Photo: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand · CC0Homes built before 1961 make up 32% of Vulcan County, against 5% for Alberta’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $348,000; the average was $368,000. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Vulcan County. Assessors valued the median residential property at $362,000 for 2024.
Vulcan 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. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $368K
- Owners
- 715
- 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 Vulcan County is assessed 19% higher than across Alberta’s towns
Assessors listed 1,185 residential properties in Vulcan County for 2024, 76% of them detached houses.
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.
A town of houses: 96% of the homes in Vulcan County stand alone (Alberta’s towns: 64%)
At the 2021 census, Vulcan County had 1,205 homes with someone living in them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Vulcan County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 19% | 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.
16.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Vulcan County: more than Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Over 2018–2023, 109 homes were permitted in Vulcan County, close to 18 each year. Most were houses: 62% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 27 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.
Vulcan County is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 13% 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.
Lower values near Vulcan County: Vulcan, Nanton and Claresholm
Next to Vulcan County: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 6–59 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Vulcan County.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan County | $348K | $368K | 82% | |
| Vulcan | $250K | $249K | 83% | 6.2 |
| Nanton | $300K | $302K | 80% | 42.9 |
| Claresholm | $250K | $270K | 77% | 50.9 |
| High River | $348K | $341K | 75% | 52.8 |
| Nobleford | $300K | $328K | 84% | 58.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Vulcan County
How many households in Vulcan County are in core housing need?
More than most: 19% of households in Vulcan County, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%.
Is Vulcan County expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Vulcan County sits below it.
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).