North sector · Established 1991
Thorncliffe
A 3.3 km² 1950s community in Calgary’s North sector.
About
18% of the ground is under tree canopy and 19% is parkland, both above the Calgary community median.
Getting around
52 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Colonel Sanders School · PublicElementary
- Corpus Christi School · SeparateElementary
- Thorncliffe School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
5.7 km of pathways and trails, 2.1 km of bike routes and seven off-leash areas. The city counts 6,185 public trees here.
When it was built
- 1990s
Established 1991
Community association
Compared with Calgary
- 17.8%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 19.2%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 0.8%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 5.7 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 2.1 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
77 building permits, 25 development permits and 1 land-use redesignation in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $11.9M.
Housing stock
The city lists 184 registered secondary suites and 12 licensed short-term rentals.
Thorncliffe — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Thorncliffe in?
- Thorncliffe is in the North sector of Calgary.
- Is Thorncliffe on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Thorncliffe boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Thorncliffe?
- Thorncliffe has 3 schools inside its boundary: Colonel Sanders School, Corpus Christi School, and Thorncliffe School.
- How big is Thorncliffe?
- Thorncliffe covers about 3.3 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Thorncliffe?
- Thorncliffe borders Greenview, Highland Park, Highwood, Huntington Hills, North Haven, and North Haven Upper.
- How many historic resources are in Thorncliffe?
- Thorncliffe has no listed historic resources.
- Is Thorncliffe good for walking and cycling?
- Thorncliffe has 2.1 km of bike routes and 5.7 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Thorncliffe?
- Every home for sale in Thorncliffe 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.