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520 40 AV NW, Calgary

520 40 AV NW is a detached home built in 1956, located in Highwood, 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
Highwood
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1956
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The school-access profile mixes capacity pressure in CBE with stronger licensed childcare access. The closest daycare group totals 185 spaces.

Longest school drive
2.7 min
Colonel Irvine School
Farthest school walk
15.8 min
Cambrian Heights School
Highest utilization
111%
Very crowded
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
185 licensed spacesNearest: NEXT
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.

Overall PAT context
Average
Average latest PAT score: 73.6
ST. JOSEPH SCHOOL
66.3 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 74/94 | Calgary rank 172/241
Colonel Irvine School
85.8 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 9/147 | Calgary rank 12/241
Colonel Irvine School
74.8 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 19/66 | Calgary rank 37/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Car-based daily access is strong for this address. Drive access is the strongest part of this Daily Accessibility profile.

High school drive
2.0 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Downtown
10.5 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Children's Hospital
13.2 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Nearest park
Queen's Park Village Off-Leash Area
Walk 17.7 min | Drive 2.8 min
Daily accessibility map for 520 40 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 520 40 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

Several daily-living themes meet strong model-score ranges for this address.

Shopping access
87/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
CCSD family access
61/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This property combines a shorter-than-typical stop walk with broad nearby bus-route choice.

Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 38, 2
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 38
Routes within 10 minutes
2 routes
Routes 38, 2
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Highwood has lower home ownership and lower residential stability than the Calgary average.

Residential stability
55%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
University certificate / degree
29%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$90,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Home ownership
65%
Calgary avg: 69%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Highwood has a population density of 2,321 people per km^2 and a residential density of 942 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 11.2% below and residential density is 12.4% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Canopy coverage at this address is 22.4 percentage points above the Highwood median and 39.2 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
20 m canopy coverage
45.7%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Canopy area within 20 m
573.7 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
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
Fire station
2.6 min
Mt. Pleasant Fire Station #7 | 1.4 km drive
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 Disturbance, Indecent Act, and Intoxicated Persons.

Common reported issues
Disturbance, Indecent Act, and Intoxicated Persons
Up to three latest-month issue types
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

A historical traffic-incident record appears within 100 metres of this address, with the latest record dated October 25, 2024.

Pedestrian-related records
2 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Recorded incident locations
2 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Records in the latest 12 months
0 records
Measured to August 18, 2026
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Highwood are higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 28.10 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

311 level
Higher than median
Current profile
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
Compared with Calgary
29.6% above
Latest month
12-month average
37.60 / 1,000
Community average
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The current search matched 9 permits within 400 metres, with 0 permits within 150 metres. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Closest permit type
Secondary Suite
Current public permit record
Latest decision
July 28, 2026
Among matched permit records
Nearby permit types
Secondary Suite, Backyard Suite, and Single Detached Dwelling
Up to three distinct record types
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property sits near the local median age, making it representative of the surrounding housing stock.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Against the Calgary-wide same-type median, this property is assessed 15.3% below. The latest value shown is $608,000.

Compared with community
7.6% below
Same property type median
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Tax vs last year
+12.6%
Year-over-year property tax change
Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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