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256 VALLEY RIDGE CO NW, Calgary

256 VALLEY RIDGE CO NW is a detached home built in 1993, 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
1993
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The public-school pathway is busy but not over capacity. Daycare access adds 251 licensed spaces across the closest records.

Highest utilization
95%
Busy but below capacity
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Farthest school walk
69.1 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Longest school drive
9.5 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are important for this address. The matched PAT records show a 23.5-point spread between Grade 6 and Grade 6 results. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
Belvedere Parkway School
75.5 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 46/147 | Calgary rank 78/241
Strongest matched result
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent | Grade 6
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Local daily access is weaker for this address. Both grocery and park routes are longer than their Calgary median benchmarks.

Nearest LRT station
Crowfoot
Drive 12.5 min | Walk 78.5 min
Hospital
13.7 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Nearest daycare
5.0 min
LITTLE STARS LTD.
Mall
12.3 min
Market Mall

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

Some routine destinations require more travel time in the current modelled profile.

Lifestyle access
55/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
Crowfoot
78.5 min by walk
15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 6/13 ยท CCSD 6/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time 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.

Compared with Calgary
3.5 min slower
Calgary median 3.0 min
Walk to nearest stop
6.5 min
About 546 m by the pedestrian route
Compared with community
2.9 min slower
Valley Ridge median 3.6 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Valley Ridge has stronger home ownership and stronger residential stability than Calgary overall.

Residential stability
76%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
University certificate / degree
43%
Calgary avg: 36%
Household income
$151,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
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

The canopy measurement for this property exceeds both the Valley Ridge median and the Calgary median.

Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
20 m canopy coverage
9.8%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Compared with community
1.8 percentage points above
Valley Ridge median 8.0%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

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

Nearest floodplain distance
531 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Fire station
1.9 min
Valley Ridge Fire Station #35 | 0.7 km drive
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Latest-month reported disorder pressure in Valley Ridge was lower than the Calgary median; common issue types included Mental Health Concern, Party Complaint, and Suspicious Person.

Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
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
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

No nearby records were matched within the analysis radius; this describes the dataset result rather than a safety rating.

Nearest recorded incident
None within 500 m
Based on the current matched data
Analysis radius
500 m
Measured from this address
Matched records within 500 m
0 records
No matches in the current dataset
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Valley Ridge are lower than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 16.81 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
Latest issue mix
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
12-month comparison
19.9% below
Compared with Calgary median
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. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Nearby permits
1 permit
Within 400 m in the current search window
Within 150 m
0 permits
Matched permit locations
Latest decision
March 30, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available static bundle does not contain Building Permit history for this address.

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

Housing History shows this property is older than the local community median. The property age is 33 years, while Valley Ridge median age is 27 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Year-over-year assessment decreased in the latest records, while property-tax history is summarized from the same available series.

Latest assessment
$769,500
Assessment year: 2026
Community same-type median
$795,500
Valley Ridge Detached
Value & tax snapshot
$769,500
Latest tax: $5,117.10
Assessment and tax change
+159.5% / +114.9%
Assessment change / tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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