Photo: Koppertone · CC BY-SA 3.0Permits in Whitecourt added just 2.3 homes a year for every 1,000, where Alberta’s towns added 7.5
A median of $324,000 and a mean of $319,200: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. No sales are published for towns in Alberta, Whitecourt included, so owners’ values are the measure.
What Whitecourt’s homes are worth, two ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Alberta’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $319K
- Owners
- 2,655
- 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).
Whitecourt’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 82%
In 2024, Whitecourt had 2,800 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 82% of them and condos 3%.
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.
Whitecourt’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 3,875 occupied homes in Whitecourt; 53% of them are 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
| Whitecourt | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 11% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 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.
Whitecourt’s busiest year for permits was 2022, with 20 new homes
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Whitecourt created 49 homes, about 8 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 84% in single-unit buildings (Alberta’s towns: 69%).
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.
Whitecourt is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 19% under their $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.
Cheaper next to Whitecourt: Mayerthorpe and Swan Hills
Next to Whitecourt: 2021 census values and the share of owners. No closer places have figures: these lie 9–75 km from Whitecourt.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitecourt | $324K | $319K | 68% | |
| Woodlands County | $416K | $456K | 93% | 9.4 |
| Mayerthorpe | $190K | $197K | 81% | 40.9 |
| Yellowhead County | $388K | $425K | 86% | 62.4 |
| Swan Hills | $100K | $116K | 71% | 66.3 |
| Barrhead County No. 11 | $348K | $358K | 88% | 74.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Whitecourt
Is Whitecourt expensive for Alberta?
Cheaper than the middle: Alberta’s towns come to $400,000, Whitecourt to less.
How many households in Whitecourt are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 6% of Whitecourt’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
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).