Photo: Qyd · CC BY 2.5Edgemont sits 60% above Alberta’s towns on home values
Owners put the median home at $640,000 at the 2021 census; for Alberta’s towns the median is $400,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what Edgemont’s homes actually sold for.
What Edgemont’s homes are worth, two ways
Each source sits beside its own median for Alberta’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $638K
- Owners
- 4,495
- 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 behind the assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures: the city of Calgary
On the assessment roll, Calgary’s houses sit 88% above 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 Edgemont, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 5,335 occupied homes in Edgemont; 81% of them are single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Edgemont | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 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%. Edgemont shares its monthly permits numbers with the rest of the Calgary metro area.
A peak in 2023: 18,187 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Steady: 26,142 new homes in the year 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.
Edgemont is 60% above 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 Edgemont: Hawkwood, Macewan Glen and Dalhousie
The places around Edgemont at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgemont | $640K | $638K | 85% | |
| Hamptons | $650K | $709K | 93% | 1.9 |
| Hawkwood | $524K | $521K | 92% | 2 |
| Macewan Glen | $432K | $443K | 86% | 2.2 |
| Dalhousie | $528K | $492K | 64% | 2.6 |
| Hidden Valley | $448K | $469K | 88% | 2.8 |
| Citadel | $448K | $445K | 87% | 3.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Edgemont
Is Edgemont expensive for Alberta?
On census values, Edgemont ranks among the dearer of Alberta’s towns (median $400,000).
How many households in Edgemont are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 5% of households in Edgemont, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
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).