South sector · Established 1959
Fairview
A 1.3 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s South sector.
About
19% of the ground is under tree canopy and 10% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
14 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Fairview School · PublicElementary/Junior High
- Le Roi Daniels School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
0.8 km of pathways and trails and two off-leash areas. The city counts 2,035 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1950s
Established 1959
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 19.4%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 9.6%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 0.8 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 0.0 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
52 building permits and 14 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $5M.
Housing stock
The city lists 67 registered secondary suites and 6 licensed short-term rentals.
Fairview — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Fairview in?
- Fairview is in the South sector of Calgary.
- Is Fairview on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Fairview boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Fairview?
- Fairview has 2 schools inside its boundary: Fairview School and Le Roi Daniels School.
- How big is Fairview?
- Fairview covers about 1.3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Fairview?
- Fairview borders Acadia, Haysboro, and Kingsland.
- How many historic resources are in Fairview?
- Fairview has no listed historic resources.
- Is Fairview good for walking and cycling?
- Fairview has 0.8 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Fairview?
- Every home for sale in Fairview 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.