Home values in Willow Park run 38% higher than the median of Alberta’s towns
The census median was $552,000 in 2021, against $400,000 for Alberta’s towns. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what Willow Park’s homes actually sold for.
What Willow Park’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
- $612K
- Owners
- 2,290
- 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). · Measured across the city of Calgary: assessed values, values by property type and building permits
Houses in Calgary carry assessments 88% over the middle of Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 62% of the 483,605 properties on Calgary’s 2024 roll; condos for 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.
Willow Park’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 2,795 occupied homes in Willow Park; 79% of them are single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981. 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
| Willow Park | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 13% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Building ahead of Alberta’s towns: 26.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Calgary, against 7.5
Calgary issued permits for 77,275 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or 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
26,142 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, about as many as the year before
Source area for monthly permits: the Calgary metro area
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.
Willow Park is dearer than most of Alberta’s towns: 38% above their $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 Willow Park: Acadia, Haysboro and Southwood
Next to Willow Park: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Park | $552K | $612K | 83% | |
| Acadia | $452K | $428K | 55% | 1.5 |
| Lake Bonavista | $600K | $710K | 88% | 2.1 |
| Haysboro | $500K | $432K | 59% | 2.4 |
| Southwood | $448K | $420K | 56% | 2.5 |
| Fairview | $448K | $453K | 62% | 2.5 |
| Canyon Meadows | $456K | $481K | 80% | 2.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Willow Park
Is Willow Park expensive for Alberta?
More than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Willow Park sits above it.
How many households in Willow Park are in core housing need?
About as many as elsewhere: 7% of households in Willow Park, 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).