Photo: Wilson Hui from Calgary, Canada · CC BY 2.0Homes in Westlock County are worth a median $324,000
The census of 2021 asked 1,845 owner households what their home was worth. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. No sales are published for towns in Alberta, Westlock County included, so owners’ values are the measure.
What owners say Westlock County’s homes are worth
No sale or assessment figure is published here, so the census value stands alone, beside the median of Alberta’s towns.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $343K
- Owners
- 1,845
- Alberta’s towns
- $400K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Single-detached houses are 86% of Westlock County’s homes, against 64% for Alberta’s towns
People lived in 2,680 homes in Westlock County at the 2021 census. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Westlock County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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.
Westlock County permitted 6.7 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Westlock County created 115 homes, about 19 a year. Single-unit buildings took 96% of them, where Alberta’s towns built 69%.
A peak in 2018: 25 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.
Westlock County against Alberta’s towns: 19% under the $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 Westlock County: Westlock, Barrhead and Legal
The places around Westlock County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Westlock County has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 10–38 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Westlock County | $324K | $343K | 87% | |
| Westlock | $250K | $247K | 69% | 9.5 |
| Barrhead | $250K | $277K | 65% | 31.6 |
| Legal | $300K | $303K | 76% | 37.9 |
| Barrhead County No. 11 | $348K | $358K | 88% | 38.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Westlock County
How many households in Westlock County are in core housing need?
In Westlock County, 15% of households are in core housing need, against 8% for Alberta’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Westlock County expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Westlock County to less.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · 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).