Land for sale in the Strathmore area, Alberta
213 land and acreage listings in the Strathmore area. Median asking price $248,000; 32 bare-land lots of 10 acres or more at a median $20,000/ac. 5 have ocean, lake or river frontage and 2 a creek through the land.
Price cuts in the Strathmore area
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.06-acre lot Vulcan County |
$49,900 was $59,000 | 0.06 | $831,667/ac | near market | |
| 0.06-acre lot Vulcan County |
$49,900 was $59,000 | 0.06 | $831,667/ac | near market | |
| 1.9 acres Kneehill County |
$310,000 was $350,000 | 1.9 | $160,622/ac | ||
| 21 acres Vulcan County |
$439,999 was $495,000 | 21 | $20,952/ac | ||
| 0.16-acre lot Vulcan County |
$72,250 was $79,900 | 0.16 | $451,562/ac | above market | |
| 60 acres Wheatland County |
$1,495,000 was $1,650,000 | 60 | $24,917/ac | ||
| 120 acres Strathmore |
$6,600,000 was $7,248,000 | 120 | $55,000/ac | above market | |
| 4.1 acres Wheatland County |
$624,900 was $685,000 | 4.1 | $152,415/ac | ||
| 11 acres Wheatland County |
$1,199,999 was $1,299,999 | 11 | $109,091/ac | ||
| 5 acres Wheatland County |
$599,900 was $639,000 | 5 | $119,980/ac |
By town
Price per acre by lot size in the Strathmore area
Median asking price per acre of the 117 listings of 1 acre or more that state a size.
All listings in the Strathmore area
| Listing | Price | Acres | Per acre | Water | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 161 acres Milo |
$694,400 | 161 | $4,313/ac | near market | |
| 160 acres Milo |
$715,000 | 160 | $4,469/ac | near market | |
| 79.5 acres Brant |
$399,000 | 79.5 | $5,019/ac | below market | |
| 160 acres Vulcan County |
$860,000 | 160 | $5,375/ac | ||
| 148 acres Vulcan County |
$874,900 | 148 | $5,911/ac | ||
| 35 acres Standard |
$225,000 | 35 | $6,429/ac | below market | |
| 29.6 acres Drumheller |
$199,000 | 29.6 | $6,728/ac | below market | |
| 767 acres on a lake Wheatland County |
$7,000,000 | 767 | $9,126/ac | Lakefront | near market |
| 15.6 acres Drumheller |
$149,900 | 15.6 | $9,615/ac | below market | |
| 11.3 acres Starland County |
$130,000 | 11.3 | $11,504/ac | below market | |
| 34 acres Trochu |
$428,400 | 34 | $12,600/ac | near market | |
| 5.5 acres Lomond |
$69,900 | 5.5 | $12,640/ac | below market | |
| 158 acres Kneehill County |
$2,000,000 | 158 | $12,658/ac | near market | |
| 98.3 acres on a river Dorothy |
$1,300,000 | 98.3 | $13,225/ac | River frontage | |
| 22.4 acres Carmangay |
$299,900 | 22.4 | $13,394/ac | below market | |
| 11.9 acres Queenstown |
$174,786 | 11.9 | $14,700/ac | below market | |
| 155 acres Wheatland County |
$2,299,000 | 155 | $14,832/ac | near market | |
| 80 acres Wheatland County |
$1,200,000 | 80 | $15,000/ac | below market | |
| 123 acres Wheatland County |
$2,324,700 | 123 | $18,839/ac | below market | |
| 140 acres Wheatland County |
$2,800,000 | 140 | $20,000/ac | below market | |
| 150 acres Wheatland County |
$3,000,000 | 150 | $20,000/ac | below market | |
| 21 acres Vulcan County |
$439,999 | 21 | $20,952/ac | ||
| 33.2 acres Starland County |
$749,000 | 33.2 | $22,581/ac | ||
| 60 acres Wheatland County |
$1,495,000 | 60 | $24,917/ac | ||
| 2.4 acres Arrowwood |
$60,000 | 2.4 | $25,000/ac | below market | |
| 138 acres Strathmore |
$3,500,000 | 138 | $25,360/ac | near market | |
| 103 acres Wheatland County |
$2,700,000 | 103 | $26,117/ac | near market | |
| 20.1 acres on a river Starland County |
$559,900 | 20.1 | $27,856/ac | River frontage | above market |
| 0.43-acre lot Carmangay |
$12,000 | 0.43 | $27,878/ac | below market | |
| 18 acres Namaka |
$525,000 | 18 | $29,102/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre Arrowwood |
$30,000 | 1 | $30,000/ac | below market | |
| 1 acre Arrowwood |
$30,000 | 1 | $30,000/ac | below market | |
| 64.8 acres with a creek Linden |
$1,950,000 | 64.8 | $30,116/ac | Creek through | |
| 131 acres Wheatland County |
$3,980,000 | 131 | $30,382/ac | above market | |
| 260 acres Lomond |
$8,000,000 | 260 | $30,769/ac | above market | |
| 21 acres Three Hills |
$650,000 | 21 | $30,952/ac | above market | |
| 2 acres Milo |
$62,000 | 2 | $31,000/ac | near market | |
