Sturgeon County Real Estate
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Sturgeon County is where the capital region stops being a city. It wraps around Fort Saskatchewan, St. Albert, and Morinville, and most of what sells here is country residential: acreages from two acres up, on gravel or paved range roads, with the nearest grocery store fifteen or twenty minutes away.
Buying an acreage is not buying a house on a bigger lot. It is a different transaction with different risks, and the people who get burned are usually the ones who treated it like a city purchase with a longer driveway.
What you are actually buying
There is no municipal water and no municipal sewer on most acreage properties. You are buying a well and a septic system, and both of them are yours to maintain and eventually replace.
Sturgeon County market right now
- House73
- Vacant Land43
- Townhouse2
- Fourplex2
Market data updated October 15, 2026
The well needs a flow test and a potability test, and neither is optional. A well that produces two gallons a minute will supply a house. A well that produces half a gallon a minute will not, and you will find that out in February when the pressure tank runs dry.
The septic system needs an inspection by someone who does septic inspections, not a general home inspector adding it as a line item. Field replacement is expensive and the cost lands entirely on you.
Access matters too. A property on a maintained county road is a different asset than one at the end of a private approach or a shared driveway with no registered agreement. Read the title. Look for easements, utility right of ways, and anything registered against the land that a city buyer would never encounter.
The Sturgeon Valley premium
The stretch south toward St. Albert carries a premium over the rest of the county, and the reason is simple. It is close to real services while still being country. Buyers who want an acreage but do not want a forty minute drive for a prescription pay for that, and the price reflects it.
Further out, price per acre drops and the calculation changes. You are buying space and privacy, and you are accepting the commute that comes with it.
What sellers should know
Acreages sell slowly. That is not a criticism of your property or your price, it is the nature of the buyer pool. The number of people looking for exactly this at exactly this price point at any given moment is small, and they will not compromise, because the whole reason they are out here is that they want something specific.
Two things shorten the timeline. Have your paperwork ready before you list: a current Real Property Report, recent well and septic records, and any permits for outbuildings. A buyer who has to chase documentation gets nervous, and a nervous buyer negotiates.
And present the land, not just the house. Photography that shows only the interior is selling the wrong thing.
What the numbers do not tell you
Average price in Sturgeon County is close to meaningless. A ten acre parcel with a modest bungalow and a forty year old shop is a completely different property from a three acre lot with an executive build and a heated triple garage, and both of them are in the average. Comparables here have to be selected by hand.
Working with Cameron
Cameron sells acreages in Sturgeon County alongside city properties in Fort Saskatchewan, and he treats them as the different transactions they are. That means the questions about water, septic, access, and title come up early, before you are emotionally committed to a place.
If you are looking at acreage property, the useful conversation is the one that happens before you write an offer.
Common questions
What do homes in Sturgeon County cost right now?
There are 121 active listings in Sturgeon County right now, with a median asking price of $599,900 and asking prices ranging from $26,690 to $5,250,000. These are asking prices on active listings, not sale prices, which board rules keep off public websites. For any one home, comparables from its own pocket of the community say more than a figure for the whole area.
What should you check before buying a Sturgeon County acreage?
Most acreages have no municipal water or sewer, so you are buying a well and a septic system and maintaining both. The well needs a flow test and a potability test, and the septic system needs an inspection by a septic specialist rather than a general inspector. Check the access as well, and read the title for easements and right of ways.
Why does the Sturgeon Valley cost more than the rest of the county?
The stretch south toward St. Albert is close to real services while still being country. Buyers who want an acreage without a forty minute drive for a prescription pay for that proximity. Further out, price per acre drops and the trade changes: you are buying space and privacy, and accepting the commute that comes with them.
How can you sell a Sturgeon County acreage faster?
Acreages sell slowly because the buyer pool is small and specific. Two things shorten the timeline. Have your paperwork ready before listing: a current Real Property Report, recent well and septic records, and permits for any outbuildings. And present the land, not just the house, because photography that shows only the interior is selling the wrong thing.
How long are homes in Sturgeon County taking to sell?
Listings in Sturgeon County have been on the market for an average of 112 days. That figure blends every type of property, so a condo, a family home and an acreage can each move at a very different pace. What shortens the wait is price: a home listed where its own comparables support it moves faster than one testing the top of its range.
What kinds of homes are for sale in Sturgeon County?
Right now the Sturgeon County listings include 73 houses, 43 vacant land parcels, 2 townhouses and 2 fourplexes. The mix changes with every daily update of the feed, and it matters when you read the prices on this page: a median across houses, condos and land blends very different properties, so comparables should always come from the same type of home.
