Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainAn old town: 29% of the homes in Cardston predate 1961, where Alberta’s towns have 5%
Owners valued the median home at $280,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $302,000. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. What homes sold for in Cardston isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Alberta.
Cardston’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $302K
- Owners
- 925
- 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).
Houses in Cardston carry assessments 20% under the middle of Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 1,475 residential properties in Cardston for 2024, 87% 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.
A town of houses: 85% of the homes in Cardston stand alone (Alberta’s towns: 64%)
The 2021 census counted 1,260 occupied homes in Cardston.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Cardston | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
Cardston permitted 3.6 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Some 5 homes a year: 18 in all were permitted in Cardston from 2020 to 2023. 61% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 7 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
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.
Cardston against Alberta’s towns: 30% 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.
Lower values near Cardston: Fort Macleod
Next to Cardston: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Cardston has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 9–59 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardston | $280K | $302K | 74% | |
| Cardston County | $348K | $427K | 84% | 9 |
| Magrath | $300K | $326K | 78% | 41 |
| Raymond | $276K | $297K | 87% | 56.1 |
| Pincher Creek | $276K | $271K | 77% | 56.5 |
| Fort Macleod | $240K | $262K | 77% | 59.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Cardston
How many households in Cardston are in core housing need?
In Cardston, 2% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Cardston expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Cardston to less.
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).