Photo: Qyd · CC BY-SA 3.0Permits in Hinton added just 3 homes a year for every 1,000, where Alberta’s towns added 7.5
The middle home was worth $336,000 at the 2021 census, the average $336,800. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what Hinton’s homes actually sold for.
What Hinton’s homes are worth, two ways
Each source sits beside its own median for Alberta’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $337K
- Owners
- 2,875
- 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).
Houses against condos in Hinton: 4.2 times the assessed value
The 2024 assessment roll counts 3,360 homes in Hinton: detached houses make 69% of them, condos 6%.
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 Hinton’s homes break down, by age and kind
Hinton had 4,005 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 56% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Hinton | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 11% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
The peak came in 2018, when Hinton permitted 24 new homes
Building permits added 84 homes in Hinton between 2018 and 2023: some 14 a year. Single-unit buildings took 43%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
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.
Hinton is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 16% under their $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.
Home values around Hinton
The places around Hinton at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Hinton with figures are 67–105 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton | $336K | $337K | 72% | |
| Jasper | $695K | $700K | 50% | 67.2 |
| Edson | $332K | $322K | 69% | 77.5 |
| Yellowhead County | $388K | $425K | 86% | 104.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Hinton
How many households in Hinton are in core housing need?
In Hinton, 3% 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 Hinton expensive for Alberta?
On census values, Hinton sits among the cheaper of Alberta’s towns (median $400,000).
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).