Homes for sale in Sturgeon County
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Courtesy Of Adam Dirksen Of Rimrock Real Estate#21 54324 Bellerose Drive, Rural Sturgeon County5 bd · 3 ba · 1,631 sq ft · 0.54 ac -
Courtesy Of Conrad Bitangcol Of REMAX River City#79B 54200 Range Road 265, Rural Sturgeon County0.6 ac -
Courtesy Of Lisa Weishar Of RE/MAX Edge Realty38 Landing Trails Drive, Gibbons5 bd · 3 ba · 1,572 sq ft -
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Courtesy Of Parm Mann Of Royal Lepage Arteam Realty55 Maple Crescent, Gibbons5 bd · 3 ba · 1,561 sq ft -
Courtesy Of Austin Hoetmer Of RE/MAX Edge Realty5803 52 Avenue, Redwater4 bd · 2 ba · 1,130 sq ft · 0.16 ac -
Courtesy Of Patrick Gaignard Of Real Broker21 Spruce Meadow Lane, Bon Accord4 bd · 2 ba · 1,026 sq ft · 0.15 ac -
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Courtesy Of Lisa Weishar Of RE/MAX Edge Realty16, 56019 Range Road 230, Rural Sturgeon County4 bd · 3 ba · 1,808 sq ft · 1 ac -
Courtesy Of Karen Stanko Of RE/MAX Real Estate5807 51 Avenue, Redwater5 bd · 2 ba · 1,094 sq ft · 0.15 ac -
Courtesy Of Wayne Quintal Of RE/MAX Real Estate#134 54500 Lac Ste Anne, Rural Sturgeon County4 bd · 4 ba · 1,584 sq ft · 5.31 ac -
Courtesy Of Wayne Quintal Of RE/MAX Real Estate54500 Lac Ste Anne Trail, Rural Sturgeon County2.52 ac -
Courtesy Of Melissa Botha Of Century 21 Masters5104 53 Street, Bon Accord4 bd · 3 ba · 1,209 sq ft · 0.19 ac -
Courtesy Of Chantal Blais Of Canadian Real Estate Service5616 50 Avenue, Legal3 bd · 2 ba · 1,376 sq ft · 0.62 ac -
Courtesy Of Raymond Hoetmer Of RE/MAX Edge Realty5019 51 Street, Redwater2 bd · 1 ba · 1,664 sq ft · 0.26 ac -
Courtesy Of Austin Hoetmer Of RE/MAX Edge Realty5907 53A Avenue, Redwater3 bd · 3 ba · 1,238 sq ft · 0.18 ac -
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Courtesy Of Cody LeClair Of REMAX River City#207 54302 Range Road 250, Rural Sturgeon County6 bd · 3 ba · 2,301 sq ft · 0.57 ac -
Courtesy Of Carrie Banham-Posty Of RE/MAX Excellence#238 54418 Range Road 251, Rural Sturgeon County5 bd · 3 ba · 1,932 sq ft · 0.76 ac -
Courtesy Of Adnan Shaben Of Sable Realty57314 Range Road 255, Rural Sturgeon County5 bd · 4 ba · 1,974 sq ft · 4.94 ac -
Courtesy Of Alanna Cannell Of NOW Real Estate Group57514 Range Road 223, Rural Sturgeon County3 bd · 2 ba · 1,288 sq ft · 14.7 ac -
Courtesy Of Ron Dickson Of Sotheby's International Realty CanadaTownship 570 Range Road 220, Rural Sturgeon County158.96 ac -
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Courtesy Of Tatum Fitton Of ComFree#29 55312 Range Road 241, Rural Sturgeon County3 bd · 2 ba · 1,500 sq ft · 2.55 ac -
Courtesy Of Sam Elias Of RE/MAX Professionals185 Riverstone Drive, Rural Sturgeon County5 bd · 6 ba · 4,302 sq ft · 0.79 ac -
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Courtesy Of Irene Zucht Of RE/MAX Elite57511 RR224, Rural Sturgeon County4 bd · 2 ba · 1,213 sq ft · 3.75 ac -
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Courtesy Of Lawrence Cote Of RE/MAX Elite55120 Highway 2 NW, Rural Sturgeon County1 bd · 3 ba · 1,919 sq ft · 79.55 ac -
Courtesy Of Raymond Hoetmer Of RE/MAX Edge Realty5436 51 Street, Gibbons3 bd · 2 ba · 1,066 sq ft · 0.14 ac -
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Courtesy Of Lisa Weishar Of RE/MAX Edge Realty#120 5231 51 Street, Bon Accord3 bd · 2 ba · 850 sq ft -
Courtesy Of Moe Charara Of Royal Lepage Arteam Realty36 Maple Crescent, Gibbons3 bd · 3 ba · 1,752 sq ft -
Courtesy Of Moe Charara Of Royal Lepage Arteam Realty72 Maple Crescent, Gibbons3 bd · 3 ba · 1,900 sq ft · 0.12 ac -
Courtesy Of Austin Hoetmer Of RE/MAX Edge Realty3833 52 Street, Gibbons4 bd · 3 ba · 2,239 sq ft · 0.13 ac -
Courtesy Of Jessica Libon Of Exp Realty19B Spruce Meadow Lane, Bon Accord4 bd · 3 ba · 1,694 sq ft -
Courtesy Of Donna Choucair Of RE/MAX Excellence#1 57422 Hwy 2 NW, Rural Sturgeon County4 bd · 2 ba · 1,241 sq ft · 5.44 ac -
Courtesy Of Gino Daniele Of RE/MAX Elite55017 Range Road 254, Rural Sturgeon County4 bd · 4 ba · 4,270 sq ft · 2.32 ac