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Valley Ridge
West · Residential · 3.3 km²
Valley Ridge is a community in Calgary’s West sector, 3.3 km² by the City’s boundary. At the 2019 civic census it had 5,585 residents in 1,940 dwellings, 90% of them owner-occupied and 4% apartments. The 2026 assessment roll averages $752k across 2,119 residential parcels (an average, not a median, and an assessment, not a price). 11 businesses hold a current City licence, 1 first issued in the last year. 8 development permit applications were filed in the last 12 months, 4 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 | 5,585 | |
|---|---|---|
| Densityper km² · 2019 | 1,709 | |
| Under 35share · 2019 | 36% | |
| Childrenshare · 2019 | 18% | |
| Seniorsshare · 2019 | 17% | |
| Dwellingshomes · 2019 | 1,940 | |
| Ownershipshare · 2019 | 90% | |
| Apartmentsshare · 2019 | 4% | |
| Single-familyshare · 2019 | 91% | |
| Household sizepeople per home · 2019 | 2.9 | |
| Under constructionhomes · 2019 | 0 | |
| Average assessed valueresidential · 2026 | $752k | |
| Residential parcelsparcels · 2026 | 2,119 | |
| Licensed businesseslicences · 2026 | 11 | |
| Businesses per km²per km² · 2026 | 3.4 | |
| Businesses per 1,000per 1,000 residents · 2026 | 2.0 | |
| New licenceslast 12 months · 2026 | 1 | |
| New-business shareshare · 2026 | 9% | |
| Development applicationslast 12 months · register | 8 | |
| Applications per 1,000last 12 months · register | 1.4 |
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 | 29 | |
|---|---|---|
| Momentummean percentile of new licences, new-business share and development applications per 1,000 residents | 21 | |
| Family homesmean percentile of ownership, single-family share and children share | 84 | |
| 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.