Owners in Duchess value their homes 35% below the median of Alberta’s towns
That is a median of $260,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $400,000 for Alberta’s towns. 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 Duchess.
Two ways to price a home in Duchess
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
- $268K
- Owners
- 330
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
all residential
- Houses
- $271K
- Properties
- 410
- 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).
A town of houses: 87% of the homes in Duchess stand alone (Alberta’s towns: 64%)
At the 2021 census, Duchess had 390 homes with someone living in them. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Duchess | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | under 1% | 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.
Duchess permitted 4.3 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Over 2019–2021, 5 homes were permitted in Duchess, close to 2 each year. Houses dominate the permits, at 100% in single-unit buildings (Alberta’s towns: 69%).
A peak in 2019: 3 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.
Duchess is 35% below the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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.
Home values around Duchess
Next to Duchess: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duchess | $260K | $268K | 86% | |
| Newell County | $348K | $383K | 84% | 17.4 |
| Brooks | $266K | $270K | 65% | 18 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Duchess
How many households in Duchess are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: under 1% of households in Duchess, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
Is Duchess expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Duchess sits below it.
What are houses and condos assessed at in Duchess?
The 2024 roll puts the median house at $271,000.
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).