Homes built before 1961 make up 59% of Wellington, against 5% for Alberta’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $302,000, the average one $321,381. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Wellington.
Two ways to price a home in Wellington
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
- $321K
- Owners
- 800
- 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
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.
Core housing need: 12% of Wellington’s households, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%
Of the 1,240 homes people lived in across Wellington at the 2021 census, 73% 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
| Wellington | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 12% | 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.
Building ahead of Alberta’s towns: 26 new homes a year per 1,000 in Edmonton, against 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%. Wellington shares its monthly permits numbers with the rest of the Edmonton metro area.
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
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.
Wellington is 25% 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.
Wellington’s neighbours by home value
Next to Wellington: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellington | $302K | $321K | 65% | |
| Hudson | $348K | $357K | 79% | 0.6 |
| Athlone | $348K | $331K | 75% | 1.2 |
| Cumberland | $360K | $388K | 82% | 1.3 |
| Kensington | $310K | $318K | 75% | 1.5 |
| Carlisle | $344K | $320K | 57% | 1.8 |
| Calder | $300K | $295K | 52% | 2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wellington
Is Wellington expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Wellington 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).