Photo: TagaSanPedroAko · CC BY-SA 4.029% of Bonnie Doon’s homes were built before 1961, against 5% across Alberta’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $400,000 and an average of $492,393. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what Bonnie Doon’s homes actually sold for. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $360,000. Behind assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Edmonton, with Bonnie Doon one part of it.
What Bonnie Doon’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $492K
- Owners
- 1,730
- 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, Edmonton’s houses sit 30% above Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 61% of the 347,170 properties on Edmonton’s 2024 roll; condos for 18%.
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.
Apartments are 40% of Bonnie Doon’s homes, against 14% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census counted 3,305 occupied homes in Bonnie Doon. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Bonnie Doon | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 20% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 19% | 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.
26 new homes a year per 1,000 in Edmonton: more than Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Over 2018–2023, 61,232 homes were permitted in Edmonton, close to 10,205 each year. The mix: 32% in single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 12,256 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 21,179 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 15% fewer
The monthly permits numbers here cover the Edmonton metro area
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.
Bonnie Doon against Alberta’s towns: about level with the $400,000 median
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.
Bonnie Doon’s neighbours by home value
Next to Bonnie Doon: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonnie Doon | $400K | $492K | 53% | |
| Ritchie | $380K | $446K | 53% | 1.1 |
| Holyrood | $428K | $473K | 61% | 1.6 |
| Riverdale | $496K | $561K | 49% | 1.6 |
| Strathcona | $456K | $501K | 31% | 1.8 |
| Avonmore | $400K | $412K | 76% | 2.1 |
| King Edward Park | $388K | $307K | 67% | 2.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Bonnie Doon
How many households in Bonnie Doon are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 19% of Bonnie Doon’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Bonnie Doon expensive for Alberta?
Neither more nor less: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Bonnie Doon is near it.
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).