Photo: WinterE229 WinterforceMedia · CC0Sturgeon County sits 38% above Alberta’s towns on home values
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $552,000, where Alberta’s towns sit at $400,000. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. There is no public record of sale prices in Alberta, which leaves the census value as the guide for Sturgeon County.
Sturgeon County’s homes, by two sources
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
- $652K
- Owners
- 5,630
- 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, Sturgeon County’s houses sit 73% above Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 86% of the 7,135 properties on Sturgeon County’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.
Single-detached houses are 90% of Sturgeon County’s homes, against 64% for Alberta’s towns
The 2021 census counted 7,020 occupied homes in Sturgeon County. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Sturgeon County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Sturgeon County permitted 12.3 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Over 2018–2023, 510 homes were permitted in Sturgeon County, close to 85 each year. 93% were single-unit buildings, beside 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 107 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 15%: 21,179 new homes in the year to August 2026
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Edmonton metro area
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.
Sturgeon County is 38% above the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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 Sturgeon County: Morinville, Bon Accord and Elsinore
The places around Sturgeon County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sturgeon County | $552K | $652K | 87% | |
| Morinville | $348K | $340K | 83% | 7.5 |
| Bon Accord | $286K | $300K | 85% | 12.8 |
| Elsinore | $452K | $481K | 78% | 13.6 |
| St. Albert | $424K | $455K | 83% | 13.8 |
| Canossa | $400K | $413K | 93% | 13.9 |
| Rapperswill | $420K | $441K | 94% | 14 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Sturgeon County
How many households in Sturgeon County are in core housing need?
4% of Sturgeon County’s households, under 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.
Is Sturgeon County expensive for Alberta?
On census values, Sturgeon 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).