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Morinville is a French-founded town about 15 minutes north of St. Albert on Highway 2 — the north side's attainable new-build option, where growth subdivisions offer recent-construction family homes at prices that pull buyers out of north Edmonton, while the older core keeps a genuine small-town, bilingual-heritage feel. It suits commuter families who work in St. Albert, north Edmonton or at CFB Edmonton, first-time buyers chasing new-build value, and families who want two full school benches — Sturgeon Public and Greater St. Albert Catholic, French Immersion included — in a town this size.

By Travis Bannert, Realtor and Mortgage Broker — comparing Morinville against St. Albert or north Edmonton? Call me at 780-720-8240 and we'll price the same house in all three.

Morinville real estate stats

Edmonton market context (REALTORS® Association of Edmonton, September 2026):

• Average residential sale price, all Edmonton: $466,080
• Average detached home price, all Edmonton: $569,820
• Average days on market: 44

Context only — Morinville is its own market and is not priced off the Edmonton averages above. Its figures below come from a dedicated Morinville pull covering a full 12 months.

Morinville — October 28, 2025 to October 28, 2026 (12 months):

• Homes sold: 224
• Median sale price: $409,950
• Average sale price: $409,276
• Median days on market: 22
• Detached: 184 sold · median $429,728 · median 22 days on market
• Condo: 40 sold · median $245,000 · median 21.5 days on market
• Scope: Morinville MLS community (dedicated RAE Paragon Morinville export)

Source: REALTORS® Association of Edmonton MLS® sales recorded in an RAE Paragon sold-data export for Morinville provided October 28, 2026 (224 sales). Stats refresh quarterly.

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Schools serving Morinville

Checked October 2026 against Sturgeon Public Schools (sturgeon.ab.ca) and Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools (gsacrd.ab.ca) sources (verified Oct 22, 2026). School boundaries and programs change — confirm designation with the school division before you buy.

Important local difference: Morinville does not use Edmonton schools. Public = Sturgeon Public Schools; Catholic = Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools (GSACRD) — the same Catholic division as St. Albert.

Sturgeon Public Schools

• Morinville Public School (Pre-K–4) — the town's public elementary.
• Four Winds Public School (Grades 5–9) — public middle/junior high.
• Sturgeon Composite High School (Grades 10–12) — the division's senior high serving Morinville, located in Sturgeon County near Namao — Morinville students ride to it; know that before you buy, not after.
• Morinville Learning Centre (Grades 8–12) — alternative learning centre programming.

Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools

• École Notre Dame Elementary (Pre-K–5) — English and French Immersion, plus a Nature Kindergarten.
• St. Kateri Tekakwitha Academy (Pre-K–5) — Sports Academy programming.
• École Georges H. Primeau Middle School (Grades 6–8) — English and French Immersion; Sports Academy.
• Morinville Community High School (Grades 9–12) — Catholic senior high in town, English and French Immersion.

My local favorites in Morinville

• Saint Jean Baptiste Church and the historic core. The French-Catholic parish founded in the 1890s is still the town's visual and cultural anchor; the streets around it are Morinville's character stock.
• The Morinville Community Cultural Centre. The town's events and recreation hub.
• Fish and Game / Cardiff Park, minutes south. The pond, trails and green space between Morinville and St. Albert that local families use as their big park.
• Heritage Lake and the newer subdivision parks. The growth side of town has its own lake-and-trail amenity pattern.

Insider tips for Morinville

• The senior-high geography is the surprise to price in. Public students finish at Sturgeon Composite near Namao; Catholic students finish in town at Morinville Community High. For some families that single fact picks the school system — and the school system picks the neighbourhood.
• New-build math applies here like Beaumont. A large share of Morinville's family stock is recent construction. Compare builder pricing, lot premiums and GST against resales in the same subdivision before deciding which is "cheaper."
• Morinville prices pull from three directions. St. Albert downsizers moving north for value, north-Edmonton families moving out for new builds, and CFB Edmonton postings — three different buyer pools, three different peak seasons. Sellers: ask which pool your home fits before picking a list date.
• Highway 2 is the lifeline — and the variable. The commute to St. Albert is genuinely short; to downtown Edmonton it's a real highway commute. Winter-drive it mentally before you sign: north-side buyers who test it in July and buy for January get surprised.

Who Morinville suits

• Commuter families — St. Albert, north Edmonton and CFB Edmonton work runs, at new-build prices.
• First-time buyers — recent-construction townhouses and detached homes below St. Albert equivalents.
• French Immersion and academy families — GSACRD's FI track plus Sports Academy options at two schools, in a town of this size.
• Military families posted to CFB Edmonton — general relocation fit: north-side access, attainable family stock, full services.
• Sellers — three distinct buyer pools cycle through this market; matching your listing to the right one is the job.

Buying or selling in Morinville?

★★★★★ "His negotiation skills secured the best deal, and he made the whole process stress-free. I'm now happily settled in my dream home." — Google review

(Approved excerpt from Travis's Google reviews — 5.0 stars, 211 reviews.)

Buying in Morinville? See homes for sale in Morinville — Register and I'll send you new Morinville listings the day they hit the market — and flag new-phase releases as they open.

Selling in Morinville? Start with a free home evaluation — I'll price your home against your subdivision's actual sales and the buyer pool it fits.

Want me to call you? Call me at 780-720-8240. As a licensed Mortgage Broker with BFL Dominion Lending Centres, I can line up your pre-approval in the same conversation — including new-construction financing details if you're buying from a builder.

Travis Bannert, Realtor® | Bridge Realty Group, Maxwell Progressive Realty
Seniors Real Estate Specialist® (SRES®)

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