Photo: Shogged · CC BY-SA 4.0Owners in Opportunity No. 17 value their homes 50% below the median of Alberta’s towns
In figures: $200,000 for the median home in 2021, $400,000 for the middle of Alberta’s towns. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what Opportunity No. 17’s homes actually sold for.
Two ways to price a home in Opportunity No. 17
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $225K
- Owners
- 700
- 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).
Opportunity No. 17’s detached houses are assessed 52% below the median of Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,250 homes in Opportunity No. 17, detached houses 70% of them.
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 need than most: 21% of households in Opportunity No. 17 (Alberta’s towns: 8%)
1,080 occupied homes stood in Opportunity No. 17 in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 66% of them. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Opportunity No. 17 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 18% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 13% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 21% | 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.
6.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Opportunity No. 17: in step with Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Some 7 homes a year: 44 in all were permitted in Opportunity No. 17 from 2018 to 2023. Houses dominate the permits, at 64% in single-unit buildings (Alberta’s towns: 69%).
Most in 2020: 14 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.
Opportunity No. 17 is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 50% under their $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 Opportunity No. 17
Next to Opportunity No. 17: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 91–157 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Opportunity No. 17.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opportunity No. 17 | $200K | $225K | 65% | |
| Lesser Slave River No. 124 | $360K | $413K | 89% | 91.1 |
| Slave Lake | $320K | $325K | 66% | 97.8 |
| Athabasca | $280K | $289K | 58% | 146.2 |
| Big Lakes County | $226K | $267K | 79% | 154.4 |
| Athabasca County | $376K | $385K | 91% | 156.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Opportunity No. 17
Is Opportunity No. 17 expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Opportunity No. 17 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).