Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.0New building in Barrhead runs at 1.8 homes a year per 1,000, well under 7.5 for Alberta’s towns
The middle home was worth $250,000 at the 2021 census, the average $277,000. Sale prices aren’t published in Alberta: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Barrhead. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $214,000.
What Barrhead’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $277K
- Owners
- 1,195
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Alberta’s towns
- $297K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Barrhead’s detached houses are assessed 34% below the median of Alberta’s towns
Of Barrhead’s 1,615 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% are detached houses and 2% are condos.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Alberta’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
The homes of Barrhead, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 1,835 occupied homes in Barrhead; 69% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Barrhead | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 7% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Permits in Barrhead peaked in 2018: 9 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Barrhead created 22 homes, about 4 a year. Most were houses: 54% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Barrhead against Alberta’s towns: 38% under the $400,000 median
478 of Alberta’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Home values around Barrhead
The places around Barrhead at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 9–37 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Barrhead.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrhead | $250K | $277K | 65% | |
| Barrhead County No. 11 | $348K | $358K | 88% | 8.5 |
| Westlock County | $324K | $343K | 87% | 31.6 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | $348K | $375K | 92% | 36.4 |
| Westlock | $250K | $247K | 69% | 36.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Barrhead
Is Barrhead expensive for Alberta?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; Barrhead’s is worth less.
How many households in Barrhead are in core housing need?
In Barrhead, 6% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · 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).