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Rocky Rapids, AB

Updated: Aug 2016
House
Median price $318,000
Monthly growth -10.92 %
Quarterly trend
Stock on market 0.18%
Apartment
Median price
Monthly growth
Quarterly trend
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Rocky Rapids Home Price

When our research team crunched the numbers we calculated that Rocky Rapids has a median home price of $318,000.

Across Alberta Rocky Rapids has the 211th most properties on offer with 339.

As one of Alberta’s many potential real estate investment neighbourhoods, Rocky Rapids needs to be carefully researched before investing in – and remember to check especially the locations within an area before spending - the old estate agent’s mantra of location, location, location has never lost its importance.

Over the last three months in Rocky Rapids, housing stock available seems to be getting more prevalent – this could mean that homes values might be less affected by availability problems.

Across Canada the most common number of bedroom property being listed has 2 bedrooms, in Aug this neighbourhood’s most common listing the same as the national average.

There are a number of important pieces of research you should do before deciding where to buy an investment property – this data for Rocky Rapids will hopefully provide an indicator to help you where to research in-depth

Because the amount of real estate listed for sale has stayed the same it looks like housing market forces in neighbourhood are likely to not necessarily affect house prices.

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Beds Median price (House) Median price (Apartment)
4 bedrooms $329,900
Demographics
  • Population in 20117201
  • Population in 20067040
  • 2006 to 2011 population change (%)2.3
  • Total private dwellings2852
  • Private dwellings occupied by usual residents2693
  • Population density per square kilometre2.4
  • Land area (square km)3020.71

Age Characteristics

Total population by age groups 7195
0 to 4 years 450
5 to 9 years 475
10 to 14 years 495
15 to 19 years 555
15 years 100
16 years 110
17 years 145
18 years 105
19 years 90
20 to 24 years 410
25 to 29 years 420
30 to 34 years 410
35 to 39 years 445
40 to 44 years 535
45 to 49 years 660
50 to 54 years 705
55 to 59 years 540
60 to 64 years 385
65 to 69 years 285
70 to 74 years 220
75 to 79 years 125
80 to 84 years 60
85 years and over 20
Median age of the population 39.4
% of the population aged 15 and over 80.3

Marital Status

Total population 15 years and over by marital status 5780
Married or living with a common-law partner 3990
Married (and not separated) 3380
Living common-law 610
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1785
Single (never legally married) 1225
Separated 120
Divorced 255
Widowed 185

Family Characteristics

Total number of census families in private households 2195
Size of census family: 2 persons 1130
Size of census family: 3 persons 415
Size of census family: 4 persons 420
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 230
Total number of census families in private households 2200
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 1980
Married couples 1680
Without children at home 835
With children at home 850
1 child 295
2 children 350
3 or more children 200
Common-law couples 305
Without children at home 160
With children at home 145
1 child 70
2 children 50
3 or more children 25
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 215
Female parent 150
1 child 95
2 children 35
3 or more children 15
Male parent 70
1 child 45
2 children 15
3 or more children 5
Total children in census families in private households 2260
Under six years of age 550
6 to 14 years 860
15 to 17 years 340
18 to 24 years 365
25 years and over 140
Average number of children at home per census family 1

Household And Dwelling Characteristics

Total number of persons in private households 7190
Number of persons not in census families 750
Living with relatives 85
Living with non-relatives only 210
Living alone 450
Number of census family persons 6440
Average number of persons per census family 2.9
Total number of persons 65 years and over in private households 705
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 165
Living with relatives 20
Living with non-relatives only 15
Living alone 140
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 540
Total number of private households by household type 2695
Census-family households 2160
One-family-only households 2020
Couple-family households 1865
Without children 925
With children 940
Lone-parent-family households 160
Other family households 135
One-family households with persons not in a census family 100
Couple-family households 70
Without children 30
With children 40
Lone-parent-family households 30
Two-or-more-family households 35
Non-census-family households 535
One-person households 450
Two-or-more-person households 80
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling 2690
Single-detached house 2035
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0
Movable dwelling 645
Other dwelling 10
Semi-detached house 0
Row house 0
Apartment, duplex 0
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 0
Other single-attached house 0
Total number of private households by household size 2695
1 person 450
2 persons 1095
3 persons 440
4 persons 435
5 persons 170
6 or more persons 95
Number of persons in private households 7190
Average number of persons in private households 2.7

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