Housing and change community signal

Current building-permit activity across Calgary communities

The citywide position of building-permit records in the latest rolling 12 months, normalized by the number of residential assessment parcels in the official community boundary.

This page compares one public-data signal at a time. It is a shortlist tool rather than an overall ranking, and every leading record links to a full community profile with the underlying evidence and local context.

Published formula

100% latest rolling 12-month noncancelled building-permit records per 1,000 residential assessment parcels, compared only among official boundaries with at least 50 residential parcels.

A higher position means more permit records relative to the residential parcel base. Boundaries below the 50-parcel comparison floor are held back; the signal does not establish approval, completion, workmanship, project size, property value, investment performance or how much construction affects a particular street. Disclosed project-cost fields cover only records that publish a cost.

Evidence used

This is a direct comparison. The current ingredients include latest rolling 12-month noncancelled Building Permits, Current Year Property Assessments residential parcel denominator, permit category and status mix, disclosed project-cost fields.

Communities in the high measured range

Ambleridge: 99/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 580.1 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 180 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Glacier Ridge: 96/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 287.5 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 1,921 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Hotchkiss: 97/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 371.9 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 989 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Huxley: 100/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 995.9 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 472 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Keystone Hills: 96/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 275.8 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 328 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Lewisburg: 99/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 491.3 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 527 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Moraine: 97/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 326.9 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 1,346 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Osprey Hill: 98/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 378.4 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 110 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Rangeview: 97/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 294.4 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 2,074 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll Ricardo Ranch: 98/100; Permit rate and parcel base: 490.5 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 631 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll

High-range examples are shown alphabetically. Use several community profiles and an exact-address review before making a housing decision.

  • Ambleridge: 99/100Permit rate and parcel base: 580.1 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 180 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 0 renovation/improvement, 77 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Glacier Ridge: 96/100Permit rate and parcel base: 287.5 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 1,921 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 103 renovation/improvement, 306 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Hotchkiss: 97/100Permit rate and parcel base: 371.9 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 989 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 82 renovation/improvement, 196 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Huxley: 100/100Permit rate and parcel base: 995.9 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 472 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 25 renovation/improvement, 293 new-home and 1 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Keystone Hills: 96/100Permit rate and parcel base: 275.8 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 328 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 9 renovation/improvement, 72 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Lewisburg: 99/100Permit rate and parcel base: 491.3 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 527 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 61 renovation/improvement, 155 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Moraine: 97/100Permit rate and parcel base: 326.9 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 1,346 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 102 renovation/improvement, 250 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Osprey Hill: 98/100Permit rate and parcel base: 378.4 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 110 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 1 renovation/improvement, 35 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Rangeview: 97/100Permit rate and parcel base: 294.4 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 2,074 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 103 renovation/improvement, 338 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28
  • Ricardo Ranch: 98/100Permit rate and parcel base: 490.5 records per 1,000 parcels · 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 631 residential assessment parcels in the 2026 roll | Permit categories: 35 renovation/improvement, 215 new-home and 0 demolition permits from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28