Photo: Kiwibirdman · CC BY 3.0Before 1961 is when 27% of Willow Creek No. 26’s homes went up, beside 5% for Alberta’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $360,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $412,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. Statistics Canada’s housing statistics carry no sale prices in Alberta; the census value stands in for Willow Creek No. 26.
Two ways to price a home in Willow Creek No. 26
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
- $412K
- Owners
- 1,065
- 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, Willow Creek No. 26’s houses sit 26% above Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,770 homes in Willow Creek No. 26, detached houses 78% of them.
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.
A town of houses: 94% of the homes in Willow Creek No. 26 stand alone (Alberta’s towns: 64%)
The 2021 census counted 1,885 occupied homes in Willow Creek No. 26.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Willow Creek No. 26 | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 22% | 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.
Building ahead of Alberta’s towns: 11.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Willow Creek No. 26, against 7.5
Willow Creek No. 26 issued permits for 132 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 22 a year. Most were houses: 76% went into single-unit buildings, against 69% for Alberta’s towns.
A peak in 2019: 34 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.
Willow Creek No. 26 is cheaper than most of Alberta’s towns: 10% 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.
Lower values near Willow Creek No. 26: Claresholm, Fort Macleod and Nobleford
Next to Willow Creek No. 26: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Willow Creek No. 26 has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 10–48 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Creek No. 26 | $360K | $412K | 84% | |
| Claresholm | $250K | $270K | 77% | 10.1 |
| Fort Macleod | $240K | $262K | 77% | 27.3 |
| Nobleford | $300K | $328K | 84% | 39.2 |
| Nanton | $300K | $302K | 80% | 47.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Willow Creek No. 26
How many households in Willow Creek No. 26 are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 22% of Willow Creek No. 26’s households in core housing need, a higher share than the 8% of Alberta’s towns.
Is Willow Creek No. 26 expensive for Alberta?
On census values, Willow Creek No. 26 sits among the cheaper of Alberta’s towns (median $400,000).
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).