Photo: Isabelle Hulet · CC BY-SA 2.0For every 1,000 homes, Wembley permitted only 2.7 new ones a year; Alberta’s towns permitted 7.5
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $256,000; the average was $256,000. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. Statistics Canada doesn’t publish sales in Alberta, so nothing here says what Wembley’s homes actually sold for.
Two ways to price a home in Wembley
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
- $256K
- Owners
- 460
- 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, Wembley’s houses sit 25% below Alberta’s towns
Of Wembley’s 585 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 91% 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.
The homes of Wembley, by period and type
Wembley had 550 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 80% of them single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Wembley | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
2023 was the year Wembley built most: 4 new homes permitted
Over 2018–2023, 6 homes were permitted in Wembley, close to 1 each year. Most were houses: 100% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Wembley against Alberta’s towns: 36% under the $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.
Home values around Wembley
Next to Wembley: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 19–22 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Wembley.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wembley | $256K | $256K | 85% | |
| Beaverlodge | $260K | $273K | 77% | 18.6 |
| Grande Prairie County No. 1 | $500K | $527K | 91% | 21 |
| Grande Prairie | $328K | $330K | 66% | 22.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wembley
Is Wembley expensive for Alberta?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $400,000; Wembley’s is worth less.
How many households in Wembley are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Alberta’s towns (8%): 6% in Wembley, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).