Since 2001, Silver Berry has built 83% of the homes it has today; Alberta’s towns, 24%
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $400,000, the average one $370,766. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Silver Berry.
Two ways to price a home in Silver Berry
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $371K
- Owners
- 2,140
- 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). · The assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers here cover the city of Edmonton
A detached house in Edmonton is assessed 30% higher than across Alberta’s towns
Of Edmonton’s 347,170 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 61% are detached houses and 18% are 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 condos than most: 25% of the homes in Silver Berry (Alberta’s towns: 15%)
At the 2021 census, 61% of Silver Berry’s 2,780 occupied homes were single-detached houses. 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
| Silver Berry | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 25% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 12% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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)
Building permits added 61,232 homes in Edmonton between 2018 and 2023: some 10,205 a 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
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.
Silver Berry sits close to 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 Silver Berry: Bisset and Daly Grove
Next to Silver Berry: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Berry | $400K | $371K | 77% | |
| Wild Rose | $400K | $422K | 84% | 1 |
| Bisset | $348K | $334K | 61% | 1.2 |
| Tamarack | $392K | $405K | 74% | 1.6 |
| Laurel | $436K | $439K | 79% | 1.7 |
| Daly Grove | $344K | $326K | 69% | 1.8 |
| Larkspur | $392K | $370K | 82% | 1.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Silver Berry
How many households in Silver Berry are in core housing need?
Fewer than most: 4% of households in Silver Berry, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
Is Silver Berry expensive for Alberta?
About average: Silver Berry’s census median is close to the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
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).