Homes in Calmar are worth 25% less than the median of Alberta’s towns
The census median was $300,000 in 2021, against $400,000 for Alberta’s towns. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Calmar.
Two ways to price a home in Calmar
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $295K
- Owners
- 740
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Calmar’s houses sit 13% below Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 820 residential properties in Calmar for 2024, 84% of them detached houses.
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.
9% of Calmar’s homes need major repairs, against 5% for Alberta’s towns
At the 2021 census, 78% of Calmar’s 915 occupied homes were single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Calmar | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 11% | 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.
11.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Calmar: more than Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Building permits added 56 homes in Calmar between 2018 and 2023: some 9 a year. 81% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns. Calmar shares its monthly permits numbers with the rest of the Edmonton metro area.
Most in 2021: 15 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 21,179 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 15% fewer
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.
Calmar against Alberta’s towns: 25% under the $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.
Calmar’s neighbours by home value
Next to Calmar: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calmar | $300K | $295K | 81% | |
| Devon | $332K | $343K | 77% | 11.2 |
| Leduc County | $512K | $583K | 89% | 11.3 |
| Leduc | $348K | $362K | 73% | 16.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Calmar
Is Calmar expensive for Alberta?
No: Calmar’s census median is below the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
How many households in Calmar are in core housing need?
In Calmar, 11% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
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).