South sector · Established 2010
Silverado
A 6 km² building out community in Calgary’s South sector.
About
5% of the ground is under tree canopy and 10% is parkland, both below the Calgary community median.
Getting around
17 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Holy Child School · SeparateElementary/Junior High
- Ron Southern School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
13 km of pathways and trails. The city counts 2,328 public trees here.
When it was built
- 2010s
Established 2010
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 5.2%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 9.6%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 5.7%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 13 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.0 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
224 building permits, 22 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $54M.
Housing stock
The city lists 254 registered secondary suites and 34 licensed short-term rentals.
The city maps 192 ha of developable land here, room for about 8,940 more homes.
Silverado — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Silverado in?
- Silverado is in the South sector of Calgary.
- Is Silverado on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Silverado boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Silverado?
- Silverado has 2 schools inside its boundary: Holy Child School and Ron Southern School.
- How big is Silverado?
- Silverado covers about 6 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Silverado?
- Silverado borders Belmont, Bridlewood, Chaparral, Shawnessy, Somerset, Sundance, Walden, and Yorkville.
- How many historic resources are in Silverado?
- Silverado has no listed historic resources.
- Is Silverado good for walking and cycling?
- Silverado has 13 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Silverado?
- Every home for sale in Silverado 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.