Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainOwners in Bonnyville value their homes 23% below the median of Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census gives $310,000 as the median value; Alberta’s towns come to $400,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. For Bonnyville there is no published sale price, as for every town in Alberta.
Bonnyville’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $315K
- Owners
- 1,520
- 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).
A detached house in Bonnyville is assessed 20% lower than across Alberta’s towns
In 2024, Bonnyville had 2,110 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 81% of them and condos 6%.
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.
Core housing need: 11% of Bonnyville’s households, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%
Bonnyville had 2,535 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 64% of them single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Bonnyville | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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.
3.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Bonnyville: fewer than Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Bonnyville issued permits for 88 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 18 a year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 18% were single-unit, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
Most in 2018: 50 new homes
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.
Bonnyville against Alberta’s towns: 23% under the $400,000 median
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 Bonnyville: Elk Point and St. Paul
The places around Bonnyville at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Bonnyville with figures are 8–48 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnyville | $310K | $315K | 60% | |
| Bonnyville No. 87 | $400K | $429K | 90% | 7.8 |
| Cold Lake | $300K | $312K | 64% | 39 |
| Elk Point | $250K | $250K | 65% | 42.5 |
| St. Paul County No. 19 | $348K | $388K | 92% | 42.7 |
| St. Paul | $278K | $295K | 68% | 48 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Bonnyville
Is Bonnyville expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Bonnyville sits below it.
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).