Photo: Michael from Calgary, AB, Canada · CC BY 2.031% of Patterson’s homes are apartments, against 14% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $576,000, with an average of $574,187. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Patterson. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $525,000. For assessed values, values by property type and building permits, the only official count covers all of the city of Calgary, Patterson included.
Patterson’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. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $574K
- Owners
- 1,420
- 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
In 2024, Calgary had 483,605 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 62% of them and 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.
64% of Patterson’s homes are condos, where Alberta’s towns have 15%
People lived in 1,980 homes in Patterson at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 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
| Patterson | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 64% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Calgary created 77,275 homes, about 12,879 a 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
Steady: 26,142 new homes in the year 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.
Patterson against Alberta’s towns: 44% over 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 Patterson: Coach Hill and Montgomery
Next to Patterson: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson | $576K | $574K | 72% | |
| Coach Hill | $452K | $496K | 83% | 0.7 |
| Strathcona Park | $650K | $669K | 90% | 1.4 |
| Montgomery | $500K | $551K | 63% | 1.6 |
| Wildwood | $600K | $631K | 83% | 1.9 |
| Westgate | $548K | $518K | 73% | 2 |
| West Springs | $670K | $745K | 88% | 2.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Patterson
Is Patterson expensive for Alberta?
More than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Patterson sits above it.
How many households in Patterson are in core housing need?
More than most: 12% of households in Patterson, 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).