Copperfield’s housing is newer than most: 97% has gone up since 2001, against 24% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $400,000, with an average of $393,029. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. No sales are published for towns in Alberta, Copperfield included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Copperfield’s homes, by two sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Alberta’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Nobody publishes assessed values, values by property type and building permits for Copperfield alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Calgary.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $393K
- Owners
- 4,010
- 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 in Calgary carry assessments 88% over the middle 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.
35% of Copperfield’s homes are condos, where Alberta’s towns have 15%
Copperfield had 4,995 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 67% 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
| Copperfield | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 35% | 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.
26.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Calgary: more than Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Over 2018–2023, 77,275 homes were permitted in Calgary, close to 12,879 each year. About 26% went into single-unit buildings, where Alberta’s towns built 69%. Figures for monthly permits are published for the Calgary metro area as a whole, not for Copperfield alone.
The busiest year: 2023, with 18,187 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Level with the year before: 26,142 new homes to August 2026
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.
Copperfield against Alberta’s towns: about level with 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 Copperfield: McKenzie Towne
The places around Copperfield at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperfield | $400K | $393K | 80% | |
| New Brighton | $492K | $439K | 86% | 1.2 |
| McKenzie Towne | $376K | $401K | 78% | 2.4 |
| Mahogany | $520K | $562K | 76% | 3.1 |
| Auburn Bay | $448K | $540K | 75% | 3.8 |
| McKenzie Lake | $536K | $540K | 90% | 3.8 |
| Cranston | $552K | $524K | 88% | 5.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Copperfield
How many households in Copperfield are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 5% of households in Copperfield, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
Is Copperfield expensive for Alberta?
In the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, and so, near enough, does Copperfield.
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).