Centre sector · Established 1948
Capitol Hill
A 1.4 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s Centre sector.
About
21% of the ground is under tree canopy and 16% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
26 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Capitol Hill School · PublicElementary
- Ecole St. Pius X School · SeparateElementary
Parks, paths and trees
3.2 km of pathways and trails and 1.9 km of bike routes. The city counts 2,359 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- Capitol Hill Cottage School · Foursquare1912
- 1930s
- Capitol Hill Park1932
- 1940s
Established 1948
- 1960s
- Confederation Park1967
3 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 21.1%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 15.7%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 2%Natural areaNear city median 2%
- 3.2 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 1.9 kmBike routesNear city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
97 building permits and 34 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $21.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 278 registered secondary suites and 26 licensed short-term rentals.
Capitol Hill — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Capitol Hill in?
- Capitol Hill is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Capitol Hill on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Capitol Hill boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Capitol Hill?
- Capitol Hill has 2 schools inside its boundary: Capitol Hill School and Ecole St. Pius X School.
- How big is Capitol Hill?
- Capitol Hill covers about 1.4 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Capitol Hill?
- Capitol Hill borders Banff Trail, Charleswood, Collingwood, Hillhurst, Hounsfield Heights/Briar Hill, Mount Pleasant, Rosedale, and Rosemont.
- How many historic resources are in Capitol Hill?
- Capitol Hill has 3 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Capitol Hill good for walking and cycling?
- Capitol Hill has 1.9 km of bike routes and 3.2 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Capitol Hill?
- Every home for sale in Capitol Hill is on the listings map, with prices and photos, scoped to this community.
Sources and notes
- City of Calgary Open Data: community boundaries and classes, permits, parks and off-leash areas, urban forest, pathways and bikeways, historic resources, public art, schools, transit stops, secondary suites, short-term rentals, land supply. Permits, suites and short-term-rental licences refresh daily to weekly.