Photo: Unknown author Unknown author · Public domainFor every 1,000 homes, Tofield permitted only 1.2 new ones a year; Alberta’s towns permitted 7.5
The middle home was worth $256,000 at the 2021 census, the average $262,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. No sales are published for towns in Alberta, Tofield included, so owners’ values are the measure.
Two ways to price a home in Tofield
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $262K
- Owners
- 615
- 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, Tofield’s houses sit 26% below Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 89% of the 765 properties on Tofield’s 2024 roll; condos for 4%.
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.
22% of Tofield’s households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns
At the 2021 census, 77% of Tofield’s 810 occupied homes were single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Tofield | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 9% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 22% | 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.
2018 was the year Tofield built most: 3 new homes permitted
Some 1 homes a year: 8 in all were permitted in Tofield from 2018 to 2023. Single-unit buildings took 80% of them, where Alberta’s towns built 69%.
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.
Tofield is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 36% under their $400,000 median
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.
Tofield’s neighbours by home value
The places around Tofield at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Tofield has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 11–44 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tofield | $256K | $262K | 77% | |
| Beaver County | $348K | $401K | 90% | 10.9 |
| Camrose | $300K | $325K | 66% | 42 |
| Vegreville | $250K | $258K | 70% | 42.3 |
| Strathcona County | $452K | $521K | 87% | 43.1 |
| Lamont County | $348K | $385K | 92% | 43.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Tofield
Is Tofield expensive for Alberta?
No: Tofield’s census median is below the $400,000 of Alberta’s towns.
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).