Since 2001, Rutherford has built 96% of the homes it has today; Alberta’s towns, 24%
Owners valued the median home at $352,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $385,888. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. No sales are published for towns in Alberta, Rutherford included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Two ways to price a home in Rutherford
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Rutherford doesn’t get its own assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Edmonton.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $386K
- Owners
- 3,215
- 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 36% of Rutherford’s homes, against 14% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census counted 4,765 occupied homes in Rutherford. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Rutherford | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 49% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 2% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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. The mix: 32% in single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2022, with 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
Measured across the Edmonton metro area: monthly permits
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.
Rutherford against Alberta’s towns: 12% under the $400,000 median
478 of Alberta’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Home values around Rutherford
The places around Rutherford at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rutherford | $352K | $386K | 68% | |
| Callaghan | $448K | $499K | 54% | 1 |
| Cavanagh | $480K | $492K | 87% | 1.3 |
| Allard | $484K | $465K | 70% | 1.7 |
| Paisley | $388K | $416K | 88% | 1.7 |
| MacEwan | $400K | $353K | 58% | 1.8 |
| Twin Brooks | $500K | $515K | 93% | 2.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Rutherford
How many households in Rutherford are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns (8%): 6% in Rutherford, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Rutherford expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Rutherford 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).