71% of Wild Rose’s homes have been built since 2001, against 24% for Alberta’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $400,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $421,778. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. For Wild Rose there is no published sale price, as for every town in Alberta.
What Wild Rose’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Behind assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Edmonton, with Wild Rose one part of it.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $422K
- Owners
- 2,070
- 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
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 Wild Rose’s homes break down, by age and kind
Of the 2,475 homes people lived in across Wild Rose at the 2021 census, 77% were single-detached houses. 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
| Wild Rose | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 20% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 13% | 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.
Edmonton permitted 26 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
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%. Wild Rose doesn’t get its own monthly permits figures; the ones here come from the Edmonton metro area.
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
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.
Wild Rose sits close to the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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.
Lower values near Wild Rose: Kiniski Gardens and Bisset
The places around Wild Rose at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Rose | $400K | $422K | 84% | |
| Tamarack | $392K | $405K | 74% | 0.7 |
| Silver Berry | $400K | $371K | 77% | 1 |
| Larkspur | $392K | $370K | 82% | 1.2 |
| Maple | $388K | $430K | 82% | 1.8 |
| Kiniski Gardens | $328K | $372K | 86% | 2 |
| Bisset | $348K | $334K | 61% | 2.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wild Rose
How many households in Wild Rose are in core housing need?
In Wild Rose, 4% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Wild Rose expensive for Alberta?
In the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, and so, near enough, does Wild Rose.
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).