Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Homes in Mayerthorpe are worth 53% less than the median of Alberta’s towns
Owners put the median home at $190,000 at the 2021 census; for Alberta’s towns the median is $400,000. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. Sale prices aren’t published in Alberta: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Mayerthorpe.
Two ways to price a home in Mayerthorpe
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $197K
- Owners
- 415
- 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 in Mayerthorpe carry assessments 49% under the middle of Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 71% of the 555 properties on Mayerthorpe’s 2024 roll.
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.
11% of Mayerthorpe’s homes need major repairs, against 5% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census counted 510 occupied homes in Mayerthorpe; 70% of them are 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
| Mayerthorpe | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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.
Mayerthorpe against Alberta’s towns: 53% 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.
Home values around Mayerthorpe
The places around Mayerthorpe at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Mayerthorpe with figures are 32–46 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayerthorpe | $190K | $197K | 81% | |
| Woodlands County | $416K | $456K | 93% | 31.7 |
| Whitecourt | $324K | $319K | 68% | 40.9 |
| Barrhead County No. 11 | $348K | $358K | 88% | 45.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Mayerthorpe
Is Mayerthorpe expensive for Alberta?
No: Mayerthorpe’s census median is below the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
How many households in Mayerthorpe are in core housing need?
More than most: 16% of households in Mayerthorpe, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).