Housing and change community signal
Current growth and change activity across Calgary communities
Relative current permit, development, land-use and growth-infrastructure activity recorded for 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.
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Published formula
Latest permit-activity percentile 25%, active building permits per residential parcel 20%, open development applications per residential parcel 20%, current land-use applications per residential parcel 15%, permitted housing-unit density since 2024 10%, mapped growth-infrastructure density 10%.
A higher score means more recorded activity, not better growth, confirmation that construction will proceed, project approval, investment performance or a prediction of how a particular street will change.
Evidence used
This is a interpretive blend. The current ingredients include latest 12-month permit activity, active building permits, open development applications, current land-use applications, permitted housing units since 2024, Suburban Residential Growth policy infrastructure.
Communities with stronger measured support
Alpine Park: 85/100; Current permit window: 457 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 122 active building permits and 14 open development applications Banff Trail: 81/100; Current permit window: 171 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 38 active building permits and 33 open development applications Bowness: 74/100; Current permit window: 411 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 101 active building permits and 82 open development applications Forest Lawn: 74/100; Current permit window: 171 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 60 active building permits and 32 open development applications Glacier Ridge: 73/100; Current permit window: 574 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 90 active building permits and 5 open development applications Glendale: 73/100; Current permit window: 105 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 25 active building permits and 21 open development applications Highland Park: 77/100; Current permit window: 132 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 44 active building permits and 28 open development applications Hotchkiss: 77/100; Current permit window: 384 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 91 active building permits and 6 open development applications Keystone Hills: 78/100; Current permit window: 98 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 7 active building permits and 4 open development applications Moraine: 74/100; Current permit window: 454 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 57 active building permits and 4 open development applications
These examples come from the stronger end of the measured-support range and are shown alphabetically. The score applies only to this named lens and is not an overall neighbourhood ranking.
- Alpine Park: 85/100Current permit window: 457 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 122 active building permits and 14 open development applications | Land-use files: 2 current land-use applications; latest application 2026-06-18
- Banff Trail: 81/100Current permit window: 171 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 38 active building permits and 33 open development applications | Land-use files: 5 current land-use applications; latest application 2026-07-21
- Bowness: 74/100Current permit window: 411 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 101 active building permits and 82 open development applications | Land-use files: 7 current land-use applications; latest application 2026-07-30
- Forest Lawn: 74/100Current permit window: 171 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 60 active building permits and 32 open development applications | Land-use files: 4 current land-use applications; latest application 2026-06-22
- Glacier Ridge: 73/100Current permit window: 574 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 90 active building permits and 5 open development applications | Land-use files: 5 current land-use applications; latest application 2026-04-09
- Glendale: 73/100Current permit window: 105 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 25 active building permits and 21 open development applications | Land-use files: 1 current land-use application; latest application 2026-05-29
- Highland Park: 77/100Current permit window: 132 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 44 active building permits and 28 open development applications | Land-use files: 5 current land-use applications; latest application 2026-07-30
- Hotchkiss: 77/100Current permit window: 384 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 91 active building permits and 6 open development applications | Land-use files: 1 current land-use application; latest application 2025-06-27
- Keystone Hills: 78/100Current permit window: 98 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 7 active building permits and 4 open development applications | Land-use files: 2 current land-use applications; latest application 2025-06-27
- Moraine: 74/100Current permit window: 454 permit records from 2025-08-28 to 2026-08-28; 57 active building permits and 4 open development applications | Land-use files: 3 current land-use applications; latest application 2026-06-19