East sector · Established 1959
Forest Heights
A 1.5 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s East sector.
About
14% of the ground is under tree canopy and 11% is parkland; canopy is close to the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
17 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Keeler School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
2.1 km of pathways and trails and 1.6 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,857 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1950s
Established 1959
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 13.8%Tree canopyNear city median 14.6%
- 10.7%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 2.1 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 1.6 kmBike routesNear city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
42 building permits and 17 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $6.5M.
Housing stock
The city lists 88 registered secondary suites and 4 licensed short-term rentals.
Forest Heights — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Forest Heights in?
- Forest Heights is in the East sector of Calgary.
- Is Forest Heights on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Forest Heights boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Forest Heights?
- Forest Heights has 1 school inside its boundary: Keeler School.
- How big is Forest Heights?
- Forest Heights covers about 1.5 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Forest Heights?
- Forest Heights borders Albert Park/Radisson Heights, Forest Lawn, Marlborough, Marlborough Park, and Penbrooke Meadows.
- How many historic resources are in Forest Heights?
- Forest Heights has no listed historic resources.
- Is Forest Heights good for walking and cycling?
- Forest Heights has 1.6 km of bike routes and 2.1 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Forest Heights?
- Every home for sale in Forest Heights 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.