Photo: Joli Rumi · CC BY-SA 4.0The middle home in Athabasca County is valued at $376,000
Behind it are the answers of 2,110 owners at the 2021 census. No open sale prices are published in Alberta, so for Athabasca County the census value is the measure. Building permits in Athabasca County added about 30 homes a year from 2018 to 2023.
Athabasca County’s homes, by the census
The census is the only published value for these homes; beside it, the median of Alberta’s towns. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $385K
- Owners
- 2,110
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
87% of Athabasca County’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
At the 2021 census, Athabasca County had 2,830 homes with someone living in them. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Athabasca County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 8% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Athabasca County permitted 10 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Most were houses: 82% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 43 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Athabasca County sits near the middle of Alberta’s towns ($400,000)
The census values of Alberta’s towns, 478 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Athabasca County: Athabasca, Thorhild County and Smoky Lake
Next to Athabasca County: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Athabasca County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 14–73 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athabasca County | $376K | $385K | 91% | |
| Athabasca | $280K | $289K | 58% | 14.3 |
| Thorhild County | $250K | $288K | 85% | 54.4 |
| Smoky Lake | $200K | $219K | 74% | 71.4 |
| Lac la Biche County | $400K | $430K | 78% | 72.4 |
| Westlock County | $324K | $343K | 87% | 73.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Athabasca County
How many households in Athabasca County are in core housing need?
16% of Athabasca County’s households, above the 8% of Alberta’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
Is Athabasca County expensive for Alberta?
About average: Athabasca County’s census median is close to the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).