New building in Eckville runs at 2.8 homes a year per 1,000, well under 7.5 for Alberta’s towns
A median of $270,000 and a mean of $284,000: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Eckville.
Eckville’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $284K
- Owners
- 325
- 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).
Eckville’s detached houses are assessed 32% below the median of Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 475 residential properties in Eckville for 2024, 73% 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.
11% of Eckville’s households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census counted 425 occupied homes in Eckville; 77% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Eckville | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 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.
Permits in Eckville peaked in 2018: 4 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Eckville created 10 homes, about 2 a year. 100% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
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.
Eckville is 33% 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.
Cheaper next to Eckville: Bentley
The places around Eckville at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 20–28 km from Eckville.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eckville | $270K | $284K | 77% | |
| Sylvan Lake | $352K | $376K | 68% | 20.2 |
| Bentley | $220K | $218K | 80% | 25.4 |
| Clearwater County | $400K | $403K | 88% | 28.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Eckville
Is Eckville expensive for Alberta?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; Eckville’s is worth 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).