Homes from 2001 on make up 98% of New Brighton, where Alberta’s towns have 24%
Owners valued the median home at $492,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $439,063. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. What homes sold for in New Brighton isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Alberta.
New Brighton’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $439K
- Owners
- 3,650
- 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). · The assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers here cover 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.
How New Brighton’s homes break down, by age and kind
4,230 occupied homes stood in New Brighton in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 77% of them. 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
| New Brighton | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 19% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Calgary permitted 26.6 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
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%.
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
Measured across 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.
New Brighton is 23% above the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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 New Brighton: McKenzie Towne, Copperfield and Auburn Bay
Next to New Brighton: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Brighton | $492K | $439K | 86% | |
| McKenzie Towne | $376K | $401K | 78% | 1.2 |
| Copperfield | $400K | $393K | 80% | 1.2 |
| McKenzie Lake | $536K | $540K | 90% | 2.6 |
| Auburn Bay | $448K | $540K | 75% | 3.3 |
| Mahogany | $520K | $562K | 76% | 3.4 |
| Deer Run | $400K | $427K | 85% | 4.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in New Brighton
How many households in New Brighton are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 4% of New Brighton’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is New Brighton expensive for Alberta?
Above the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; New Brighton’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).