South sector
Willow Park
A 3.4 km² 1960s–70s community in Calgary’s South sector.
About
18% of the ground is under tree canopy and 8% is parkland; canopy is above the Calgary community median and parkland below it.
Getting around
53 bus stops inside the boundary; no CTrain station.
Schools
- École Notre-Dame-de-la-PaixElementary
- St. William School · SeparateElementary
- Willow Park School · PublicElementary/Junior High
Parks, paths and trees
1.5 km of pathways and trails, 6.4 km of bike routes and one off-leash area. The city counts 2,286 public trees here.
Compared with Calgary
- 18.2%Tree canopyAbove city median 14.6%
- 7.7%ParklandBelow city median 11.9%
- 0%Natural areaBelow city median 2%
- 1.5 kmPathways and trailsBelow city median 4.1 km
- 6.4 kmBike routesAbove city median 1.7 km
Permits and housing
Building permits
89 building permits and 37 development permits in the last twelve months, with a declared building value of $13.7M.
Housing stock
The city lists 29 registered secondary suites and 7 licensed short-term rentals.
Willow Park — common questions
- Which part of Calgary is Willow Park in?
- Willow Park is in the South sector of Calgary.
- Is Willow Park on the CTrain?
- No CTrain station sits inside the Willow Park boundary; the nearest stations are in neighbouring communities.
- What schools are in Willow Park?
- Willow Park has 3 schools inside its boundary: École Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix, St. William School, and Willow Park School.
- How big is Willow Park?
- Willow Park covers about 3.4 square kilometres.
- Which communities border Willow Park?
- Willow Park borders Acadia, Canyon Meadows, Haysboro, Lake Bonavista, Maple Ridge, and Southwood.
- How many historic resources are in Willow Park?
- Willow Park has no listed historic resources.
- Is Willow Park good for walking and cycling?
- Willow Park has 6.4 km of bike routes and 1.5 km of pathways and trails.
- What is for sale in Willow Park?
- Every home for sale in Willow Park 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.