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522 SALEM AV SW, Calgary

522 SALEM AV SW is a detached home built in 1948, located in Scarboro, 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
Scarboro
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1948
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 substantial. The nearest daycare is SUNALTA STUDENT CARE at 1.5 min by car.

Daycare capacity
236 spaces
Substantial
Highest utilization
108%
Over capacity
Nearest daycare
SUNALTA STUDENT CARE
1.5 min
Current enrolment condition
Over capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 108%
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance is partly grade-dependent in the static data. Grade 6 and Grade 9 records differ by 12.5 points. 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
Strongest matched result
Sunalta School
84.8 | Above Average | Grade 6
Lowest matched result
St. Monica School
72.3 | Average | Grade 9
Matched schools with PAT data
3
Latest available records include 2025
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

Transit and downtown access are both strong for this address. Commute destinations are practical from this property.

Nearest daycare
1.5 min
SUNALTA STUDENT CARE
Hospital
9.3 min
Foothills Medical Centre
Mall
12.4 min
Market Mall
Elementary school walk
4.8 min
Calgary median 16.4 min
Daily accessibility map for 522 SALEM AV SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 522 SALEM AV 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

Most available living themes score strongly in the model, with broad coverage of the assigned 15-minute thresholds.

Longest selected trip
Sunalta
16.8 min by walk
CBE family access
74/100
2 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
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.

Transit benchmark profile
Mixed transit access
Stop proximity and route availability
Nearest bus stop
WB 17 AV SW @ 19 ST SW
Teleride 7944 ยท Route 2
Routes within 5 minutes
1 route
Route 2
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Scarboro has above-average university certificate or degree attainment and above-average home ownership.

Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
Residential stability
75%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%
University certificate / degree
65%
Calgary avg: 36%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Scarboro has a population density of 2,217 people per km^2 and a residential density of 768 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 15.2% below and residential density is 28.6% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

Canopy coverage is only 0.0 percentage points from the community median.

Community median
28.8%
Scarboro
Compared with Calgary
22.3 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Canopy area within 20 m
361.4 mยฒ
Mapped canopy area
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 5.5 min to the nearest station and 104 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

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

๐Ÿ“ Disorder & Community Pressure

Scarboro recorded a higher latest-month disorder pressure than the Calgary median, with Drugs and Suspicious Person among the common reported issues.

Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Latest disorder pressure
14.85 / 1,000
2026-06
Common reported issues
Drugs and Suspicious Person
Up to three latest-month issue types
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

The matched history includes pedestrian- and cyclist-related records, with the nearest record about 307 m from this address.

Latest recorded incident
February 8, 2026
394 m from address ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
Pedestrian-related records
4 records
Matched records within the analysis area
EMS-marked records
5 records
Records carrying the EMS indicator
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Scarboro are much higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 55.44 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

12-month average
44.14 / 1,000
Community average
12-month comparison
172.6% above
Compared with Calgary median
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
Highest month
63.36 / 1,000
2025-08
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The current search matched 13 permits within 400 metres, with 0 permits within 150 metres. The records are public permit matches, not a construction-status update.

Nearby permits
13 permits
Within 400 m in the current search window
On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Latest decision
July 25, 2026
Among matched permit records
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The address-level permit records include a garage or accessory classification, most recently dated June 6, 2007.

Latest estimated project cost
$12,811
Listed on available City record
Latest work type
New
Available City record
Latest permit category
Garage
Available City record
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History includes older permit context rather than recent activity for this address.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

Against the Calgary-wide same-type median, this property is assessed 56.0% above. The latest value shown is $1,120,000.

Value & tax snapshot
$1,120,000
Latest tax: $7,447.89
Tax vs last year
+13.7%
Year-over-year property tax change
Tax since 2005
+134.5%
First available tax to latest tax
Compared with Calgary
56.0% above
Same property type median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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