Photo: Kappakapa · CC BY 3.0Homes in Nobleford are worth 25% less than the median of Alberta’s towns
Owners put the median home at $300,000 at the 2021 census; for Alberta’s towns the median is $400,000. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Nobleford. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $302,000.
What Nobleford’s homes are worth, two ways
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $328K
- Owners
- 370
- 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).
Nobleford’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 90%
Detached houses account for 90% of the 475 properties on Nobleford’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.
90% of Nobleford’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
Nobleford had 445 occupied homes at the 2021 census. The majority are from this century.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Nobleford | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | under 1% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Nobleford permitted 13.5 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 38 homes were permitted in Nobleford, close to 6 each year. Most were houses: 93% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2020, with 12 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.
Nobleford against Alberta’s towns: 25% under the $400,000 median
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 Nobleford: Coalhurst
Next to Nobleford: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobleford | $300K | $328K | 84% | |
| Coalhurst | $280K | $290K | 81% | 17.7 |
| Lethbridge County | $500K | $564K | 78% | 19.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Nobleford
How many households in Nobleford are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Nobleford’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Nobleford expensive for Alberta?
No: Nobleford’s census median is below the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
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).