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523 42 ST SE, Calgary

523 42 ST SE is a duplex home built in 1972, located in Forest Heights, 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
Forest Heights
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Duplex
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1972
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The CBE profile is busy, but nearest-school route access is still practical. Forest Lawn High School is listed at 1.7 min by car.

Nearest assigned school
Forest Lawn High School
1.7 min drive / 9.8 min walk
Highest utilization
93%
Busy but below capacity
Longest school drive
3.7 min
Ernest Morrow School
Farthest school walk
12.2 min
Ernest Morrow School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

Grade-band differences are important for this address. The matched PAT records show a 15.7-point spread between Grade 6 and Grade 9 results. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

PAT score spread
15.7 points
49.8 to 65.5
Matched schools with PAT data
4
Latest available records include 2025
Holy Family School
65.5 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 75/94 | Calgary rank 178/241
Overall PAT context
Below Average
Average latest PAT score: 59.2
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Marlborough and downtown both compare well against the median benchmarks.

Grocery store
3.3 min
No Frills
High school drive
1.7 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Junior high drive
3.7 min
Calgary median 4.7 min
Mall
8.0 min
Sunridge Mall
Daily accessibility map for 523 42 ST SE, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 523 42 ST SE, 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

This address has strong modelled access across several routine destination groups.

Most constrained theme
Family
78/100
Daily access
100/100
1 of 1 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
Marlborough
20.4 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.

Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Routes within 5 minutes
1 route
Route 58
Walk to nearest stop
4.0 min
About 331 m by the pedestrian route
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This address sits in a community with higher immigrant-population representation and lower household income.

University certificate / degree
13%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
41%
Calgary avg: 33%
Household income
$79,000
Calgary avg: $98,000
Children age 0-14
18%
Calgary avg: 18%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Forest Heights has a population density of 3,974 people per km^2 and a residential density of 1,394 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 52.0% above and residential density is 29.6% above.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

The canopy measurement for this property exceeds both the Forest Heights median and the Calgary median.

Canopy area within 20 m
266.3 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
Compared with Calgary
14.7 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Calgary median
6.5%
City-wide address benchmark
Official dataset release: August 13, 2026

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

The combined safety profile shows outside mapped floodplain, fast fire-station access, and near hydrant access.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Forest Heights recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Disturbance, Unwanted Guest, and Suspicious Person among the common reported issues.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Most common reported issue
Disturbance
Latest available month
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Matched records occur in the wider surrounding area rather than immediately beside this property.

EMS-marked records
5 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Latest recorded incident
July 31, 2026
405 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Matched records within 500 m
5 records
Historical records in the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This static page classifies the local 311 pattern as roadway maintenance dominant. Latest-month rate, Calgary median comparison, common service-request types, and recent direction should be read together.

12-month average
16.82 / 1,000
Community average
12-month comparison
3.9% above
Compared with Calgary median
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Compared with Calgary
4.9% above
Latest month
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

Nearby public permit records include a suite-related permit type within the current search window. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Latest decision
May 7, 2026
Among matched permit records
Closest permit
266 m
4496 4 AV SE
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

No Building Permit records are included for this address in the available City static data.

Record scope
Address-level
City Building Permit history
Data status
No records returned
Available City static data
Building Permit records
No records returned
Current static data
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This duplex was built in 1972 and is 54 years old. It is 3 years older than the Forest Heights median of 51 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Assessment context is higher than the local same-type median: $424,000 versus $384,500 for Forest Heights Duplex.

Latest property tax
$2,819.56
Tax year: 2026
Value & tax snapshot
$424,000
Latest tax: $2,819.56
Community same-type median
$384,500
Forest Heights Duplex
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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