Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Special Area No. 3 are worth 75% less than the median of Alberta’s towns
Owners put the median home at $100,000 at the 2021 census; for Alberta’s towns the median is $400,000. What homes sold for in Special Area No. 3 isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Alberta. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $121,000.
Two ways to price a home in Special Area No. 3
Each source sits beside its own median for Alberta’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $153K
- Owners
- 190
- 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, Special Area No. 3’s houses sit 54% below Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 75% of the 505 properties on Special Area No. 3’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.
91% of Special Area No. 3’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
Special Area No. 3 had 440 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Special Area No. 3 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 24% | 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.
Special Area No. 3 permitted 17.3 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 39 homes were permitted in Special Area No. 3, close to 7 each year. The mix: 37% in single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 28 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.
Special Area No. 3 is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 75% 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.
Special Area No. 3’s neighbours by home value
The places around Special Area No. 3 at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Special Area No. 3 with figures are 57–107 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Area No. 3 | $100K | $153K | 88% | |
| Special Area No. 4 | $250K | $286K | 85% | 57.4 |
| Special Area No. 2 | $250K | $268K | 84% | 58 |
| Hanna | $166K | $179K | 74% | 82.3 |
| Provost No. 52 | $250K | $306K | 85% | 105 |
| Kindersley No. 290 | $348K | $428K | 86% | 106.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Special Area No. 3
Is Special Area No. 3 expensive for Alberta?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; Special Area No. 3’s is worth less.
How many households in Special Area No. 3 are in core housing need?
In Special Area No. 3, 24% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
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).