Photo: Hero122 · CC BY 3.0Before 1961 is when 34% of Flagstaff County’s homes went up, beside 5% for Alberta’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $250,000, the average one $288,500. No open sale prices are published in Alberta, so for Flagstaff County the census value is the measure. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $242,000.
What Flagstaff County’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $289K
- Owners
- 855
- 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, Flagstaff County’s houses sit 19% below Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,485 homes in Flagstaff County, detached houses 85% of them.
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.
92% of Flagstaff County’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
Flagstaff County had 1,375 occupied homes at the 2021 census.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Flagstaff County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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.
Permits in Flagstaff County ran at 6.3 homes a year per 1,000, near the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Flagstaff County created 55 homes, about 9 a year. Single-unit buildings took 81% of them, where Alberta’s towns built 69%.
Most in 2018: 12 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.
Flagstaff County is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 38% under their $400,000 median
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.
Flagstaff County’s neighbours by home value
The places around Flagstaff County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 57–68 km from Flagstaff County.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flagstaff County | $250K | $289K | 91% | |
| Camrose County | $380K | $412K | 89% | 57.5 |
| Paintearth County No. 18 | $250K | $356K | 86% | 63.7 |
| Wainwright No. 61 | $400K | $426K | 81% | 67.6 |
| Wainwright | $276K | $286K | 70% | 68 |
| Camrose | $300K | $325K | 66% | 68.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Flagstaff County
How many households in Flagstaff County are in core housing need?
In Flagstaff County, 16% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Flagstaff County expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Flagstaff County to less.
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).