Photo: Voldeg and Bolton · Public domainNew building in Redcliff runs at 1.8 homes a year per 1,000, well under 7.5 for Alberta’s towns
The middle home was worth $270,000 at the 2021 census, the average $288,400. Sale prices aren’t published in Alberta: what owners told the census is the figure to go on for Redcliff. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $258,000.
What Redcliff’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. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $288K
- Owners
- 1,680
- 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).
A detached house in Redcliff is assessed 19% lower than across Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 2,055 residential properties in Redcliff for 2024, 89% of them detached houses and 2% condos.
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.
How Redcliff’s homes break down, by age and kind
At the 2021 census, 78% of Redcliff’s 2,185 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Redcliff | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Redcliff’s busiest year for permits was 2018, with 7 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Redcliff created 27 homes, about 5 a year. 60% 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.
Redcliff is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 33% 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 Redcliff
The places around Redcliff at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redcliff | $270K | $288K | 77% | |
| Medicine Hat | $300K | $320K | 71% | 10 |
| Cypress County | $500K | $525K | 88% | 12 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Redcliff
Is Redcliff expensive for Alberta?
No: Redcliff’s census median is below the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
How many households in Redcliff are in core housing need?
7% of Redcliff’s households, near the 8% of Alberta’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
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).