| 2 acres Lot L · Milo |
$62,500 | 2 | $31,250/ac | near market | |
| 13 acres Rumsey |
$449,950 | 13 | $34,718/ac | ||
| 76 acres Strathmore |
$2,690,000 | 76 | $35,395/ac | near market | |
| 13.2 acres Kneehill County |
$474,900 | 13.2 | $36,114/ac | ||
| 20.1 acres Starland County |
$799,000 | 20.1 | $39,811/ac | ||
| 5 acres Vulcan County |
$205,900 | 5 | $41,180/ac | near market | |
| 62.7 acres on a lake Wheatland County |
$2,590,000 | 62.7 | $41,295/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 0.90-acre lot Cluny |
$39,000 | 0.90 | $43,560/ac | below market | |
| 40 acres Wheatland County |
$1,757,500 | 40 | $43,938/ac | near market | |
| 80 acres Wheatland County |
$3,517,493 | 80 | $43,969/ac | below market | |
| 4.7 acres Vulcan County |
$215,900 | 4.7 | $45,936/ac | below market | |
| 10 acres Wheatland County |
$480,000 | 10 | $48,000/ac | ||
| 0.43-acre lot Craigmyle |
$21,000 | 0.43 | $48,837/ac | below market | |
| 40 acres Wheatland County |
$1,959,000 | 40 | $48,975/ac | ||
| 79.5 acres Strathmore |
$3,900,000 | 79.5 | $49,057/ac | above market | |
| 2.4 acres Trochu |
$120,000 | 2.4 | $49,587/ac | below market | |
| 0.50-acre lot Arrowwood |
$24,900 | 0.50 | $49,800/ac | below market | |
| 0.50-acre lot Arrowwood |
$24,900 | 0.50 | $49,800/ac | below market | |
| 0.50-acre lot Arrowwood |
$24,900 | 0.50 | $49,800/ac | below market | |
| 0.50-acre lot Arrowwood |
$24,900 | 0.50 | $49,800/ac | below market | |
| 80 acres Strathmore |
$4,000,000 | 80 | $50,000/ac | above market | |
| 120 acres Strathmore |
$6,600,000 | 120 | $55,000/ac | above market | |
| 4.9 acres Drumheller |
$267,850 | 4.9 | $55,000/ac | near market | |
| 11.6 acres Travers |
$639,900 | 11.6 | $55,116/ac | ||
| 15 acres with a creek Carbon |
$874,900 | 15 | $58,327/ac | Creek through | |
| 3.1 acres Kneehill County |
$189,000 | 3.1 | $60,191/ac | below market | |
| 37 acres Wheatland County |
$2,350,000 | 37 | $63,514/ac | ||
| 1.2 acres Carbon |
$80,000 | 1.2 | $68,966/ac | below market | |
| 3 acres Vulcan County |
$209,000 | 3 | $69,900/ac | below market | |
| 29.8 acres Wheatland County |
$2,200,000 | 29.8 | $73,850/ac | below market | |
| 5.1 acres Vulcan County |
$425,000 | 5.1 | $82,685/ac | ||
| 8.2 acres Vulcan County |
$710,000 | 8.2 | $86,797/ac | ||
| 2.4 acres Trochu |
$225,000 | 2.4 | $92,975/ac | near market | |
| 0.29-acre lot Morrin |
$27,500 | 0.29 | $94,828/ac | below market | |
| 10 acres Kneehill County |
$950,000 | 10 | $95,000/ac | ||
| 3 acres on a lake Vulcan County |
$299,999 | 3 | $100,000/ac | Lakefront | above market |
| 5.1 acres Wheatland County |
$525,000 | 5.1 | $103,346/ac | near market | |
| 0.26-acre lot Carbon |
$27,000 | 0.26 | $103,846/ac | below market | |
| 11 acres Wheatland County |
$1,199,999 | 11 | $109,091/ac | ||
| 3 acres Wheatland County |
$330,000 | 3 | $110,000/ac | near market | |
| 6 acres Wheatland County |
$669,900 | 6 | $111,650/ac | ||
| 5 acres Wheatland County |
$599,900 | 5 | $119,980/ac | ||
| 0.23-acre lot Milo |
$28,600 | 0.23 | $124,348/ac | near market | |
| 4.1 acres Lot 2 · Wheatland County |
$525,000 | 4.1 | $127,427/ac | near market | |
| 4.1 acres Lot 3 · Wheatland County |
$525,000 | 4.1 | $127,427/ac | near market | |
| 4 acres Kneehill County |
$514,000 | 4 | $128,500/ac | ||
| 4.1 acres Lot 1 · Wheatland County |
$550,000 | 4.1 | $133,495/ac | near market | |
| 4.1 acres Lot 4 · Wheatland County |
$550,000 | 4.1 | $133,495/ac | near market | |
| 0.63-acre lot Drive Carbon |
$90,000 | 0.63 | $142,857/ac | above market | |
| 0.27-acre lot Carmangay |
$40,000 | 0.27 | $148,148/ac | below market | |
| 4.1 acres Wheatland County |
$624,900 | 4.1 | $152,415/ac | ||
| 0.17-acre lot Trochu |
$26,250 | 0.17 | $154,412/ac | below market | |
| 0.19-acre lot Trochu |
$29,900 | 0.19 | $157,368/ac | below market | |
| 1.9 acres Kneehill County |
$310,000 | 1.9 | $160,622/ac | ||
| 0.15-acre lot Champion |
$24,999 | 0.15 | $166,660/ac | below market | |
| 3.3 acres Kneehill County |
$568,000 | 3.3 | $172,644/ac | ||
| 0.19-acre lot Standard |
$35,000 | 0.19 | $183,025/ac | below market | |
| 3 acres Wheatland County |
