Northeast sector
Vista Heights
A 1.1 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s Northeast sector.
About
8% of the ground is under tree canopy and 36% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland above it.
Getting around
11 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- Vista Heights School · PublicElementary
Parks, paths and trees
5.5 km of pathways and trails and 1.2 km of bike routes. The city counts 1,064 public trees here.
Public art
- Bearing · Douglas SenftFire Apparatus and Repair Facility (1755 18th Ave. N.E.)
Compared with Calgary
- 7.7%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 35.8%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 14.3%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 5.5 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 1.2 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
22 building permits and 5 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $3.6M.
Housing stock
The city lists 18 registered secondary suites and 3 licensed short-term rentals.
Vista Heights — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Vista Heights in?
- Vista Heights is in the Northeast sector of Calgary.
- Is Vista Heights on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Vista Heights boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Vista Heights?
- Vista Heights has 1 school inside its boundary: Vista Heights School.
- How big is Vista Heights?
- Vista Heights covers about 1.1 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Vista Heights?
- Vista Heights borders Mayland Heights, Renfrew, and Winston Heights/Mountview.
- How many historic resources are in Vista Heights?
- Vista Heights has no listed historic resources.
- Is Vista Heights good for walking and cycling?
- Vista Heights has 1.2 km of bike routes and 5.5 km of pathways and trails.
- Does Vista Heights have public art?
- Vista Heights has 1 public artwork.
- What is for sale in Vista Heights?
- Every home for sale in Vista Heights 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.