Half the owned homes in Citadel are valued above $448,000
3,040 owner households answered the census question on value in 2021. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. What homes sold for in Citadel isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Alberta.
Citadel’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
- $445K
- Owners
- 3,040
- 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). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits: the city of Calgary
Calgary’s detached houses are assessed 88% above the median of 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.
The homes of Citadel, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 3,460 occupied homes in Citadel; 81% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Citadel | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 17% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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
Some 12,879 homes a year: 77,275 in all were permitted in Calgary from 2018 to 2023. 26% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 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
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. · Data for monthly permits covers the Calgary metro area
Citadel is dearer than most of Alberta’s towns: 12% above their $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.
Lower values near Citadel: Ranchlands
Next to Citadel: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Citadel | $448K | $445K | 87% | |
| Arbour Lake | $500K | $480K | 86% | 1.9 |
| Hawkwood | $524K | $521K | 92% | 2 |
| Hamptons | $650K | $709K | 93% | 2.1 |
| Sherwood | $600K | $563K | 71% | 2.5 |
| Ranchlands | $400K | $401K | 67% | 3 |
| Royal Oak | $544K | $524K | 83% | 3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Citadel
How many households in Citadel are in core housing need?
In Citadel, 5% 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.
Is Citadel expensive for Alberta?
More than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Citadel sits above 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).