Photo: awmcphee · CC BY-SA 4.018% of households in Fairview No. 136 are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $274,000; averaged, their homes came to $310,000. An owner’s figure, not a sale: the census of May 2021 asked what each home would fetch. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Fairview No. 136.
Two ways to price a home in Fairview No. 136
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $310K
- Owners
- 380
- 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).
Fairview No. 136’s detached houses are assessed 24% below the median of Alberta’s towns
Of Fairview No. 136’s 690 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 75% are detached houses.
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 homes in poor repair than most: 13% in Fairview No. 136 (Alberta’s towns: 5%)
Fairview No. 136 had 610 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 85% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Fairview No. 136 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 13% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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 behind Alberta’s towns: 4.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Fairview No. 136, against 7.5
Over 2018–2023, 18 homes were permitted in Fairview No. 136, close to 3 each year. 100% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A peak in 2019: 5 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
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.
Fairview No. 136 against Alberta’s towns: 32% 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.
Lower values near Fairview No. 136: Fairview, Clear Hills and Birch Hills County
The places around Fairview No. 136 at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Fairview No. 136 with figures are 4–46 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview No. 136 | $274K | $310K | 80% | |
| Fairview | $200K | $224K | 75% | 4 |
| Clear Hills | $250K | $271K | 91% | 36.8 |
| Birch Hills County | $200K | $208K | 84% | 36.9 |
| Grimshaw | $226K | $228K | 70% | 45.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fairview No. 136
Is Fairview No. 136 expensive for Alberta?
No: Fairview No. 136’s census median is below 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).