West sector · Established 1950
Spruce Cliff
A 1.1 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s West sector.
About
34% of the ground is under tree canopy and 29% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
11 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Calgary Quest SchoolElementary/Junior High/Senior High
- Greek Community SchoolSenior High
Parks, paths and trees
6.3 km of pathways and trails and 1.7 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,229 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1950s
Established 1950
1 resources on the City of Calgary inventory, by construction decade.
Public art
- DayNight Art - Windshields · Sisay Shimeles and Oksana Kryzhanivska3375 Spruce Dr. S.W.
- Spruce Cliff Community Sign · Sisay Shimeles and Oksana Kryzhanivska3375 Spruce Dr. S.W.
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 34%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 29%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 23.5%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 6.3 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 1.7 kmBike routesNear city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
41 building permits, 25 development permits and 2 land-use redesignations in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $9.7M.
Housing stock
The city lists 44 registered secondary suites and 9 licensed short-term rentals.
Spruce Cliff — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Spruce Cliff in?
- Spruce Cliff is in the West sector of Calgary.
- Is Spruce Cliff on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Spruce Cliff boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Spruce Cliff?
- Spruce Cliff has 2 schools inside its boundary: Calgary Quest School and Greek Community School.
- How big is Spruce Cliff?
- Spruce Cliff covers about 1.1 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Spruce Cliff?
- Spruce Cliff borders Parkdale, Point Mckay, Rosscarrock, Shaganappi, West Hillhurst, and Wildwood.
- How many historic resources are in Spruce Cliff?
- Spruce Cliff has 1 historic resource on the City of Calgary's heritage inventory.
- Is Spruce Cliff good for walking and cycling?
- Spruce Cliff has 1.7 km of bike routes and 6.3 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Spruce Cliff have public art?
- Spruce Cliff has 2 public artworks.
- What is for sale in Spruce Cliff?
- Every home for sale in Spruce Cliff 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.