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540 SALEM AV SW, Calgary

540 SALEM AV SW is a detached home built in 1931, 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
1931
Approximate housing age context
Official property data release: July 7, 2026
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๐Ÿซ School Accessibility & Capacity

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

Daycare capacity
236 spaces
Substantial
Nearest assigned school
Sunalta School
0.9 min drive / 3.4 min walk
Farthest school walk
30.4 min
Western Canada High School
Highest utilization
108%
Over capacity
Official dataset release: July 23, 2026

๐ŸŽ“ School Performance

The available Grade 6 and Grade 9 records show a moderate spread rather than a single uniform performance signal. School rankings should be read as one indicator only, alongside school fit, program availability, transportation, learning supports, and family needs.

St. Monica School
72.3 | Average
Grade 9, 2025 | Board rank 28/50 | Calgary rank 54/116
PAT score spread
12.5 points
72.3 to 84.8
Strongest matched result
Sunalta School
84.8 | Above Average | Grade 6
Sunalta School
84.8 | Above Average
Grade 6, 2025 | Board rank 11/147 | Calgary rank 15/241
Official dataset release: June 16, 2026

๐Ÿš— Daily Accessibility

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

Elementary school drive
0.9 min
Calgary median 3.3 min
Nearest park
Nimmons Park
Walk 9.7 min | Drive 3.2 min
Children's Hospital
12.1 min
Alberta Children's Hospital
Grocery store
4.7 min
Calgary Co-op
Daily accessibility map for 540 SALEM AV SW, Calgary showing nearby schools, grocery stores, parks, LRT stations and nearby amenities
Daily accessibility map for 540 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

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

Strongest access theme
Daily
100/100
CBE family access
72/100
2 of 4 destinations within the model's 15-minute threshold
15-minute threshold coverage
CBE 9/13 ยท CCSD 8/13
Within the model's assigned travel-time threshold
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐ŸšŒ Nearby Bus Transit

This address has excellent nearby bus access, with EB 17 AV SW @ Richmond RD about 2.0 min away and 4 routes available within five minutes.

Compared with Calgary
1.0 min faster
Calgary median 3.0 min
Nearest bus stop
EB 17 AV SW @ Richmond RD
Teleride 4846 ยท Route 2
Routes within 5 minutes
4 routes
Routes 2, 20, 66, 304
Official dataset release: August 25, 2026

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Community Profile

Education and ownership are the strongest community-profile signals for this address.

Immigrant population
17%
Calgary avg: 33%
University certificate / degree
65%
Calgary avg: 36%
Home ownership
89%
Calgary avg: 69%
Children age 0-14
17%
Calgary avg: 18%
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

The 20-metre canopy reading of 28.9% is broadly consistent with the local community benchmark.

Compared with Calgary
22.4 percentage points above
Calgary median 6.5%
Community median
28.8%
Scarboro
Canopy benchmark profile
Near community / Above Calgary
Community / Calgary comparison
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 5.6 min to the nearest station and 28 m to the nearest City-owned hydrant.

Flood status
Outside mapped floodplain
Mapped 1-in-100 year floodplain context
Water hydrant
28 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

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

Compared with Calgary
Higher than Calgary
Latest available month
Most common reported issue
Drugs
Latest available month
Reporting month
2026-06
Latest available community data
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 385 m from this address.

Recorded incident locations
4 locations
Distinct mapped coordinates
Matched records within 500 m
5 records
Historical records in the analysis area
Latest recorded incident
February 8, 2026
471 m from address ยท Cyclist-related ยท EMS-marked
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 much higher than median, the 12-month profile is much higher than median, and monthly variation is high.

12-month average
44.14 / 1,000
Community average
Common issue
roadway maintenance issues
Most reported 12-month type
Calgary median
21.69 / 1,000
2026-06
311 level
Much higher than median
Current profile
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 121 m. A development permit does not confirm that work has started or will be completed.

On this property
None
Current matched permit records
Within 150 m
1 permit
Matched permit locations
Closest permit
121 m
1619 SUMMIT ST SW
Official dataset release: August 16, 2026

๐Ÿงฑ Building Permit History

The available records include Improvement work context; they are historical permit records, not a current-condition assessment.

Latest permit category
Single Family
Available City record
Latest work group
Improvement
Available City record
Improvement records
3
Classified as Improvement
Official dataset release: July 11, 2026

๐Ÿš๏ธ Housing History

Housing History includes both age and permit context: 95 years old, with 3 completed permits in the available permit data.

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

๐Ÿ’ฐ Property Value & Tax History

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

Total tax shown
$159,152.44
Sum of available annual tax records
Assessment vs last year
+8.1%
Year-over-year assessed value change
Tax since 2005
+222.7%
First available tax to latest tax
Tax vs last year
+16.3%
Year-over-year property tax change
Official dataset release: April 1, 2026

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