$550,000 | 3 | $183,333/ac | ||
| 0.20-acre lot Drumheller |
$40,000 | 0.20 | $200,000/ac | below market | |
| 0.14-acre lot Wheatland County |
$29,000 | 0.14 | $207,143/ac | below market | |
| 0.14-acre lot Morrin |
$30,000 | 0.14 | $214,286/ac | below market | |
| 0.20-acre lot Trochu |
$42,900 | 0.20 | $214,500/ac | below market | |
| 3.6 acres Drumheller |
$849,000 | 3.6 | $232,603/ac |
About the Strathmore area
The area
This is Statistics Canada's census division No. 5, east and northeast of Calgary: about 16,650 km² with about 55,800 people in 2021. Four rural municipalities hold most of the land: Wheatland County (about 8,700 people), Kneehill County (about 5,000), Vulcan County (about 4,200) and Starland County (about 1,800). Strathmore (about 14,300) is the largest town, followed by Drumheller (about 7,900), Three Hills, Vulcan and Trochu, with smaller places such as Acme, Carbon, Linden, Rockyford and Standard. Siksika 146, the Siksika Nation's reserve, covers about 700 km² along the Bow River. Wheatland County alone has about 311,000 hectares in crops, and Drumheller sits in the Red Deer River valley.
History
This is Treaty 7 land: the treaty was signed in September 1877 at Blackfoot Crossing on the Bow River, now within the Siksika reserve, by the Siksika, Piikani, Kainai, Stoney Nakoda and Tsuut'ina nations. The Canadian Pacific Railway reached Strathmore in 1883, and in 1905 the town moved about 6 km north as an irrigation system was built around it; the Western Irrigation District has run those canals since 1944. Drumheller grew from 1911 on coal; the valley had 27 mines by 1921, and mining wound down by the mid-1950s.
Services and access
Strathmore District Health Services, Drumheller Health Centre, Three Hills Health Centre and Vulcan Community Health Centre all run 24-hour emergency departments. Highway 1 (the Trans-Canada) passes Strathmore about 50 km east of Calgary. Scheduled flights use Calgary International Airport (YYC). Wheatland County's economy rests on farming and ranching, oil and gas, manufacturing and agribusiness; Drumheller's jobs lean to public administration, recreation and hospitality, with the Royal Tyrrell Museum and its dinosaur fossils in town.
Land and climate
Household use of a well or surface water, up to 1,250 m³ a year, needs no provincial licence. The Bow River sub-basin has been closed to new surface water licences since 2006, apart from narrow exceptions, so check any water rights or irrigation district service that comes with a property.
Before you buy
Outside the towns, each county sets zoning through its land use bylaw and issues development permits; a building permit under the Alberta building code is separate. Wheatland County needs a development permit for structures over 100 sq ft. In Kneehill County, development officers handle routine permits and the Municipal Planning Commission most discretionary ones. Starland County's safety codes permits come from Palliser Regional Municipal Services. Near rivers, check the province's flood hazard maps, which show the floodway and flood fringe for a 1-in-100-year flood; final maps from 2024 cover the Red Deer River, Rosebud River and nearby creeks around Drumheller, and the Bow River at Siksika.
Sources
- Statistics Canada, 2021 Census population and dwelling counts (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0007)
- Wheatland County, community profile
- Parks Canada, Treaty No. 7 Signing Site
- Town of Strathmore, CPR heritage
- Canada's Historic Places, Atlas Coal Mine
- Alberta Health Services, emergency services
- Alberta Regional Dashboard, Strathmore and Drumheller
- Government of Alberta, water allocations and transfers
- Government of Alberta, water allocation policy for closed basins in the South Saskatchewan River Basin
- Wheatland County, development services; Kneehill County, development permits; Starland County, permits
- Government of Alberta, final flood studies and maps
- Calgary International Airport
Written by AcreScout from the sources listed; facts checked October 1, 2026. Rules change: confirm anything that matters with the municipality.