Services and errands community signal
Retail-service access across Calgary communities
Relative proximity and nearby breadth of current retail licence records around the official community point.
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Published formula
Nearest mapped retail record proximity 40%, current licence records within 1 km 35%, and records within 2 km 25%.
The category spans different kinds of retail and does not establish product range, price, hours, accessibility, quality or continued operation. Distances are straight-line and shopping centres can produce concentrated record counts.
Evidence used
This is a direct comparison. The current ingredients include current non-home-based City business licences, retail category rules, nearest-record proximity, 1 km and 2 km access rings.
Communities in the high measured range
Bridgeland/Riverside: 90/100; Retail reach: 68 within 1 km; 245 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 44 inside the boundary Chinatown: 99/100; Retail reach: 256 within 1 km; 700 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 40 inside the boundary Crescent Heights: 96/100; Retail reach: 111 within 1 km; 537 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 66 inside the boundary Downtown Commercial Core: 99/100; Retail reach: 342 within 1 km; 721 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 204 inside the boundary Downtown East Village: 97/100; Retail reach: 161 within 1 km; 559 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 24 inside the boundary Downtown West End: 98/100; Retail reach: 203 within 1 km; 627 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 9 inside the boundary Eau Claire: 92/100; Retail reach: 269 within 1 km; 726 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.2 km away; 15 inside the boundary Hillhurst: 93/100; Retail reach: 99 within 1 km; 359 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 53 inside the boundary Lower Mount Royal: 95/100; Retail reach: 157 within 1 km; 590 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 16 inside the boundary Manchester: 92/100; Retail reach: 99 within 1 km; 242 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 42 inside the boundary
High-range examples are shown alphabetically. Use several community profiles and an exact-address review before making a housing decision.
- Bridgeland/Riverside: 90/100Retail reach: 68 within 1 km; 245 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 44 inside the boundary
- Chinatown: 99/100Retail reach: 256 within 1 km; 700 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 40 inside the boundary
- Crescent Heights: 96/100Retail reach: 111 within 1 km; 537 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 66 inside the boundary
- Downtown Commercial Core: 99/100Retail reach: 342 within 1 km; 721 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 204 inside the boundary
- Downtown East Village: 97/100Retail reach: 161 within 1 km; 559 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 24 inside the boundary
- Downtown West End: 98/100Retail reach: 203 within 1 km; 627 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.0 km away; 9 inside the boundary
- Eau Claire: 92/100Retail reach: 269 within 1 km; 726 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.2 km away; 15 inside the boundary
- Hillhurst: 93/100Retail reach: 99 within 1 km; 359 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 53 inside the boundary
- Lower Mount Royal: 95/100Retail reach: 157 within 1 km; 590 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 16 inside the boundary
- Manchester: 92/100Retail reach: 99 within 1 km; 242 within 2 km; nearest mapped record 0.1 km away; 42 inside the boundary