Photo: Erik Lizee · Public domainIn Clearwater County, 17% of households can’t afford a home that is big enough and in good repair (Alberta’s towns: 8%)
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $400,000; averaged, their homes came to $402,800. What homes sold for in Clearwater County isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Alberta. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $355,000.
Two ways to price a home in Clearwater County
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $403K
- Owners
- 3,425
- 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, Clearwater County’s houses sit 20% above Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 4,940 homes in Clearwater County, detached houses 68% of them.
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.
The homes of Clearwater County, by period and type
At the 2021 census, 77% of Clearwater County’s 4,820 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
| Clearwater County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 17% | 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 at the pace of Alberta’s towns: 8.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Clearwater County, against 7.5
Clearwater County issued permits for 235 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 39 a year. Most were houses: 94% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 59 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.
Clearwater County sits near the middle of Alberta’s towns ($400,000)
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 Clearwater County: Rocky Mountain House, Eckville and Sylvan Lake
The places around Clearwater County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Clearwater County with figures are 14–46 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clearwater County | $400K | $403K | 88% | |
| Rocky Mountain House | $280K | $286K | 71% | 14.1 |
| Eckville | $270K | $284K | 77% | 28.2 |
| Sylvan Lake | $352K | $376K | 68% | 46.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Clearwater County
Is Clearwater County expensive for Alberta?
On census values, Clearwater County sits mid-table among Alberta’s towns (median $400,000).
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).