Photo: Jeffrey Wallace · CC BY-SA 4.0The middle home in Woodlands County is valued at $416,000
That figure comes from 1,460 owner households at the 2021 census. Owners gave those values at the May 2021 census; they are estimates, and older than today’s prices. No open sale prices are published in Alberta, so for Woodlands County the census value is the measure.
Woodlands County’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
- $456K
- Owners
- 1,460
- 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).
A detached house in Woodlands County is assessed 25% higher than across Alberta’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,980 homes in Woodlands County, detached houses 77% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 10% in Woodlands County (Alberta’s towns: 5%)
At the 2021 census, 79% of Woodlands County’s 1,735 occupied homes were single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Alberta’s towns
Homes by kind
| Woodlands County | Alberta | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 15% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 5% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 4% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Woodlands County: in step with Alberta’s towns (7.5)
Building permits added 66 homes in Woodlands County between 2018 and 2023: some 11 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 96% in single-unit buildings (Alberta’s towns: 69%).
A peak in 2018: 14 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.
Woodlands County 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 Woodlands County: Whitecourt, Mayerthorpe and Yellowhead County
The places around Woodlands County at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. No closer places have figures: these lie 9–68 km from Woodlands County.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlands County | $416K | $456K | 93% | |
| Whitecourt | $324K | $319K | 68% | 9.4 |
| Mayerthorpe | $190K | $197K | 81% | 31.7 |
| Yellowhead County | $388K | $425K | 86% | 63.5 |
| Barrhead County No. 11 | $348K | $358K | 88% | 66 |
| Swan Hills | $100K | $116K | 71% | 67.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Woodlands County
How many households in Woodlands County are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Alberta’s towns (8%): 14% in Woodlands County, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Woodlands County expensive for Alberta?
Woodlands County is close to the norm for Alberta’s towns, whose median home is worth $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).