Photo: Connorbrown22 · CC BY-SA 4.0A median $348,000: what owners say homes in High River are worth
Some 4,365 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what High River’s homes actually sold for. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $392,000.
Two ways to price a home in High River
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $341K
- Owners
- 4,365
- 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).
A detached house in High River is assessed 34% higher than across Alberta’s towns
Of High River’s 5,420 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 58% 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.
43% of High River’s homes are from 2001 or later, against 24% for Alberta’s towns
5,790 occupied homes stood in High River in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 50% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| High River | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 20% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 3% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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 High River ran at 9.6 homes a year per 1,000, where Alberta’s towns ran at 7.5
Some 60 homes a year: 361 in all were permitted in High River from 2018 to 2023. 55% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 114 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.
High River against Alberta’s towns: 13% 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 High River: Nanton
Next to High River: 2021 census values and the share of owners. High River has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 17–28 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High River | $348K | $341K | 75% | |
| Okotoks | $452K | $481K | 86% | 17.2 |
| Foothills County | $900K | $985K | 90% | 22.7 |
| Nanton | $300K | $302K | 80% | 27.1 |
| Black Diamond | $348K | $347K | 83% | 28.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in High River
Is High River expensive for Alberta?
No: High River’s census median is below the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
How many households in High River are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 8% of High River’s households in core housing need, much as for Alberta’s towns (8%).
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).