Hilldowns Maps Ten Amenities Across Schools, Transit, and Childcare

Key facts and reporting periods

Market summary

Hilldowns contains two schools, six transit stops, one park, and one childcare facility. These mapped points define the neighbourhood's current amenity inventory without indicating usage or quality.

Central finding

Hilldowns maps ten amenities comprising two schools, six transit stops, one park, and one childcare facility. Sources: [St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School]

Mapped Amenity Composition

Hilldowns includes ten mapped amenity points distributed across four distinct categories. The inventory lists two schools, six transit stops, one park, and one childcare facility within the neighbourhood boundary. These counts reflect the specific points attributed to Hilldowns in the source dataset as of the observation period.

The two schools are St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and St. Marguerite Catholic School. The single childcare facility is Laugh & Learn Academy, while the park is identified as Hilldowns Park. These names represent the exact labels provided in the mapping data without additional descriptors or qualitative assessments. Sources: [St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School]

Transit Stop Distribution

Six transit stop points are mapped within Hilldowns, indicating a concentration of public transit infrastructure. The stops include intersections such as Hilldowns Drive & Grove Drive and Century Road & Grove Drive. These locations mark where transit services are physically situated according to the OpenStreetMap Overpass API data.

The remaining stops are located at Grove Drive & King Street and King Street & Grove Drive. Some intersection names appear multiple times in the list, reflecting different directional or platform designations. This distribution highlights the specific street corners where transit access points are recorded for the neighbourhood. Sources: [St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School]

The strongest counter-case

The evidence consists solely of mapped point locations and does not measure actual service levels, household access, or market performance. Sources: [St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School]

Living here

Hilldowns features two schools, St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and St. Marguerite Catholic School, alongside one park named Hilldowns Park. A single childcare facility, Laugh & Learn Academy, serves the area, while six transit stops provide public transportation access points throughout the neighbourhood.

Schools: St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School and St. Marguerite Catholic School are both mapped within Hilldowns. Their presence indicates educational options available in the area, though no report-card reviews or performance metrics are included in the supplied evidence. The Fraser Institute cautions that the choice of a school should not be made solely on the basis of any one source of information. Recreation: Hilldowns Park is the sole mapped recreational space within the neighbourhood. No specific recreation programs are listed for this facility, and the absence of program details limits the scope of available leisure activities described in the evidence. Sources: [St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic School]

City market context

From the Spruce Grove market article, 11 October 2026:

New listings in Spruce Grove jumped 31.75 percent year over year by September 2026. Active inventory remained near 300 units despite this increase in new supply. Spruce Grove's September 2026 new listings rose 31.75 percent year over year, yet the Wahi report still classifies the market as a strong seller's environment.