Northwest sector · Established 1911
Montgomery
A 3 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s Northwest sector, served by a business improvement area.
About
14% of the ground is under tree canopy and 30% is parkland; canopy is close to the Calgary community median and parkland above it.
Getting around
27 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- FFCA High School Campus · CharterJunior High/Senior High
- Terrace Road School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
11 km of pathways and trails, 12 km of bike routes and two off-leash areas. The city counts 4,281 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
Established 1911
- Hextall (Shouldice) Bridge1910
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Montgomery Community Association · Montgomery on the Bow BIA
Compared with Calgary
- 13.8%Tree canopyNear city median 14.6%
- 29.8%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 5.7%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 11 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 12 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
99 building permits, 36 development permits and 3 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $26.1M.
Housing stock
The city lists 159 registered secondary suites and 41 licensed short-term rentals.
Montgomery — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Montgomery in?
- Montgomery is in the Northwest sector of Calgary.
- Is Montgomery on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Montgomery boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Montgomery?
- Montgomery has 2 schools inside its boundary: FFCA High School Campus and Terrace Road School.
- How big is Montgomery?
- Montgomery covers about 3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Montgomery?
- Montgomery borders Bowness, Parkdale, Point Mckay, University District, Varsity, and Wildwood.
- Does Montgomery have a Business Improvement Area?
- Yes — Montgomery is served by the Montgomery on the Bow BIA.
- How many historic resources are in Montgomery?
- Montgomery has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Montgomery good for walking and cycling?
- Montgomery has 12 km of bike routes and 11 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Montgomery?
- Every home for sale in Montgomery 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.