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8231 FORTRESS DR SW, Calgary

8231 FORTRESS DR SW is a detached built in 2012, located in Springbank Hill, Calgary. Explore schools, daily accessibility, crime trends, community profile, flood risk, fire protection, 311 service requests, housing history, and neighbourhood insights.

Community
Springbank Hill
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
2012
Approximate housing age context

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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility

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

Farthest school walk
34.1 min
Ernest Manning High School
Current enrolment condition
Very crowded
Highest assigned-school utilization: 125%
Licensed daycare
3 nearby
271 licensed spacesNearest: LITTLE HANDS MONTESSORI ACADEMY
Highest utilization
125%
Very crowded

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The static summary includes one comparable PAT record for this address. That record is Griffith Woods School, rated Above Average at 79.8. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Matched schools with PAT data
1
Latest available records include 2025
Griffith Woods School
79.8 โ€ข Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 โ€ข Board rank 30/147 โ€ข Calgary rank 44/241
Overall PAT context
Above Average
Average latest PAT score: 78.4
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Park walking access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. Outdoor walking access is a weaker local-destination signal here.

Nearest daycare
2.9 min
LITTLE HANDS MONTESSORI ACADEMY
Children's Hospital
20.5 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Hospital
12.7 min
Rockyview General Hospital EMERGENCY ENTRANCE
Nearest park
Battalion Park
Walk 37.2 min โ€ข Drive 6.1 min
Daily accessibility map for 8231 FORTRESS DR SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8231 FORTRESS DR SW, Calgary, showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, public transit, and everyday amenities.
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๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

This community compares well on both education and home ownership.

Children age 0-14
22%
Calgary avg: 18%
Residential stability
68%
2016-2021 Census mobility โ€ข Calgary avg: 58%
University certificate / degree
51%
Calgary avg: 36%
Immigrant population
34%
Calgary avg: 33%

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Springbank Hill has a population density of 1,512 people per kmยฒ and a residential density of 504 residential units per kmยฒ. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 42.2% below and residential density is 53.0% below.

๐ŸŒŠ Flood Context & ๐Ÿš’ Fire Protection Access

Flood mapping shows outside mapped flood zone. Fire access is Fast, with Signal Hill Fire Station #33 about 3.2 min away and the nearest City-owned hydrant 78 m from the property.

Flood zone / overlap
0%
outside mapped flood zone
Nearest floodplain distance
600 m
Distance to mapped floodplain boundary

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Springbank Hill are lower than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 0.40 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 0.74.

Calgary median
0.74 / 1,000
2026-04
Recent trend
Declining
Last available months
Monthly variation
High
Last 12 months
Compared with Calgary
45.9% below
Latest month

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

The property is newer than the community benchmark, giving it a younger housing-age profile within Springbank Hill.

Calgary age gap
50.0% newer
Percentage difference
City age context
Newer
Compared with Calgary
Age profile
Newer
Based on property age
Local age context
Newer
Compared with Springbank Hill

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Compared with similar homes in Springbank Hill, this property is assessed 79.6% above. The comparison is based on 2026 assessment records.

Compared with community
79.6% above
Same property type median
Assessment since 2012
+370.9%
First available value to latest value
Assessment and tax change
+370.9% / +405.3%
Assessment change / tax change
City assessment position
Above median
Compared with Calgary median

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