Photo: Fil.Al · CC BY 2.0Homes in Jasper are worth 74% more than the median of Alberta’s towns
The census median was $695,000 in 2021, against $400,000 for Alberta’s towns. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. No open sale prices are published in Alberta, so for Jasper the census value is the measure.
One measure for Jasper: the census
The census is the only published value for these homes; beside it, the median of Alberta’s towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $700K
- Owners
- 840
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
More apartments than most: 30% of the homes in Jasper (Alberta’s towns: 14%)
At the 2021 census, Jasper had 1,675 homes with someone living in them. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Jasper | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 21% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 8% | 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.
8.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Jasper: in step with Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Building permits added 75 homes in Jasper between 2018 and 2023: some 13 a year. Only 15% went into single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 29 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.
Jasper is 74% above the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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 Jasper: Hinton, Valemount and Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George
Next to Jasper: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Jasper with figures are 67–160 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper | $695K | $700K | 50% | |
| Hinton | $336K | $337K | 72% | 67.2 |
| Valemount | $300K | $293K | 69% | 79.5 |
| Electoral Area H, Fraser-Fort George | $348K | $390K | 85% | 132.2 |
| Edson | $332K | $322K | 69% | 134.9 |
| Yellowhead County | $388K | $425K | 86% | 159.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Jasper
How many households in Jasper are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns (8%): 3% in Jasper, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Jasper expensive for Alberta?
Dearer than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Jasper to more.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · 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).