Northeast sector · Established 1960
Saddle Ridge
A 5.6 km² 2000s community in Calgary’s Northeast sector, served by one CTrain station.
About
2% of the ground is under tree canopy and 10% is parkland, both below the Calgary community median.
Getting around
One CTrain station (Saddletowne Station) and 84 bus stops sit inside the boundary.
Schools
- Gobind Sarvar School Guru Nanak Gate CampusElementary/Junior High/Senior High
- Green Dome Islamic SchoolElementary
- Hugh A. Bennett School · PublicElementary
- Light of Christ Catholic School · SeparateElementary/Junior High
- Peter Lougheed School · PublicElementary/Junior High
- Saddle Ridge School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
21 km of pathways and trails and 0.8 km of bike routes. The city counts 5,908 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1960s
Established 1960
Public art
- The In-between · Vikram JohalSaddletowne Station: Saddletowne Circle N.E. and 80th Ave. N.E.
- Triclopse · Luke BlackstoneMulti Services Station (80th Avenue N.E. and Saddletowne Circle N.E.)
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 2.2%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 10.4%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 3.2%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 21 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.8 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
335 building permits, 90 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $40.2M.
Housing stock
The city lists 1,260 registered secondary suites and 47 licensed short-term rentals.
The city maps 256 ha of developable land here, room for about 9,509 more homes.
Saddle Ridge — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Saddle Ridge in?
- Saddle Ridge is in the Northeast sector of Calgary.
- Is Saddle Ridge on the CTrain?
- Yes. Saddletowne Station sits inside the Saddle Ridge boundary.
- What schools are in Saddle Ridge?
- Saddle Ridge has 6 schools inside its boundary: Gobind Sarvar School Guru Nanak Gate Campus, Green Dome Islamic School, Hugh A. Bennett School, Light of Christ Catholic School, Peter Lougheed School, and Saddle Ridge School.
- How big is Saddle Ridge?
- Saddle Ridge covers about 5.6 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Saddle Ridge?
- Saddle Ridge borders Cityscape, Cornerstone, Homestead, Martindale, and Taradale.
- How many historic resources are in Saddle Ridge?
- Saddle Ridge has no listed historic resources.
- Is Saddle Ridge good for walking and cycling?
- Saddle Ridge has 0.8 km of bike routes and 21 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Saddle Ridge have public art?
- Saddle Ridge has 2 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Saddle Ridge?
- Every home for sale in Saddle Ridge 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.