About
23% of the ground is under tree canopy and 10% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
6 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Elboya School · PublicElementary/Junior High
- St. Anthony · SeparateElementary/Junior High/Senior High
Parks, paths and trees
0.8 km of pathways and trails, 2.5 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 1,331 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1920s
- Riverdale Avenue SW Boulevards - West1929
- 1950s
- Calgary Trend House · Modern1953
2 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- Meander · Peter von TiesenhausenElbow River along Riverdale Avenue S.W.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 23.2%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 10.3%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 2.9%Natural areaNear city median 2%
- 0.8 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 2.5 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
28 building permits and 13 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $6.5M.
Housing stock
The city lists 5 registered secondary suites and 1 licensed short-term rental.
Elboya — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Elboya in?
- Elboya is in the Centre sector of Calgary.
- Is Elboya on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Elboya boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Elboya?
- Elboya has 2 schools inside its boundary: Elboya School and St. Anthony.
- How big is Elboya?
- Elboya covers about 0.7 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Elboya?
- Elboya borders Britannia, Elbow Park, Manchester, Parkhill, and Windsor Park.
- How many historic resources are in Elboya?
- Elboya has 2 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Elboya good for walking and cycling?
- Elboya has 2.5 km of bike routes and 0.8 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Elboya have public art?
- Elboya has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Elboya?
- Every home for sale in Elboya 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.