Homes built before 1961 make up 31% of Minburn County No. 27, against 5% for Alberta’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $276,000; the average was $348,000. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Minburn County No. 27. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $199,000.
What Minburn County No. 27’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. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $348K
- Owners
- 680
- 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).
Minburn County No. 27’s detached houses are assessed 32% below the median of Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 84% of the 1,370 properties on Minburn County No. 27’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.
92% of Minburn County No. 27’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
At the 2021 census, Minburn County No. 27 had 1,140 homes with someone living in them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Minburn County No. 27 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
7.5 new homes a year per 1,000 in Minburn County No. 27: in step with Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Over 2018–2023, 55 homes were permitted in Minburn County No. 27, close to 9 each year. Most were houses: 65% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
Most in 2019: 13 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.
Minburn County No. 27 is 31% below 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 Minburn County No. 27: Vegreville and Two Hills
The places around Minburn County No. 27 at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Minburn County No. 27 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 18–35 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minburn County No. 27 | $276K | $348K | 87% | |
| Vegreville | $250K | $258K | 70% | 17.6 |
| Two Hills | $200K | $210K | 66% | 25.2 |
| Two Hills County No. 21 | $280K | $290K | 89% | 34.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Minburn County No. 27
How many households in Minburn County No. 27 are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 14% of Minburn County No. 27’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Minburn County No. 27 expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Minburn County No. 27 sits below it.
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).