One figure stands out in Evansdale: 19% of households in core housing need, against 8% across Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $352,000, with an average of $342,534. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Evansdale.
What Evansdale’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $343K
- Owners
- 1,115
- 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). · Source area for assessed values, values by property type and building permits: the city of Edmonton
On the assessment roll, Edmonton’s houses sit 30% above Alberta’s towns
In 2024, Edmonton had 347,170 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 61% of them and condos 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.
How Evansdale’s homes break down, by age and kind
Of the 2,005 homes people lived in across Evansdale at the 2021 census, 52% were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Evansdale | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 12% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 12% | 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)
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%. Nobody publishes monthly permits for Evansdale alone, so this card uses the figure for the Edmonton metro area.
A peak 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
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.
Evansdale is 12% 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 Evansdale: Kildare
The places around Evansdale at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansdale | $352K | $343K | 55% | |
| Northmount | $348K | $323K | 73% | 1 |
| Kildare | $332K | $295K | 66% | 1.2 |
| Kilkenny | $348K | $337K | 62% | 1.3 |
| Belle Rive | $448K | $416K | 93% | 1.4 |
| Eaux Claires | $348K | $373K | 78% | 1.6 |
| Mayliewan | $448K | $449K | 94% | 1.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Evansdale
Is Evansdale expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Evansdale sits below 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).