Photo: Jason Woodhead · CC BY 2.0In Paintearth County No. 18, the average home is worth 42% more than the median one
A median of $250,000 and a mean of $356,000: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what Paintearth County No. 18’s homes actually sold for. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $195,000.
What Paintearth County No. 18’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $356K
- Owners
- 280
- 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, Paintearth County No. 18’s houses sit 34% below Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 77% of the 690 properties on Paintearth County No. 18’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.
A town of houses: 92% of the homes in Paintearth County No. 18 stand alone (Alberta’s towns: 64%)
Paintearth County No. 18 had 645 occupied homes at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Paintearth County No. 18 | 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 | 12% | 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.
Permits in Paintearth County No. 18 ran at 8.4 homes a year per 1,000, near the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Paintearth County No. 18 created 36 homes, about 6 a year. Single-unit buildings took 93% of them, where Alberta’s towns built 69%.
Most in 2018: 9 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.
Paintearth County No. 18 is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 38% under their $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 Paintearth County No. 18: Hanna
Next to Paintearth County No. 18: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Paintearth County No. 18 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 64–72 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintearth County No. 18 | $250K | $356K | 86% | |
| Flagstaff County | $250K | $289K | 91% | 63.7 |
| Special Area No. 4 | $250K | $286K | 85% | 66 |
| Stettler County No. 6 | $318K | $367K | 89% | 66.7 |
| Stettler | $250K | $263K | 73% | 71.1 |
| Hanna | $166K | $179K | 74% | 72.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Paintearth County No. 18
Is Paintearth County No. 18 expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Paintearth County No. 18 sits below it.
How many households in Paintearth County No. 18 are in core housing need?
More than most: 12% of households in Paintearth County No. 18, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
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).