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538 SALEM AV SW, Calgary

538 SALEM AV SW is a detached built in 1942, located in Scarboro, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

Community
Scarboro
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1942
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 189 spaces.

Nearest daycare
SEEDLINGS SPANISH PRESCHOOL - SCARBORO
2.4 min
Daycare capacity
189 spaces
Substantial
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
189 licensed spacesNearest: SEEDLINGS SPANISH PRESCHOOL - SCARBORO
Nearby CCSD options
3 option(s)
St. Monica School, St. Mary's High School...

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance is Above Average and relatively stable across the matched records. Sunalta School is the strongest result at 84.8. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Strongest matched result
Sunalta School
84.8 โ€ข Above Average โ€ข Grade 6
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 82.0
Top board rank
11/147
Sunalta School
Sunalta School
84.8 โ€ข Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 11/147 โ€ข Calgary rank 15/241

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

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

Nearest daycare
2.4 min
SEEDLINGS SPANISH PRESCHOOL - SCARBORO
High school drive
4.8 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Junior high walk
20.1 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Downtown
8.9 min
Drive โ€ข Calgary median 19.5 min

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Scarboro combines higher household income with stronger university certificate or degree attainment.

Residential stability
75%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%
University certificate / degree
65%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Scarboro has a population density of 2,217 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 768 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 15.2% below and residential density is 28.4% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 5.7 min to the nearest station and 47 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Fire station
5.7 min
Beltline Fire Station #2 โ€ข 2.6 km drive

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

The latest 311 snapshot shows Scarboro at 0.99 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-04. That is 33.8% above the Calgary median, with sewer and water service issues the most common available issue type.

Monthly variation
Moderate
Last 12 months
Latest 311 rate
0.99 / 1,000
2026-04
Compared with Calgary
33.8% above
Latest month
311 level
Higher than median
Current profile

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History shows this property is newer than the local community median. The property age is 84 years, while Scarboro median age is 90 years.

Community age gap
6.7% newer
Percentage difference
Community median age
90 years
Scarboro median
Calgary median age
28 years
City-wide benchmark
Calgary age gap
200.0% older
Percentage difference

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Scarboro, this property is assessed 18.0% below. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Assessment since 2005
+143.3%
First available value to latest value
Value & tax snapshot
$1,000,000
Latest tax: $6,649.90
Compared with Calgary
39.3% above
Same property type median
Latest assessment
$1,000,000
Assessment year: 2026

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