Evanston’s housing is newer than most: 93% has gone up since 2001, against 24% for Alberta’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $476,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $484,165. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Evanston. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $525,000. Evanston shares its assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers with the rest of the city of Calgary.
Evanston’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $484K
- Owners
- 5,910
- 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).
Calgary’s detached houses are assessed 88% above the median of Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 483,605 homes in Calgary: detached houses make 62% of them, condos 18%.
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.
Evanston’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 6,710 occupied homes in Evanston; 74% of them are single-detached houses. 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
| Evanston | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 17% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 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.
Permits in Calgary ran at 26.6 homes a year per 1,000, where Alberta’s towns ran at 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.
A peak in 2023: 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. · Not measured by town: monthly permits (the Calgary metro area)
Evanston is dearer than most of Alberta’s towns: 19% 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 Evanston: Sage Hill and Hidden Valley
The places around Evanston at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston | $476K | $484K | 88% | |
| Kincora | $536K | $479K | 72% | 1.8 |
| Sage Hill | $400K | $438K | 82% | 2.3 |
| Carrington | $468K | $512K | 90% | 2.4 |
| Panorama Hills | $520K | $516K | 78% | 2.5 |
| Hidden Valley | $448K | $469K | 88% | 2.5 |
| Sherwood | $600K | $563K | 71% | 3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Evanston
How many households in Evanston are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Evanston’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Evanston expensive for Alberta?
Dearer than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Evanston to 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).