Homes from 2001 on make up 99% of Auburn Bay, where Alberta’s towns have 24%
Census values for 2021: a median of $448,000 and an average of $539,760. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Auburn Bay.
Auburn Bay’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
- $540K
- Owners
- 4,700
- 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). · Area-wide: assessed values, values by property type and building permits, counted over the city of Calgary
A detached house in Calgary is assessed 88% higher than across Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 483,605 residential properties in Calgary for 2024, 62% of them detached houses and 18% 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.
26% of Auburn Bay’s homes are condos, where Alberta’s towns have 15%
Auburn Bay had 6,240 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 61% of them single-detached houses. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Auburn Bay | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 26% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
Building ahead of Alberta’s towns: 26.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Calgary, against 7.5
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Calgary created 77,275 homes, about 12,879 a year. The mix: 26% in single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
Most in 2023: 18,187 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
26,142 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, about as many as the year before
Shared with the rest of the Calgary metro area: monthly permits
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.
Auburn Bay against Alberta’s towns: 12% over 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 Auburn Bay: McKenzie Towne and Copperfield
The places around Auburn Bay at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn Bay | $448K | $540K | 75% | |
| Cranston | $552K | $524K | 88% | 1.5 |
| Mahogany | $520K | $562K | 76% | 2.1 |
| McKenzie Towne | $376K | $401K | 78% | 2.7 |
| New Brighton | $492K | $439K | 86% | 3.3 |
| McKenzie Lake | $536K | $540K | 90% | 3.5 |
| Copperfield | $400K | $393K | 80% | 3.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Auburn Bay
How many households in Auburn Bay are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Auburn Bay’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Auburn Bay expensive for Alberta?
Above the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; Auburn Bay’s is worth more.
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).