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8520 34 AV NW, Calgary

8520 34 AV NW is a detached home built in 1953, located in Bowness, 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
Bowness
Calgary neighbourhood context
Property type
Detached
Based on Calgary property records
Year built
1953
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

The assigned public-school pathway is not low-pressure, but the closest school is near the property. Belvedere Parkway School is the nearest assigned CBE school.

Current enrolment condition
Busy but below capacity
Highest assigned-school utilization: 95%
Nearest assigned school
Belvedere Parkway School
1.2 min drive / 4.4 min walk
Nearest daycare
THORNHILL CHILD CARE-BOWNESS MONTGOMERY CENTER
1.1 min
Longest school drive
3.5 min
Thomas B. Riley School
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

School Performance varies strongly by grade band. Thomas B. Riley School records 88.0 for Grade 6, while Our Lady of the Assumption School records 64.5 for Grade 6. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

Our Lady of the Assumption School
64.5 | Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 78/94 | Calgary rank 185/241
Top board rank
5/138
Thomas B. Riley School
Latest PAT year
2025
Latest matched records in this static page
Thomas B. Riley School
88.0 | Excellent
Grade 6, 2022 | Board rank 5/138 | Calgary rank 7/233
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

LRT access is farther than the Calgary median for this address. This address is less LRT-oriented in the static travel data.

Junior high drive
3.5 min
Calgary median 4.7 min
Nearest LRT station
Crowfoot
Drive 8.6 min | Walk 50.0 min
High school walk
11.8 min
Calgary median 50.2 min
Nearest daycare
1.1 min
THORNHILL CHILD CARE-BOWNESS MONTGOMERY CENTER
Daily accessibility map for 8520 34 AV NW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 8520 34 AV NW, 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

Daily essentials score ahead of the other available living themes here.

Mobility access
56/100
1 of 3 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Lifestyle access
92/100
2 of 2 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
Longest selected trip
Crowfoot
50.0 min by walk
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

The nearest stop is 1.9 min away, with 2 routes within five minutes and 4 routes within 10 minutes.

Walk to nearest stop
1.9 min
About 162 m by the pedestrian route
Routes within 5 minutes
2 routes
Routes 1, 53
Nearest bus stop
EB Bowness RD @ 83 ST NW
Teleride 5029 ยท Routes 1, 53
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Ownership and stability are both softer signals in this community profile.

University certificate / degree
25%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
52%
Calgary avg: 69%
Residential stability
52%
2016-2021 Census mobility | Calgary avg: 58%
Children age 0-14
15%
Calgary avg: 18%
Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐Ÿ˜๏ธ Community Density

Bowness has a population density of 1,913 people per km^2 and a residential density of 899 residential units per km^2. Compared with the Calgary community median, population density is 26.8% below and residential density is 16.4% below.

Official dataset release: November 30, 2022

๐ŸŒณ Nearby Tree Canopy Coverage

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

Compared with Calgary
16.1 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Canopy benchmark profile
Above community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
Canopy area within 20 m
284.0 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 4.1 min to the nearest station and 95 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Fire station
4.1 min
Bowness Fire Station #15 | 2.4 km drive
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

The latest community disorder snapshot is higher than Calgary's median for the same month. Common reported issues included Unwanted Guest, Suspicious Person, and Disturbance.

Calgary median
11.19 / 1,000
2026-06
Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
Official dataset release: July 30, 2026

๐Ÿšฆ Nearby Traffic Safety Incidents

Recent traffic-safety history appears within 100 to 250 metres of this address in the current data.

Latest recorded incident
August 31, 2025
107 m from address ยท Pedestrian-related ยท EMS-marked
Records in the latest 12 months
1 record
Measured to August 18, 2026
Pedestrian-related records
1 record
Matched records within the analysis area
Official dataset release: August 18, 2026

โ˜Ž๏ธ 311 Service Requests

311 Service Requests for Bowness are much higher than median in the latest available month. The latest rate is 49.81 per 1,000 residents, compared with the Calgary community median of 21.69.

Lowest month
29.43 / 1,000
2026-02
12-month comparison
131.4% above
Compared with Calgary median
Compared with Calgary
129.6% above
Latest month
Highest month
49.81 / 1,000
2026-06
Official dataset release: July 10, 2026

๐Ÿ—๏ธ Nearby Development Permits

The closest matched Development Permit location is within 150 metres of this address, at about 105 m. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

Latest decision
August 7, 2026
Among matched permit records
Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Nearby permit types
Secondary Suite, Single Detached Dwelling, and Accessory Residential Building
Up to three distinct record types
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available static bundle does not contain Building Permit history for this address.

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

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

This property is much older than the Bowness median. It was built in 1953, while the community median housing age is 54 years.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

This address has a lower assessed value than the community median for similar homes in the available records.

Assessment vs last year
+7.0%
Year-over-year assessed value change
City assessment position
Below median
Compared with Calgary median
Assessment since 2005
+199.2%
First available value to latest value
Compared with Calgary
25.6% below
Same property type median
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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