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242 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW, Calgary

242 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW is a detached home built in 2002, located in Discovery 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
Discovery Ridge
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2002
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

This address shows higher school-demand pressure alongside extensive daycare availability among the closest records.

Nearby CCSD options
4 option(s)
St. Michael School, St. Mary's High School...
Daycare capacity
310 spaces
Extensive
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 113%
Longest school drive
13.8 min
Central Memorial High School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance is partly grade-dependent in the static data. Grade 6 and Grade 9 records differ by 11.3 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Strongest matched result
JOHN W. COSTELLO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
84.2 | Above Average | Grade 6
St. Gregory School
81.7 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 5/50 | Calgary rank 12/116
St. Michael School
72.9 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 27/50 | Calgary rank 51/116
Griffith Woods School
77.0 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 15/66 | Calgary rank 26/116
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

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

Mall
15.5 min
Chinook Centre South Parkade
Nearest daycare
1.9 min
SOULAR CHILD MONTESSORI FROEBEL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Nearest LRT station
69 Street
Drive 9.0 min | Walk 60.0 min
Junior high walk
55.4 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 242 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 242 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW, 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

Modelled access is limited across multiple destination groups for this address.

Most constrained theme
Family
26/100
CBE family access
27/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
47/100
1 of 2 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 5 minutes
0 routes
No routes recorded
Walk to nearest stop
7.6 min
About 635 m by the pedestrian route
Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Higher income and stronger stability shape the community-profile summary for Discovery Ridge.

Residential stability
62%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Immigrant population
25%
Calgary avg: 33%
Household income
$145,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Home ownership
81%
Calgary avg: 69%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Discovery Ridge has a population density of 1,209 people per km^2 and a residential density of 455 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 53.7% below and residential density is 57.7% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

The mapped canopy result is close to the Calgary benchmark, with the community median providing additional local context.

Canopy benchmark profile
Below community / Near Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Compared with community
2.7 percentage points below
Discovery Ridge median 9.2%
20 m canopy coverage
6.5%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

For this address, flood context is outside mapped floodplain. Fire protection access shows 6.7 min to the nearest station and 41 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Fire station
6.7 min
Signal Hill Fire Station #33 | 3.2 km drive
Nearest floodplain distance
275 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

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

Latest disorder pressure
6.47 / 1,000
2026-06
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Common reported issues
Mental Health Concern, Speeder, 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.

Matched records within 500 m
0 records
No matches in the current dataset
Analysis radius
500 m
Measured from this address
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

Over the available 12-month window, Discovery Ridge averaged 15.09 311 requests per 1,000 residents. The 12-month comparison is 6.8% below the Calgary median, while the recent direction is flat.

Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
12-month average
15.09 / 1,000
Community average
Latest issue mix
pick up stray and animal-service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Recent trend
Flat
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. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Latest decision
September 12, 2025
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 May 2, 2005.

Latest recorded permit date
May 2, 2005
Available City record
New-work records
1
Classified as New
Latest estimated project cost
$163,569
Listed on 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 2002 year-built record.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

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

Compared with Calgary
13.2% above
Same property type median
Total tax shown
$85,539.83
Sum of available annual tax records
Assessment since 2005
+129.0%
First available value to latest value
Community same-type median
$1,150,000
Discovery Ridge Detached
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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