West sector · Established 1979
Patterson
A 2 km² 1980s–90s community in Calgary’s West sector.
About
26% of the ground is under tree canopy and 31% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
10 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
8.3 km of pathways and trails and 0.8 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,209 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1900s
- Crandell House · Arts and Crafts1905
- 1970s
Established 1979
2 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 26.1%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 31.1%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 25.4%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 8.3 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.8 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
27 building permits and 10 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $4.4M.
Housing stock
The city lists 6 registered secondary suites and 2 licensed short-term rentals.
Patterson — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Patterson in?
- Patterson is in the West sector of Calgary.
- Is Patterson on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Patterson boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Patterson?
- Patterson covers about 2 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Patterson?
- Patterson borders Bowness, Coach Hill, Cougar Ridge, Medicine Hill, Strathcona Park, Westgate, and Wildwood.
- How many historic resources are in Patterson?
- Patterson has 2 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Patterson good for walking and cycling?
- Patterson has 0.8 km of bike routes and 8.3 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Patterson?
- Every home for sale in Patterson 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.