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Silver Springs
Northwest · Residential · 5.0 km²
Silver Springs is a community in Calgary’s Northwest sector, 5.0 km² by the City’s boundary. At the 2019 civic census it had 8,679 residents in 3,563 dwellings, 78% of them owner-occupied and 7% apartments. The 2026 assessment roll averages $695k across 3,504 residential parcels (an average, not a median, and an assessment, not a price). 33 businesses hold a current City licence, 5 first issued in the last year. 24 development permit applications were filed in the last 12 months, 11 released.
At a glance
Figures as of 2026-10-27. Census 2019, assessment 2026 roll, licences and permits as held by the City on that day.
Every figure
The bar is the percentile among all 313 City communities with a value.
| Residentspeople · 2019 | 8,679 | |
|---|---|---|
| Densityper km² · 2019 | 1,742 | |
| Under 35share · 2019 | 38% | |
| Childrenshare · 2019 | 17% | |
| Seniorsshare · 2019 | 19% | |
| Dwellingshomes · 2019 | 3,563 | |
| Ownershipshare · 2019 | 78% | |
| Apartmentsshare · 2019 | 7% | |
| Single-familyshare · 2019 | 71% | |
| Household sizepeople per home · 2019 | 2.4 | |
| Under constructionhomes · 2019 | 34 | |
| Average assessed valueresidential · 2026 | $695k | |
| Residential parcelsparcels · 2026 | 3,504 | |
| Licensed businesseslicences · 2026 | 33 | |
| Businesses per km²per km² · 2026 | 6.6 | |
| Businesses per 1,000per 1,000 residents · 2026 | 3.8 | |
| New licenceslast 12 months · 2026 | 5 | |
| New-business shareshare · 2026 | 15% | |
| Development applicationslast 12 months · register | 24 | |
| Applications per 1,000last 12 months · register | 2.8 |
Composite views experimental
Mean of percentile ranks, 0–100. A reading of where a place sits, not a ranking of where to live.
| Vibrancymean percentile of businesses per km², residents per km² and apartment share | 37 | |
|---|---|---|
| Momentummean percentile of new licences, new-business share and development applications per 1,000 residents | 51 | |
| Family homesmean percentile of ownership, single-family share and children share | 67 | |
| Everyday needsmean percentile of businesses per 1,000 residents, and the inverse of 311 requests per 1,000 | — |
What’s being built
Development permit applications filed in the last 12 months, by kind. Applications, not approvals.