Overview
HomeSight combines open municipal data, census statistics, third-party location data, and user-submitted content. We process and present this information to help Calgary homeowners explore properties, neighbourhoods, and renovation decisions — but the underlying records belong to their respective providers and are subject to their terms.
Data is refreshed on varying schedules. We do not guarantee that every field reflects the latest official record at the moment you view a page.
Maps & satellite imagery
Interactive maps on HomeSight — including property pages, search results, lot boundaries, and community exploration — are rendered with MapLibre GL JS. We use two basemap layers that you can switch between on supported maps:
- Street map — vector tiles from Protomaps, built from OpenStreetMap data.
- Satellite — aerial imagery from Esri World Imagery.
Property boundaries, markers, and other overlays shown on these maps may come from Open Calgary or HomeSight-derived processing and are separate from the basemap providers above.
MapLibre
Map rendering powered by MapLibre GL JS.
Protomaps & OpenStreetMap
Protomaps © OpenStreetMap
Street-map tiles are © Protomaps and © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).
Esri World Imagery
© Esri — Source: Esri, Maxar, Earthstar Geographics, and the GIS User Community
Satellite view uses Esri's World Imagery service. Imagery may be dated and is intended for general orientation — not for surveying, legal boundary determination, or construction layout.
City of Calgary — Open Calgary
Much of the property, permit, suite, crime, transit, school, and community information on HomeSight is sourced from datasets published on Open Calgary, The City of Calgary's open data portal. That data is made available under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary (version 2.1).
Required attribution
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – City of Calgary.
HomeSight includes this attribution in accordance with the licence. When reusing City data from HomeSight, you must also comply with the full licence terms.
Community hail risk ratings
HomeSight shows a community-level hail risk score from 1 (low) to 4 (high) on property and community pages. These ratings are not copied from an official City of Calgary hail zone map. They are derived by HomeSight from historical storm behaviour, published research, and documented damage patterns.
Calgary is in Canada's “hail alley,” and severe hail can affect any neighbourhood. A lower score means relatively less historical concentration of damaging events in that community — not immunity from future storms. Always confirm roof condition, exterior materials, and insurance terms before buying or renovating.
- City of Calgary — Climate hazards: Hail and high wind
City-wide hail exposure context; official hail exposure mapping is in development via the Hail Resilience Program.
- Northern Hail Project — August 2024 preliminary damage assessment
Storm swath analysis across northern Calgary (Symons Valley / Stoney / Country Hills NE; Redstone & Cornerstone).
- June 2020 hailstorm community impact study
Focus on northeast communities north of McKnight Boulevard.
- Bad Weather Kyle — Calgary’s costliest hailstorms analysis
Meteorological analysis of NW–SE storm tracks and northern-quadrant concentration of damaging events.
- Insurance Bureau of Canada — 2024 severe weather losses
Insured loss context for the August 2024 Calgary hailstorm.
Open Government Licence — key terms
The following is a summary of important conditions from the Open Calgary Terms of Use / Open Government Licence. If there is any conflict between this summary and the official licence, the official licence prevails.
Attribution required
When using City of Calgary Information, you must acknowledge the source and, where possible, link to the Open Government Licence. If no dataset-specific attribution is provided, use the standard statement quoted above.
Licensed “as is”
The Information Provider excludes all representations, warranties, and liabilities to the maximum extent permitted by law. The City is not liable for errors, omissions, or damages arising from use of the Information.
No endorsement
You may not use the Information in a way that suggests official status or that The City of Calgary endorses you or your use of the Information.
Permitted uses
The licence grants a worldwide, royalty-free, perpetual, non-exclusive licence to copy, modify, publish, translate, adapt, distribute, or otherwise use the Information for any lawful purpose, including commercial use, subject to the licence terms.
Exemptions
The licence does not grant rights to use personal information, records not accessible under applicable law, third-party rights the City cannot license, official City symbols, or information subject to other intellectual property rights.
Governing law
The Open Government Licence is governed by the laws of Alberta and applicable laws of Canada. Legal proceedings may only be brought in the courts of Alberta. This is version 2.1 of the licence.
Other data sources
Statistics Canada
Census and demographic statistics at the dissemination area (DA) level, used alongside City community data where applicable.
Visit source →Community hail risk ratings
HomeSight-derived 1–4 community hail risk scores for Calgary neighbourhoods, based on historical storm tracks, documented damage from major hail events (including June 2020 and August 2024), and published analyses of Calgary’s “hail alley.” Not an official City of Calgary exposure map.
Visit source →Third-party geospatial & points of interest
Supplementary location data used for geocoding or proximity calculations where not available from Open Calgary.
User-contributed content
Maintenance logs, renovation plans, photos, and other information submitted by HomeSight account holders. This content is not verified by HomeSight unless explicitly stated.
HomeSight-derived information
Some values on HomeSight are calculated or modelled by us rather than copied directly from a source dataset. These include proximity scores, downtown distance, renovation ROI estimates, suite competition rankings, community hail risk ratings, and chart aggregations. They are intended as decision-support tools, not certified appraisals or official municipal determinations.
Display labels, building-type groupings, and map visualizations may simplify or interpret raw source fields. Always confirm critical facts — legal suite status, zoning, lot boundaries, permit compliance, and assessed values — with The City of Calgary or qualified professionals before relying on them.
General disclaimer
Information on HomeSight is provided for general informational purposes only. It is not a substitute for professional home inspections, legal advice, financial advice, tax advice, or municipal verification.
HomeSight is an independent platform and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or an official service of The City of Calgary. Use of Open Calgary data on this site does not imply City endorsement of HomeSight or your use of our platform.
To the fullest extent permitted by law, HomeSight disclaims warranties regarding accuracy, completeness, and fitness for a particular purpose. Your use of the platform and any decisions you make based on displayed information are at your own risk.
Questions about how we use data? Contact us. For platform rules, see our Terms of Use.