Home values in Fox Creek run 31% lower than the median of Alberta’s towns
Owners put the median home at $278,000 at the 2021 census; for Alberta’s towns the median is $400,000. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Fox Creek.
Fox Creek’s homes, by two sources
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
- $288K
- Owners
- 505
- 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).
Fox Creek’s detached houses are assessed 26% below the median of Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 81% of the 745 properties on Fox Creek’s 2024 roll; condos for 7%.
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 need than most: 14% of households in Fox Creek (Alberta’s towns: 8%)
At the 2021 census, 64% of Fox Creek’s 660 occupied homes were 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
| Fox Creek | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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 Fox Creek ran at 5.7 homes a year per 1,000, where Alberta’s towns ran at 7.5
Fox Creek issued permits for 15 new homes from 2018 to 2022, or about 3 a year. The mix: 33% in single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2022, with 8 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.
Fox Creek is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 31% 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.
Cheaper next to Fox Creek: Valleyview and Swan Hills
The places around Fox Creek at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Fox Creek with figures are 79–97 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Creek | $278K | $288K | 77% | |
| Whitecourt | $324K | $319K | 68% | 79.3 |
| Valleyview | $230K | $244K | 69% | 79.7 |
| Woodlands County | $416K | $456K | 93% | 88.7 |
| Edson | $332K | $322K | 69% | 94.4 |
| Swan Hills | $100K | $116K | 71% | 96.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Fox Creek
Is Fox Creek expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Fox Creek 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).