Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.0The middle home in Brazeau County is valued at $348,000
The census of 2021 asked 2,340 owner households what their home was worth. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Brazeau County.
Two ways to price a home in Brazeau County
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $372K
- Owners
- 2,340
- 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).
Houses against condos in Brazeau County: 12.2 times the assessed value
Detached houses account for 74% of the 2,950 properties on Brazeau County’s 2024 roll; condos for 1%.
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.
14% of Brazeau County’s households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns
2,860 occupied homes stood in Brazeau County in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 77% of them. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Brazeau County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
Building behind Alberta’s towns: 4.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Brazeau County, against 7.5
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Brazeau County created 81 homes, about 14 a year. 91% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 22 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.
Brazeau County is 13% below the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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 Brazeau County: Drayton Valley
Next to Brazeau County: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Brazeau County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 2–75 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brazeau County | $348K | $372K | 89% | |
| Drayton Valley | $278K | $276K | 71% | 2 |
| Parkland County | $500K | $561K | 92% | 66.9 |
| Stony Plain | $352K | $369K | 73% | 72.6 |
| Lac Ste. Anne County | $348K | $375K | 92% | 74.5 |
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | $400K | $451K | 90% | 75.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Brazeau County
Is Brazeau County expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Brazeau County to less.
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).