Photo: paulhami · CC BY-SA 2.0Home values in Parkland County run 25% higher than the median of Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census gives $500,000 as the median value; Alberta’s towns come to $400,000. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Parkland County. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $460,000.
Parkland County’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $561K
- Owners
- 10,585
- 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, Parkland County’s houses sit 58% above Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 12,760 homes in Parkland County, detached houses 86% 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.
Single-detached houses are 89% of Parkland County’s homes, against 64% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census counted 11,950 occupied homes in Parkland County. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Parkland County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 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.
Building ahead of Alberta’s towns: 10 new homes a year per 1,000 in Parkland County, against 7.5
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Parkland County created 688 homes, about 115 a year. Single-unit buildings took 97% of them, where Alberta’s towns built 69%.
A peak in 2022: 156 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Slowing: 21,179 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 15% fewer
Measured across the Edmonton metro area: monthly permits
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.
Parkland County is dearer than most of Alberta’s towns: 25% above 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.
Lower values near Parkland County: Stony Plain and Spruce Grove
Next to Parkland County: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parkland County | $500K | $561K | 92% | |
| Stony Plain | $352K | $369K | 73% | 6.2 |
| Spruce Grove | $364K | $384K | 76% | 12.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Parkland County
How many households in Parkland County are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Parkland County’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Parkland County expensive for Alberta?
On census values, Parkland County ranks among the dearer of Alberta’s towns (median $400,000).
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).