Photo: R. Sieben · CC BY 3.0Before 1961 is when 26% of Vulcan’s homes went up, beside 5% for Alberta’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $250,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $249,200. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. What homes sold for in Vulcan isn’t public: no sale figures are released in Alberta.
Two ways to price a home in Vulcan
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $249K
- Owners
- 675
- 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).
Houses in Vulcan carry assessments 22% under the middle of Alberta’s towns
Of Vulcan’s 1,055 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% are 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.
Core housing need: 13% of Vulcan’s households, where Alberta’s towns sit at 8%
Vulcan had 805 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 77% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Vulcan | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 13% | 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.
Vulcan is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 38% 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.
Vulcan’s neighbours by home value
Next to Vulcan: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Vulcan with figures are 6–48 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vulcan | $250K | $249K | 83% | |
| Vulcan County | $348K | $368K | 82% | 6.2 |
| Nanton | $300K | $302K | 80% | 36.8 |
| High River | $348K | $341K | 75% | 47.1 |
| Claresholm | $250K | $270K | 77% | 47.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Vulcan
Is Vulcan expensive for Alberta?
Less than most: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Vulcan sits below it.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. 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).