Overview
Silver Springs runs from Crowchild Trail down to the Bow River. Crowchild Trail NW follows its north-east edge, with Ranchlands on the other side. The river is the south edge, with Bowness across the water. On the west, Nose Hill Drive NW and then 85 Street NW separate it from Scenic Acres. The east side starts as Silver Springs Gate NW, with Varsity beyond, and further south the line cuts through Bowmont Park to the river with no road on it. Dalhousie and Arbour Lake touch the two northern corners. The community is in Ward 1, and almost every street name begins with Silver.
In the twelve months to August 2026, 83 homes sold here. Detached houses were 55 of them, 66.3%, at a typical $795,000, and half those houses sold within 14 days. There were also 18 row and townhouse sales at a typical $454,250, plus 9 semi-detached homes and 1 full duplex. No apartment sold.
There is no residents association or homeowners association fee in Silver Springs, and the community is not on the City’s special landscaping tax. The community association is optional.
David’s take
The vibe
Built out in about eight years
The City’s population counts show 1,731 people in Silver Springs in 1974 and 10,043 by 1980, and the peak came in 1982, at 10,510. The first streets went in at the south-east, around Silverview and Silverdale, and building moved north toward Silvergrove and Silverstone by Crowchild Trail.
The 2021 census put 82% of the community’s homes in the 1961 to 1980 building era, against 26% for Calgary. It counted 8,570 people living in Silver Springs that year.
The people who live here
At the 2021 census, residents aged 65 and over made up 22% of Silver Springs, where Calgary’s share was 13%. Median household income was $106,000, next to $98,000 citywide. Most households, 82%, owned rather than rented (Calgary: 69%). Among owners, 48% had a mortgage, under Calgary’s 65%. And 72% of residents had not moved in the five years before the census, compared with 58% of Calgarians.
No homeowners association fee and no landscaping tax
Scenic Acres owners, on the other side of Nose Hill Drive, pay a City of Calgary special tax for enhanced landscaping, $66.83 for 2026. Silver Springs is not on that tax, and it has no residents or homeowners association fee either.
The Silver Springs Community Association is optional. A membership costs $30 a year for a Silver Springs family and $20 for a senior (55+), and the membership year runs September 1 to August 31. The association says membership helps pay for maintaining and flooding four community skating rinks each winter, its edible garden and a year-round bike and scooter track.
A townhouse owner pays a condo fee to the condo corporation, and that is separate from all of this. On any Silver Springs purchase, have your lawyer read the title, and the condo documents where there are some.
Bowmont Park and the river
Most of Bowmont Park lies inside Silver Springs, with a smaller piece in Varsity. The City describes it as “a large natural environment park that lies along the northern bank of the Bow River” and puts it at about 164 hectares, and says the name joins Bowness and Montgomery. In the City’s words, the park has “a steep cliff face that illustrates several chapters of the city’s geological history,” a formation called tufa, and “a three-metre-high waterfall.”
A regional pathway runs through Silver Springs, and part of it carries both the Greenway and the Trans Canada Trail. The CP main line follows the river through the park. Most of the City’s off-leash space in Bowmont is inside Silver Springs, and some of those areas are fenced along the train tracks. There is another off-leash area on the botanical gardens’ land, fenced only in part and open along Silver Springs Gate.
The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs
The Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs are inside the community, on City park land, and volunteers run them through the Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society. The society describes “30 gardens and 8 forested areas” and a collection of “over 400 hardy roses.”
The association’s pool and hall
The community association’s site is at 5720 Silver Ridge Dr NW, and it includes an outdoor pool. The association lists it as 33 metres long, with a 1-metre board and a 3-metre platform, and says it reopens in 2027. The hall has a main room for up to 175 people and a commercial kitchen. The association’s edible garden has 36 boxes that members can rent by the season.
Silver Springs has nine ball diamonds and eight soccer fields, along with four tennis courts and one basketball court.
