About
6% of the ground is under tree canopy and 20% is parkland; canopy is below the Calgary community median and parkland above it.
Getting around
23 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Parks, paths and trees
9.5 km of pathways and trails. The city counts 3,730 public trees here.
Compared with Calgary
- 6%Tree canopyBelow city median 14.6%
- 20.2%ParklandAbove city median 11.9%
- 11%Natural areaAbove city median 2%
- 9.5 kmPathways and trailsAbove city median 4.1 km
- 0.0 kmBike routesBelow city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
125 building permits and 20 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $30.3M.
Housing stock
The city lists 306 registered secondary suites and 28 licensed short-term rentals.
The city maps 100 ha of developable land here, room for about 4,037 more homes.
Walden — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Walden in?
- Walden is in the South sector of Calgary.
- Is Walden on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Walden boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- How big is Walden?
- Walden covers about 2.5 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Walden?
- Walden borders Belmont, Chaparral, Legacy, Silverado, and Wolf Willow.
- How many historic resources are in Walden?
- Walden has no listed historic resources.
- Is Walden good for walking and cycling?
- Walden has 9.5 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Walden?
- Every home for sale in Walden 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.