Since 2001, Canossa has built 65% of the homes it has today; Alberta’s towns, 24%
Census values for 2021: a median of $400,000 and an average of $412,915. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. What homes sold for in Canossa isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Alberta.
Canossa’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
- $413K
- Owners
- 940
- 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). · Shared with the rest of the city of Edmonton: assessed values, values by property type and building permits
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.
90% of Canossa’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
The 2021 census counted 1,010 occupied homes in Canossa. 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
| Canossa | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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 Edmonton ran at 26 homes a year per 1,000, where Alberta’s towns ran at 7.5
Over 2018–2023, 61,232 homes were permitted in Edmonton, close to 10,205 each year. About 32% went into single-unit buildings, where Alberta’s towns built 69%. Figures for monthly permits are published for the Edmonton metro area as a whole, not for Canossa alone.
Most 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
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.
Canossa 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.
Cheaper next to Canossa: Baturyn, Dunluce and Lorelei
The places around Canossa at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
Questions about property prices in Canossa
How many households in Canossa are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 2% of Canossa’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Canossa expensive for Alberta?
On census values, Canossa sits mid-table among Alberta’s towns (median $400,000).
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).