New building in Northern Lights County runs at 1.5 homes a year per 1,000, well under 7.5 for Alberta’s towns
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $302,000; averaged, their homes came to $325,000. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Northern Lights County. Assessors valued the median residential property at $183,000 for 2024.
Northern Lights County’s homes, by two sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $325K
- Owners
- 1,120
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Northern Lights County’s houses sit 21% below Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 1,630 residential properties in Northern Lights County for 2024, 73% of them detached houses.
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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 14% in Northern Lights County (Alberta’s towns: 5%)
1,560 occupied homes stood in Northern Lights County in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 87% of them. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Northern Lights County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 14% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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.
2018 was the year Northern Lights County built most: 8 new homes permitted
Some 3 homes a year: 20 in all were permitted in Northern Lights County from 2018 to 2023. 100% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
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.
Northern Lights County against Alberta’s towns: 25% 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.
Lower values near Northern Lights County: Manning and Grimshaw
The places around Northern Lights County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Northern Lights County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 17–72 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Lights County | $302K | $325K | 84% | |
| Manning | $200K | $227K | 70% | 17.5 |
| Peace River | $300K | $313K | 59% | 64.6 |
| Peace No. 135 | $348K | $380K | 89% | 67.4 |
| Grimshaw | $226K | $228K | 70% | 69.8 |
| Northern Sunrise County | $300K | $332K | 83% | 72.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Northern Lights County
How many households in Northern Lights County are in core housing need?
15% of Northern Lights County’s households, above the 8% of Alberta’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
Is Northern Lights County expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Northern Lights County to less.
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).