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688 SOMERSET DR SW, Calgary

688 SOMERSET DR SW is a detached home built in 2000, located in Somerset, 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
Somerset
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2000
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

Assigned CBE utilization is Very crowded, while daycare capacity is a stronger part of the profile. The nearest assigned school is Somerset School.

Highest utilization
123%
Very crowded
Nearest assigned school
Somerset School
0.2 min drive / 1.1 min walk
Longest school drive
5.2 min
Centennial High School
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 123%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The same matched school appears across more than one grade band in the static data. MONSIGNOR J.J. O'BRIEN SCHOOL is the strongest available result at 73.1. 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: 70.3
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Matched schools with PAT data
2
Latest available records include 2025
PAT score spread
5.4 points
67.7 to 73.1
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Downtown access is slower than the Calgary median for this address. The daily-access profile depends more on local destinations than downtown access.

Children's Hospital
30.5 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Junior high walk
20.2 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Hospital
15.7 min
South Health Campus
High school drive
3.0 min
Calgary median 8.2 min

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

Daily essentials are the strongest available theme in this modelled living profile.

Shopping access
88/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Health access
77/100
0 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Mobility access
68/100
1 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This property has different strengths across walking distance and route choice, so no single measure defines its transit access.

Routes within 10 minutes
2 routes
Routes 52, 14
Routes within 5 minutes
1 route
Route 52
Nearest bus stop
WB Somerset DR @ Somerset CI SW
Teleride 9205 ยท Route 52
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Ownership and stability are the strongest community-profile signals here.

Residential stability
63%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Household income
$97,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Immigrant population
46%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
16%
Calgary avg: 18%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Somerset has a population density of 3,803 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,412 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 45.5% above and residential density is 31.3% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Canopy coverage at this address is 1.6 percentage points above the Somerset median and 2.5 percentage points above the Calgary median.

Compared with Calgary
2.5 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Compared with community
1.6 percentage points above
Somerset median 7.3%
20 m canopy coverage
9.0%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

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

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Water hydrant
64 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Somerset recorded a lower latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Disturbance, Drugs, and Mental Health Concern among the common reported issues.

Latest disorder pressure
6.85 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The current data contains no matched historical traffic incidents within the 500-metre analysis area.

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
Analysis radius
500 m
Measured from this address
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Somerset averaged 8.42 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 48.0% below the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

311 level
Lower than median
Current profile
Compared with Calgary
44.7% below
Latest month
Highest month
12.12 / 1,000
2025-07
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
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. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Within 150 m
0 permits
Matched permit locations
Closest permit type
Single Detached Dwelling
Current public permit record
Latest decision
December 23, 2024
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

Available City Building Permit history for this address includes a record classified as New work, most recently dated September 27, 2000.

Units on latest record
1
Listed on available City record
Latest recorded permit date
September 27, 2000
Available City record
Latest permit category
Single Family
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Permit data adds background history here, while the main age signal remains the 2000 year-built record.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This property is assessed near the Somerset same-type median, based on the latest available assessment year.

Tax since 2005
+128.7%
First available tax to latest tax
Compared with Calgary
14.6% below
Same property type median
Value & tax snapshot
$613,000
Latest tax: $4,076.39
Assessment vs last year
-1.0%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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