West sector · Established 1986
Signal Hill
A 5.4 km² 1980s–90s community in Calgary’s West sector.
About
13% of the ground is under tree canopy and 10% is parkland, both below the Calgary community median.
Getting around
83 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Battalion Park School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
18 km of pathways and trails and 8.7 km of bike routes. The city counts 7,257 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1910s
- McPherson House · Foursquare1910
- Battalion Numbers1915
- 1980s
Established 1986
2 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 12.6%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 10.4%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 1.8%Natural areaNear city median 2%
- 18 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 8.7 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
98 building permits and 42 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $11.5M.
Housing stock
The city lists 49 registered secondary suites and 11 licensed short-term rentals.
Signal Hill — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Signal Hill in?
- Signal Hill is in the West sector of Calgary.
- Is Signal Hill on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Signal Hill boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Signal Hill?
- Signal Hill has 1 school inside its boundary: Battalion Park School.
- How big is Signal Hill?
- Signal Hill covers about 5.4 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Signal Hill?
- Signal Hill borders Aspen Woods, Christie Park, Discovery Ridge, Glamorgan, Glenbrook, Glendale, and Springbank Hill.
- How many historic resources are in Signal Hill?
- Signal Hill has 2 historic resources on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Signal Hill good for walking and cycling?
- Signal Hill has 8.7 km of bike routes and 18 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Signal Hill?
- Every home for sale in Signal Hill 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.