Shopping on Silver Springs Boulevard
The centre at 5720 Silver Springs Bv NW has a pharmacy, a Dollarama, a Value Village, a small grocer, an animal hospital, a pub and several places to eat. The strip at 8060 Silver Springs Bv NW has a Shoppers Drug Mart, a liquor store, a convenience store, a veterinary clinic and more restaurants. Fire Station 21 is on Silvergrove Drive, and St. Peter’s Catholic Church is there too.
Libraries, arenas and indoor pools are all outside the community. Arbour Lake has the Crowfoot Library and the Melcor YMCA at Crowfoot, and the Bowness Library is across the river in Bowness. Crowchild Twin Arena is next door in Scenic Acres, and the Shouldice Aquatic Centre is in Montgomery.
Housing stock
The 2021 census counted 71% of Silver Springs’ occupied homes as single-detached (Calgary: 55%) and 14% as row houses (Calgary: 10%). Over the twelve months to August 2026, detached houses were 55 of the 83 sales, 66.3%. The typical home that sold was built in 1976, and the typical detached house in 1974. A detached lot here is typically about 6,000 square feet.
Half-duplexes are on 54 Avenue NW, Silverdale Place, Silver Mead Road and Close, the first block of Silver Springs Drive, parts of Silver Springs Road and Silvergrove Road, 62 Avenue NW and Silver Creek Mews. Townhouse complexes are on Silver Crest Drive, Silver Springs Drive, Silvercreek Close, Silverdale Drive, Silver Springs Road, Silvergrove Close and Silvergrove Hill. The townhouse block at 8485 64 Avenue NW went up in 2018 and 2019, and it is the one piece of attached housing here built after 2000.
The apartments are two rental buildings, 152 Silvergrove Dr NW and 145 Silverthorn Rd NW, with 240 units between them.
Between January 2024 and early September 2026, the City received 9 development permit applications for backyard suites in Silver Springs and one for a rowhouse building.
| Type | Median sale price | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | $780,750 | 52 |
| Semi-detached | $495,000 | 5 |
| Row / townhouse | $505,000 | 11 |
| All home types | $733,000 | 68 |
Recent sales
The 83 sales over the twelve months to August 2026 put the typical Silver Springs home at $698,500, with the middle half selling for $538,000 to $865,000. The lowest sale was $315,000 and the highest $1,390,000. Half of all homes sold within 20 days, and the typical one closed at 98.05% of asking.
The 55 detached houses typically sold for $795,000, from $525,000 to $1,390,000, and half of them went within 14 days. The 18 row and townhouse homes typically sold for $454,250, from $315,000 to $610,000, and half sold within 38 days. Their typical condo fee was $430 a month. Semi-detached homes accounted for 9 more sales, and a full duplex for 1.
The typical sale was $18,098 less than the $716,598 average of all 83. Homes took 28 days to sell on average.
On the other side of Nose Hill Drive, Scenic Acres sold 86 homes in the twelve months to August 2026. Its typical price was $736,750, and its typical sale closed at 97.94% of asking. Detached houses were 81.4% of its sales and typically went for $796,500, next to $795,000 in Silver Springs. Half of them sold within 22 days, where half of Silver Springs’ detached houses took 14.
For a price on your own place, ask for a home valuation. If you’re buying, read the buyer’s guide before you book showings.
Getting around
Inside the community, Silver Springs Boulevard is the main road. The other main streets include Silvergrove Drive, Silver Springs Road and Silver Ridge Drive.
Route 120 Silver Springs is the main link to the CTrain. It runs on Silver Springs Boulevard, Silver Springs Drive, Silver Springs Road, Silvergrove Drive and Silverdale Drive, and out to Crowfoot and Dalhousie stations on the Red Line. Neither station is inside Silver Springs, and no MAX route stops in the community. Route 134 Rockland Park runs through on Silver Ridge Drive and Silver Springs Road on its way to Dalhousie Station, and Route 40 Crowfoot Station/North Hill stops on Nose Hill Drive at the west edge.
