In Wetaskiwin County No. 10, 18% of households can’t afford a home that is big enough and in good repair (Alberta’s towns: 8%)
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $400,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $451,200. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Wetaskiwin County No. 10.
Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s homes, by two sources
Two sources, each set against Alberta’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $451K
- Owners
- 3,350
- 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 Wetaskiwin County No. 10 carry assessments 12% over the middle of Alberta’s towns
Detached houses account for 80% of the 5,450 properties on Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s 2024 roll.
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.
90% of Wetaskiwin County No. 10’s homes are detached houses, where Alberta’s towns have 64%
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 had 4,490 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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.
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 permitted 10 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 7.5 of Alberta’s towns
Building permits added 234 homes in Wetaskiwin County No. 10 between 2018 and 2023: some 39 a year. Most were houses: 92% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 57 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.
Wetaskiwin County No. 10 sits close to the $400,000 median of Alberta’s towns
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.
Cheaper next to Wetaskiwin County No. 10: Millet, Calmar and Wetaskiwin
The places around Wetaskiwin County No. 10 at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Wetaskiwin County No. 10 with figures are 34–36 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wetaskiwin County No. 10 | $400K | $451K | 90% | |
| Millet | $276K | $255K | 83% | 33.5 |
| Ponoka County | $440K | $473K | 89% | 33.5 |
| Leduc County | $512K | $583K | 89% | 35.2 |
| Calmar | $300K | $295K | 81% | 36.1 |
| Wetaskiwin | $250K | $249K | 63% | 36.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Wetaskiwin County No. 10
Is Wetaskiwin County No. 10 expensive for Alberta?
Neither more nor less: Alberta’s towns have a median of $400,000, and Wetaskiwin County No. 10 is near 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).