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531 42 ST SE, Calgary

531 42 ST SE is a detached 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
Detached
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 1.6 min by car.

Nearby CCSD options
3 option(s)
Bishop Kidd School, Holy Family School...
Longest school drive
3.6 min
Ernest Morrow School
Highest utilization
93%
Busy but below capacity
Daycare capacity
70 spaces
Moderate
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The matched records show different outcomes across grade levels, with the strongest and weakest results separated by 15.7 points. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Bishop Kidd School
63.2 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 46/50 | Calgary rank 97/116
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
PAT score spread
15.7 points
49.8 to 65.5
Ernest Morrow School
60.7 | Average
Grade 6, 2024 | Board rank 110/131 | Calgary rank 188/218
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. LRT access is 4.4 min by car, and downtown is 11.4 min.

Nearest LRT station
Marlborough
Drive 4.4 min | Walk 20.8 min
High school drive
1.6 min
Calgary median 8.2 min
Elementary school drive
1.8 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Downtown
11.4 min
Drive | Calgary median 19.5 min
Daily accessibility map for 531 42 ST SE, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 531 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

The modelled destination set is widely covered within its assigned travel-time thresholds.

CBE family access
93/100
4 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
CCSD family access
62/100
1 of 4 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
1 route
Route 58
Compared with Calgary
1.4 min slower
Calgary median 3.0 min
Routes at nearest stop
1 route
Route 58
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Diversity is a stronger signal than income in this community profile.

Immigrant population
41%
Calgary avg: 33%
Home ownership
66%
Calgary avg: 69%
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

Within 20 metres, mapped canopy coverage is 21.9%, placing the address above its local and city-wide benchmarks.

Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
20 m canopy coverage
21.9%
Mapped canopy within 20 metres
Community median
11.3%
Forest Heights
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 1.5 min to the nearest station and 22 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Fire station
1.5 min
Forest Heights Fire Station #12 | 0.6 km drive
Water hydrant
22 m
Very close access to nearest City-owned hydrant
Official dataset releases: Flood July 10, 2026 ยท Fire July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

In the latest available month, community-level reported disorder pressure was higher than the Calgary median. Common reported issues included Disturbance, Unwanted Guest, and Suspicious Person.

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

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The closest matched traffic-safety record is about 367 m away, in the outer part of the 500-metre analysis area.

Pedestrian-related records
5 records
Matched records within the analysis area
Nearest recorded incident
367 m
December 12, 2022 ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Records in the latest 12 months
1 record
Measured to August 18, 2026
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

This 311 section summarizes community-level municipal service pressure around this address. The current profile is close to median, the 12-month profile is close to median, and monthly variation is moderate.

Recent trend
Flat
Last available months
12-month average
16.82 / 1,000
Community average
Latest 311 rate
22.76 / 1,000
2026-06
Latest issue mix
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported latest-month type
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. These records describe nearby mapped permit locations, not activity at this property unless marked on-property.

Within 150 m
0 permits
Matched permit locations
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Closest permit type
Secondary Suite
Current public permit record
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

This page does not include usable Building Permit history for the address in the available City records.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History shows this property is older than the local community median. The property age is 54 years, while Forest Heights median age is 51 years.

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: $445,000 versus $504,000 for Forest Heights Detached.

Assessment vs last year
+1.7%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Latest assessment
$445,000
Assessment year: 2026
Compared with Calgary
38.0% below
Same property type median
Assessment since 2005
+194.7%
First available value to latest value
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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