In September 2026, a car leaving the middle of Silver Springs on uncongested roads needed 11 minutes to reach the University of Calgary, 8.8 kilometres off, and 12 minutes for the 9.9 kilometres to Foothills Medical Centre. The Municipal Building downtown was a 20-minute trip of 15.8 kilometres, and Calgary International Airport a 24-minute trip of 18.4 kilometres. Those are empty-road times, and traffic can only lengthen them. Try your own daily drive once in real traffic before you commit.
| Downtown | 20 min |
|---|---|
| University of Calgary | 11 min |
| Foothills Hospital | 12 min |
| Airport (YYC) | 24 min |
Schools
Every Silver Springs home is designated to the same public schools and the same Catholic schools.
As CBE publishes it in September 2026, public students start at Silver Springs School, 7235 Silver Mead Rd NW, inside the community, and stay there from kindergarten through grade 6. Grades 7 to 9 are at F.E. Osborne School, 5315 Varsity Dr NW in Varsity. High school, grades 10 to 12, is Bowness High School at 4627 77 St NW, across the river in Bowness.
Silver Springs School is one of three schools, with F.E. Osborne School and Marion Carson School, that CBE has grouped in a project to balance enrolment under its 2026-2029 accommodation plan. CBE’s June 2026 letter to families says “No decisions have been made.”
Catholic families, as CSSD publishes it in September 2026, start at Monsignor E.L. Doyle School for kindergarten to grade 6. It is over in Scenic Acres, at 8887 Scurfield Drive NW. St. Vincent de Paul School, 4525 49 Street NW in Varsity, takes grades 7 to 9. Grades 10 to 12 go to St. Francis High School, 877 Northmount Drive NW in Collingwood, and that holds under CSSD’s 2027-2028 high school boundaries.
Two more schools stand inside Silver Springs without being its designated schools. St. Sylvester School is a CSSD French Immersion school, and W.O. Mitchell School is a CBE Spanish Bilingual school. Both are programmes families choose.
Five Calgary Transit school routes stop in Silver Springs: 794 and 725 for F.E. Osborne and Bowness High, 836 for St. Vincent de Paul, and 813 and 820 for St. Francis.
Type the address into CBE’s Find a School tool and CSSD’s school finder before the deal goes firm. How catchments and programmes of choice work across Calgary is in the schools resource.
Silver Springs School
Public, K-6
The public elementary for all of Silver Springs, kindergarten through grade 6, as CBE publishes it in September 2026. It sits inside the community at 7235 Silver Mead Rd NW. Look the address up in CBE's Find a School tool.
F.E. Osborne School
Public, 7-9
Silver Springs students move here for grades 7 to 9, as CBE publishes it in September 2026. You'll find it at 5315 Varsity Dr NW, in Varsity. Look the address up in CBE's Find a School tool.
Bowness High School
Public, 10-12
Public high school, grades 10 to 12, for every Silver Springs home, as CBE publishes it in September 2026. The school sits across the river in Bowness, at 4627 77 St NW. Look the address up in CBE's Find a School tool.
Monsignor E.L. Doyle School
Catholic, K-6
Catholic elementary for Silver Springs, kindergarten to grade 6, as CSSD publishes it in September 2026. Its building stands next door in Scenic Acres, at 8887 Scurfield Drive NW. Look the address up in the CSSD school finder.
St. Vincent de Paul School
Catholic, 7-9
Grades 7 to 9 for Silver Springs Catholic students, as CSSD publishes it in September 2026. It is in Varsity, at 4525 49 Street NW. Look the address up in the CSSD school finder.
