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12042 VALLEY RIDGE DR NW, Calgary

12042 VALLEY RIDGE DR NW is a detached home built in 2001, 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
2001
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

Assigned schools are Busy but below capacity, while daycare availability is substantial. The closest daycare records provide 251 licensed spaces.

Longest school drive
10.1 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Farthest school walk
78.2 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Nearby CCSD options
2 option(s)
St. Francis/St. Mary's - High School Option Area, Our Lady of the Assumption School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched records show different outcomes across grade levels, with the strongest and weakest results separated by 23.5 points. 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
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Strongest matched result
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent | Grade 6
Our Lady of the Assumption School
64.5 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 78/94 | Calgary rank 185/241
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.

Hospital
14.2 min
Foothills Medical Centre
High school drive
10.0 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Nearest daycare
5.5 min
LITTLE STARS LTD.
Nearest LRT station
Crowfoot
Drive 13.0 min | Walk 87.6 min

๐Ÿงญ 15-Minute Living Profile

The living-access results are more constrained here than in the stronger profile patterns.

Closest selected destination
Bus
1.5 min by walk
Shopping access
76/100
1 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Mobility access
47/100
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.

Compared with Calgary
1.6 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Compared with community
2.1 min faster
Valley Ridge median 3.6 min
Routes within 5 minutes
1 route
Route 108
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

The profile is more settled and owner-oriented, with ownership at 95% and stability at 76%.

Immigrant population
22%
Calgary avg: 33%
Children age 0-14
16%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
43%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
95%
Calgary avg: 69%
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

Canopy coverage here is 5.2 percentage points below the community median and 3.7 percentage points below the Calgary median.

Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
20 m canopy coverage
2.8%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Compared with community
5.2 percentage points below
Valley Ridge median 8.0%
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 near hydrant proximity.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Nearest floodplain distance
784 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Valley Ridge recorded a lower latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Mental Health Concern, Party Complaint, and Suspicious Person among the common reported issues.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Latest disorder pressure
7.08 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

No traffic-safety records in the dataset matched the area within 500 metres of this property.

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

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This 311 section summarizes community-level municipal service pressure around this address. The current profile is lower than median, the 12-month profile is lower than median, and monthly variation is moderate.

Common issue
waste and recycling service issues
Most reported 12-month type
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
22.5% below
Latest month
Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

No nearby Development Permit records were matched within 400 metres in the current 24-month search window. Review the listed permit type, address, distance, and status for the available public context.

Nearby permits
0 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Search window
400 m / 24 months
Current Development Permit matching window
Closest permit
N/A
No matching permit location returned
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The address-level Building Permit data includes New work context in the available City records.

Latest work type
New
Available City record
Units on latest record
1
Listed on available City record
Earliest recorded permit date
April 22, 2002
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The latest permit year is not recent, so this section treats permits as historical property context.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

The property sits above the community median for its recorded house type, while tax history is shown separately as annual municipal tax records.

Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Community same-type median
$795,500
Valley Ridge Detached
Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached
Compared with community
14.4% above
Same property type median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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