37% of Canora’s homes are apartments, against 14% for Alberta’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $324,000 and an average of $326,388. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Canora.
Canora’s homes, by two sources
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
- $326K
- Owners
- 1,045
- 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). · Assessed values, values by property type and building permits: one figure for all of the city of Edmonton
Houses in Edmonton carry assessments 30% over the middle of Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 347,170 residential properties in Edmonton for 2024, 61% of them detached houses and 18% 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.
More need than most: 21% of households in Canora (Alberta’s towns: 8%)
Canora had 2,175 occupied homes at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 1981. 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
| Canora | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 21% | 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)
Edmonton issued permits for 61,232 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 10,205 a year. About 32% went into single-unit buildings, where Alberta’s towns built 69%.
Most in 2022: 12,256 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
21,179 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, down 15% on the year before
Monthly permits for 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.
Canora is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 19% under their $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.
Cheaper next to Canora: Britannia Youngstown
Next to Canora: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canora | $324K | $326K | 48% | |
| Britannia Youngstown | $300K | $328K | 41% | 1.1 |
| West Jasper Place | $400K | $376K | 25% | 1.4 |
| North Glenora | $424K | $456K | 65% | 1.6 |
| Glenora | $650K | $748K | 77% | 1.7 |
| Glenwood | $344K | $327K | 45% | 1.9 |
| Jasper Park | $324K | $337K | 52% | 2.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Canora
Is Canora expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Canora to 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).