 and Grade 9 records show a moderate spread rather than a single uniform performance signal. 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
PAT score spread
13.8 points
74.2 to 88.0
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 79.2
Top Calgary rank
7/233
Thomas B. Riley School

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. This address is less LRT-oriented in the static travel data.

High school walk
11.2 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Costco
15.8 min
Costco
Mall
9.6 min
Market Mall
Hospital
11.0 min
Foothills Medical Centre

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Bowness is below the Calgary average on both university certificate or degree attainment and immigrant population share.

Household income
$72,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%
Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Bowness has a population density of 1,913 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 899 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 26.8% below and residential density is 16.2% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

The combined safety profile shows outside mapped floodplain, typical fire-station access, and near hydrant access.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Nearest floodplain distance
595 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This static page classifies the local 311 pattern as waste recycling dominant. Latest-month rate, Calgary median comparison, common service-request types, and recent direction should be read together.

Highest month
5.27 / 1,000
2025-01
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Latest 311 rate
0.92 / 1,000
2026-04
Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History shows this property is older than the local community median. The property age is 69 years, while Bowness median age is 55 years.

City age context
Older
Compared with Calgary
Compared to Calgary
41 years older
Against Calgary median
Age profile
Older housing stock
Based on property age
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The property sits below the community median for its recorded house type, while tax history is shown separately as annual municipal tax records.

Local assessment position
Below median
Compared with Bowness median
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Value & tax snapshot
$521,500
Latest tax: $3,467.92
Latest assessment
$521,500
Assessment year: 2026

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