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246 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW, Calgary

246 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

Public-school utilization is elevated, but daycare availability is extensive. The nearest daycare is SOULAR CHILD MONTESSORI FROEBEL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE at 1.9 min by car.

Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 113%
Longest school drive
13.9 min
Central Memorial High School
Nearest assigned school
Griffith Woods School
8.8 min drive / 55.4 min walk
Farthest school walk
107.7 min
Central Memorial High School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The available Grade 6 and Grade 9 records show a moderate spread rather than a single uniform performance signal. 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
Matched schools with PAT data
4
Latest available records include 2025
St. Gregory School
81.7 | Above Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 5/50 | Calgary rank 12/116
JOHN W. COSTELLO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
84.2 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 6/94 | Calgary rank 20/241
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.

Downtown
21.8 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Children's Hospital
24.0 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Fitness centre
10.9 min
The Sweat Lab
High school walk
55.4 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Daily accessibility map for 246 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 246 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

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

15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 5/13 ยท CCSD 5/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time threshold
Closest selected destination
SOULAR CHILD MONTESSORI FROEBEL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
1.9 min by drive
Longest selected trip
69 Street
60.1 min by walk
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

Stop proximity and route availability should be considered together for this address.

Routes within 10 minutes
1 route
Route 51
Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Compared with community
3.8 min slower
Discovery Ridge median 3.9 min
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

The address is in a community where income and residential stability both compare favourably to the city average.

University certificate / degree
54%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
81%
Calgary avg: 69%
Household income
$145,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%
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

Canopy coverage is only 1.1 percentage points below the community median.

Compared with Calgary
1.6 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Compared with community
1.1 percentage points below
Discovery Ridge median 9.2%
Canopy benchmark profile
Near community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

This address combines outside mapped floodplain with longer fire response context and very close hydrant proximity.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Fire station
6.8 min
Signal Hill Fire Station #33 | 3.2 km drive
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

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

Common reported issues
Mental Health Concern, Speeder, and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
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.

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

311 Service Requests for Discovery Ridge are close to median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 22.35 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

12-month average
15.09 / 1,000
Community average
Compared with Calgary
3.0% above
Latest month
Latest issue mix
pick up stray and animal-service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
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. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Latest decision
September 12, 2025
Among matched permit records
Within 150 m
0 permits
Matched permit locations
Nearby permits
1 permit
Within 400 m in the current search window
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

At least one available Building Permit record is classified as New work; the latest recorded permit date is December 9, 2002.

New-work records
1
Classified as New
Building Permit records
1 Building Permit record
Available City records
Latest work group
New
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property was built in 2002. Permit activity is available, but the latest permit year shown is 2002, so the record should be read as historical context.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is lower than the local same-type median: $771,500 versus $1,150,000 for Discovery Ridge Detached.

Calgary same-type median
$718,000
All Community Detached
Local assessment position
Below median
Compared with Discovery Ridge median
Assessment and tax change
+124.6% / +86.0%
Assessment change / tax change
Compared with Calgary
7.5% above
Same property type median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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