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278 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW, Calgary

278 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW is a detached home built in 2004, 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
2004
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...
Nearest daycare
SOULAR CHILD MONTESSORI FROEBEL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
2.0 min
Farthest school walk
109.1 min
Central Memorial High School
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
310 licensed spacesNearest: SOULAR CHILD MONTESSORI FROEBEL DEVELOPMENT CENTRE
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

This address has some variation between grade-band results, while the overall context is Above Average. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Lowest matched result
St. Michael School
72.9 | Average | Grade 9
JOHN W. COSTELLO CATHOLIC SCHOOL
84.2 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 6/94 | Calgary rank 20/241
Matched schools with PAT data
4
Latest available records include 2025
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Local daily access is weaker for this address. Grocery and park travel should be reviewed as separate access concerns.

Junior high walk
56.7 min
Calgary median 25.2 min
Grocery store
9.9 min
Safeway
Fitness centre
11.0 min
The Sweat Lab
Nearest LRT station
69 Street
Drive 9.1 min | Walk 61.4 min
Daily accessibility map for 278 DISCOVERY RIDGE WY SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 278 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

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

CBE family access
26/100
1 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Daily access
90/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 5/13 ยท CCSD 5/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time threshold
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
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 51
Routes within 5 minutes
0 routes
No routes recorded
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This community profile leans higher-income and relatively settled compared with Calgary overall.

University certificate / degree
54%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
81%
Calgary avg: 69%
Residential stability
62%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
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 here is 6.5 percentage points below the community median and 3.8 percentage points below the Calgary median.

Canopy area within 20 m
33.9 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Compared with community
6.5 percentage points below
Discovery Ridge median 9.2%
Compared with Calgary
3.8 percentage points below
Calgary median 6.5%
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Emergency access is summarized by a 6.8 min drive to Signal Hill Fire Station #33 and a hydrant distance of 58 m.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Water hydrant
58 m
Near access to nearest City-owned hydrant
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.

Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Compared with Calgary
Lower than Calgary
Latest available month
Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
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
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

The latest 311 snapshot shows Discovery Ridge at 22.35 requests per 1,000 residents in 2026-06. That is 3.0% above the Calgary median, with pick up stray and animal-service issues the most common available issue type.

Latest 311 rate
22.35 / 1,000
2026-06
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
Latest issue mix
pick up stray and animal-service issues
Most reported latest-month type
Highest month
27.69 / 1,000
2025-07
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.

Closest permit status
Released
Current recorded status
Nearby permits
2 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
Latest decision
July 17, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

Building Permit history includes a New work classification in the current City data for this address.

Latest work description
SFD,FIREPLACE,GARAGE,DECK,
Available City record
New-work records
1
Classified as New
Building Permit records
1 Building Permit record
Available City records
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property was built in 2004. Permit activity is available, but the latest permit year shown is 2005, 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

Compared with similar homes in Discovery Ridge, this property is assessed 34.9% below. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Records available
22
Assessment/tax history rows
Total tax shown
$79,618.43
Sum of available annual tax records
Latest assessment
$748,500
Assessment year: 2026
Tax since 2005
+222.9%
First available tax to latest tax
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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