Photo: R. Sieben · CC BY 3.0One figure stands out in Starland County: 26% of households in core housing need, against 8% across Alberta’s towns
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $250,000; averaged, their homes came to $308,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Starland County.
Two ways to price a home in Starland County
Each source sits beside its own median for Alberta’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $308K
- Owners
- 320
- 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).
Starland County’s detached houses are assessed 40% below the median of Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 665 homes in Starland County, detached houses 76% 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.
94% of Starland County’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
At the 2021 census, Starland County had 585 homes with someone living in 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
| Starland County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 26% | 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: 10.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Starland County, against 7.5
Over 2018–2023, 35 homes were permitted in Starland County, close to 6 each year. The mix: 40% in single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 18 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.
Starland County is 38% below the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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 Starland County: Hanna and Trochu
Next to Starland County: 2021 census values and the share of owners. No closer places have figures: these lie 36–50 km from Starland County.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starland County | $250K | $308K | 88% | |
| Drumheller | $250K | $276K | 71% | 36 |
| Hanna | $166K | $179K | 74% | 44.6 |
| Trochu | $220K | $229K | 76% | 47.3 |
| Kneehill County | $300K | $353K | 86% | 47.9 |
| Three Hills | $250K | $250K | 69% | 49.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Starland County
Is Starland County expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Starland County to less.
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).