St. Francis High School
Catholic, 10-12
Catholic high school for Silver Springs, grades 10 to 12, as CSSD publishes it in September 2026, at 877 Northmount Drive NW in Collingwood. CSSD's 2027-2028 high school boundaries leave Silver Springs here. Look the address up in the CSSD school finder.
Frequently asked questions
What do homes sell for in Silver Springs?
Silver Springs had 83 residential sales over the twelve months to August 2026, and the typical one was $698,500. The middle half of those sales fell between $538,000 and $865,000, and the lowest and highest were $315,000 and $1,390,000. The 55 detached houses typically went for $795,000, between $525,000 and $1,390,000. The 18 row and townhouse homes typically went for $454,250, between $315,000 and $610,000, with a typical condo fee of $430 a month. Semi-detached homes were another 9 sales and a full duplex 1, and no apartment sold. To price a particular house, begin with a home valuation.
Does Silver Springs have a homeowners association fee?
No. Silver Springs has no residents association or homeowners association fee, and it is not on the City of Calgary’s special landscaping tax. The Silver Springs Community Association is optional. It charges $30 per year for a Silver Springs family and $20 per year for a senior (55+), and its membership year runs September 1 to August 31. A townhouse carries a condo fee to its condo corporation, which is a separate thing. On any purchase, your lawyer reads the title, and the condo documents if the home has them.
How does Silver Springs compare with Scenic Acres?
They sit on opposite sides of Nose Hill Drive. In the twelve months to August 2026 Silver Springs recorded 83 sales and Scenic Acres 86. Typical prices were $698,500 in Silver Springs and $736,750 in Scenic Acres, and for detached houses $795,000 and $796,500. Detached houses moved faster in Silver Springs, half within 14 days to Scenic Acres’ 22. Detached made up 66.3% of Silver Springs’ sales and 81.4% of Scenic Acres’. The homes that sold were typically built in 1976 in Silver Springs and 1993 in Scenic Acres. On fees, Scenic Acres owners carry a City landscaping tax of $66.83 for 2026, a charge Silver Springs owners don’t have.
Are there apartments in Silver Springs?
Yes, in two rental buildings, 152 Silvergrove Dr NW and 145 Silverthorn Rd NW, with 240 units between them. No apartment sold in the twelve months to August 2026.
Which schools is a Silver Springs home designated to?
All of Silver Springs shares one set of schools on each board. On the public side, as CBE publishes it in September 2026, kindergarten to grade 6 is Silver Springs School, inside the community. Junior high, grades 7 to 9, is F.E. Osborne School in Varsity, and senior high is Bowness High School, across the river. For Catholic families, as CSSD publishes it in September 2026, the elementary years, kindergarten to grade 6, are at Monsignor E.L. Doyle School in Scenic Acres. Grades 7 to 9 are at St. Vincent de Paul School in Varsity, and grades 10 to 12 at St. Francis High School in Collingwood, which is still the designation under CSSD’s 2027-2028 high school boundaries. CBE’s 2026-2029 accommodation plan groups Silver Springs School with F.E. Osborne School and Marion Carson School in a project to balance enrolment, and CBE told families in June 2026 that “No decisions have been made.” Type the address into CBE’s Find a School tool and CSSD’s school finder before the deal goes firm.
Is there a CTrain station in Silver Springs?
No, and no MAX route stops inside it. Route 120 Silver Springs runs through the community to both Crowfoot Station and Dalhousie Station on the Red Line. Route 134 also crosses Silver Springs on its way to Dalhousie Station, and Route 40 stops along Nose Hill Drive on the west edge.
What are the Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs?
A set of gardens inside Silver Springs, on City park land, looked after by volunteers through the Botanical Gardens of Silver Springs Society. The society describes 30 gardens and 8 forested areas and a collection of over 400 hardy roses.
Sales data current as of 2026-08-31. Includes 83 residential sales in Silver Springs over the twelve months to August 2026. Source: Pillar 9 MLS® System. Copyright 2026 Pillar 9. All Rights Reserved.
