Photo: SempreVolando · CC BY 3.0Homes in Lac la Biche County are worth a median $400,000
2,175 owner households answered the census question on value in 2021. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Lac la Biche County. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $225,000.
What Lac la Biche 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. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $430K
- Owners
- 2,175
- 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).
Detached houses make up 74% of Lac la Biche County’s residential properties
Of Lac la Biche County’s 3,825 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 74% are detached houses and 2% are condos.
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.
The homes of Lac la Biche County, by period and type
Lac la Biche County had 2,950 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 79% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Lac la Biche County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 9% | 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.
Building at the pace of Alberta’s towns: 7.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Lac la Biche County, against 7.5
Building permits added 155 homes in Lac la Biche County between 2018 and 2023: some 26 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 97% in single-unit buildings (Alberta’s towns: 69%).
Most in 2018: 38 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.
Lac la Biche County sits close to the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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 Lac la Biche County: Smoky Lake County, Athabasca County and Smoky Lake
The places around Lac la Biche County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Lac la Biche County with figures are 71–79 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lac la Biche County | $400K | $430K | 78% | |
| Smoky Lake County | $240K | $268K | 80% | 70.8 |
| Athabasca County | $376K | $385K | 91% | 72.4 |
| Smoky Lake | $200K | $219K | 74% | 79 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Lac la Biche County
How many households in Lac la Biche County are in core housing need?
In line with Alberta’s towns (8%): 9% in Lac la Biche County, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Lac la Biche County expensive for Alberta?
Lac la Biche County is close to the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $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).