Photo: Ken Eckert · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes built before 1961 make up 28% of Drumheller, against 5% for Alberta’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $250,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $276,400. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. Sale prices aren’t published in Alberta: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Drumheller.
Drumheller’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
- $276K
- Owners
- 2,265
- 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 Drumheller carry assessments 32% under the middle of Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 3,025 residential properties in Drumheller for 2024, 87% of them detached houses and 2% condos.
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.
How Drumheller’s homes break down, by age and kind
Drumheller had 3,195 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 76% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Drumheller | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
Drumheller permitted 5.8 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 99 homes were permitted in Drumheller, close to 17 each year. Single-unit buildings took 30%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
Most in 2022: 52 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.
Drumheller is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 38% under their $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.
Home values around Drumheller
The places around Drumheller at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 36–48 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Drumheller.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drumheller | $250K | $276K | 71% | |
| Starland County | $250K | $308K | 88% | 36 |
| Kneehill County | $300K | $353K | 86% | 46.9 |
| Three Hills | $250K | $250K | 69% | 47.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Drumheller
Is Drumheller expensive for Alberta?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; Drumheller’s is worth less.
How many households in Drumheller are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Drumheller’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
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).