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253 DISCOVERY DR SW, Calgary

253 DISCOVERY DR SW is a detached built in 2019, located in Discovery Ridge, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

Community
Discovery Ridge
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2019
Approximate housing age context

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

Public-school utilization is elevated, but daycare availability is substantial. The nearest daycare is HAPPY TIME CHILD CARE KILLARNEY CENTRE at 5.8 min by car.

Nearest daycare
HAPPY TIME CHILD CARE KILLARNEY CENTRE
5.8 min
Farthest school walk
95.7 min
Central Memorial High School
Highest utilization
113%
Very crowded
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
211 licensed spacesNearest: HAPPY TIME CHILD CARE KILLARNEY CENTRE

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has a single available PAT result, and it sits above the average range. The school shown is Griffith Woods School. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Griffith Woods School
77.0 โ€ข Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 15/66 โ€ข Calgary rank 26/116
Strongest matched result
Griffith Woods School
79.8 โ€ข Above Average โ€ข Grade 6
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 78.4
Griffith Woods School
79.8 โ€ข Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 30/147 โ€ข Calgary rank 44/241

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Local daily access is weaker for this address. The local-access profile is weaker for shopping and park access.

Junior high walk
44.1 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Children's Hospital
21.6 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Fitness centre
8.5 min
The Sweat Lab
Downtown
19.4 min
Drive โ€ข Calgary median 19.5 min

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

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

Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
54%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
81%
Calgary avg: 69%
Immigrant population
25%
Calgary avg: 33%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Discovery Ridge has a population density of 1,209 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 455 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 53.7% below and residential density is 57.6% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with typical fire response context and typical hydrant proximity.

Fire station
4.4 min
Signal Hill Fire Station #33 โ€ข 2.3 km drive
Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

Over the available 12-month window, Discovery Ridge averaged 0.92 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 21.8% above the Calgary median, while the recent direction is declining.

Highest month
2.31 / 1,000
2025-06
311 level
Close to median
Current profile
12-month comparison
21.8% above
Compared with Calgary median
12-month average
0.92 / 1,000
Community average

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Built in 2019, this detached is 7 years old, placing it in a very new housing-age profile. The community median in Discovery Ridge is 21 years.

Building permits
0 completed permits
Available City records
Compared to Calgary
21 years newer
Against Calgary median
Year built
2019
Based on property record
Community median age
21 years
Discovery Ridge median

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is higher than the local same-type median: $1,880,000 versus $1,150,000 for Discovery Ridge Detached.

Tax since 2019
+38.2%
First available tax to latest tax
Community same-type median
$1,150,000
Discovery Ridge Detached
City assessment position
Above median
Compared with Calgary median
Tax vs last year
+5.4%
Year-over-year property tax change

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