North sector
Carrington
A 3 km² building out community in Calgary’s North sector.
About
1% of the ground is under tree canopy and 10% is parkland, both below the Calgary community median.
Getting around
7 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
9.1 km of pathways and trails. The city counts 2,052 public trees here.
Compared with Calgary
- 0.6%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 10.2%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 5.9%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 9.1 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.0 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
264 building permits, 26 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $51.2M.
Housing stock
The city lists 542 registered secondary suites and 82 licensed short-term rentals.
The city maps 125 ha of developable land here, room for about 5,345 more homes.
Carrington — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Carrington in?
- Carrington is in the North sector of Calgary.
- Is Carrington on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Carrington boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Carrington?
- Carrington covers about 3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Carrington?
- Carrington borders Coventry Hills, Evanston, Livingston, Moraine, and Panorama Hills.
- How many historic resources are in Carrington?
- Carrington has no listed historic resources.
- Is Carrington good for walking and cycling?
- Carrington has 9.1 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Carrington?
- Every home for sale in Carrington 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.