Homes Near CFB Edmonton

Canadian Forces Base Edmonton — the Edmonton Garrison at Namao, just north of the city in Sturgeon County — is one of Canada's largest army bases, and every posting season moves hundreds of military families into the same three markets: St. Albert, north Edmonton, and the acreage country around the base. A House Hunting Trip here runs on a clock — a funded few days, a hotel stay, and a home to buy before the week ends — so posted families do not shop the whole region. They shop St. Albert's family neighbourhoods like Lacombe Park, Grandin and Erin Ridge, north Edmonton's Griesbach (a former garrison turned award-winning community), and the rural residential properties around Namao itself.

Travis Bannert is registered in the SIRVA TPSP directory for military relocation, and Bridge Realty Group's dedicated House Hunting Trip guide — linked below — walks through exactly how the week works, from the flight in to the offer. St. Albert is the base's main family housing market, and it earns that role: top-ranked schools across three school divisions, a full recreation campus, safe established streets, and a commute up St. Albert Trail or 97 Street that keeps the base inside a normal family morning. If your posting is to CFB Edmonton, this is where your search starts.

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Start with the House Hunting Trip (HHT) guide for CFB Edmonton, and read our St. Albert city guide for the neighbourhood-by-neighbourhood picture of the base's main housing market.

The sold figures

Sold in St. Albert in the last 12 months — St. Albert is the base's main family housing market, and these are city-wide St. Albert figures. Window for every figure: November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026. Source: Paragon MLS® city search. No sold figure is presented for Namao or the base itself — there is no separate MLS® area figure for the base, and we do not invent one.

Single-family homes drive St. Albert: 985 single-family sales in the last 12 months at a median sold price of $574,000 and a median of just 16 days on market. Sold prices ran from $269,000 to $3,995,000. Sixteen days is a fast market — for a family on a one-week House Hunting Trip, that pace is the single most important number on this page. It means the homework happens before you fly in: a shortlist built in advance, viewings booked tight, and an offer strategy ready on day one.

Condos and townhouses are St. Albert's accessible lane: 375 condo sales at a median sold price of $295,000 and a median of 22 days on market. For junior ranks, single members, and families who want St. Albert's schools without a detached price tag, that is a realistic entry — and a property that rents readily to the next posted family if your own posting moves you on.

Community highlights

• CFB Edmonton (the Edmonton Garrison at Namao) is one of Canada's largest army bases, minutes north of St. Albert and north Edmonton.
• St. Albert — the base's main family housing market — offers established family neighbourhoods, top-ranked schools and a full small-city amenity base.
• Griesbach, in north Edmonton, is a former garrison lands community built for exactly this life — and still full of military families.
• Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert puts pools, arenas, indoor playgrounds and fitness under one roof.
• The Red Willow Trails follow the Sturgeon River through the heart of St. Albert.
• Travis Bannert is registered in the SIRVA TPSP directory for military relocation, and the HHT guide linked above is built specifically for CFB Edmonton postings.

CFB Edmonton area real estate

In St. Albert, the housing stock is family housing in the best sense: 1970s and 80s detached homes on large lots in Grandin and Lacombe Park, newer builds in Erin Ridge and the city's growth districts, and townhouse and apartment condos for smaller households and tighter budgets. In north Edmonton, Griesbach offers newer homes in a master-planned former-garrison community with a village centre and lakes. Around Namao and in Sturgeon County, rural residential acreages trade privacy and space for a slightly longer drive. Who buys is defined by the posting cycle — incoming families on HHTs, outgoing families selling into the same demand — plus St. Albert's own move-up buyers. Resale value is supported by the city's schools and amenities and by the base itself: a major, permanent employer whose families arrive every year needing homes. Rental demand from posted and contract families is steady for landlords who price realistically.

About living near CFB Edmonton

Military families consistently describe St. Albert as the easy landing: a city small enough to learn in a weekend, complete enough that daily life — groceries, hockey registration, medical, the library — happens without driving back into Edmonton. The community is full of people who arrived on a posting and stayed, which means schools, leagues and units' family networks are used to welcoming newcomers mid-year. North Edmonton options like Griesbach trade a little of the small-city feel for a shorter hop to downtown Edmonton. Either way, the base commute stays short, and Edmonton International Airport is a straight run south via St. Albert Trail, the Anthony Henday and Highway 2 when the next posting — or a flight home — comes up.

Schools near CFB Edmonton

Most base families use St. Albert's schools, which run across three divisions — St. Albert Public Schools, Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools, and the francophone Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord. A selection of the city's schools by level:

Elementary

• Leo Nickerson Elementary School (St. Albert Public Schools, Kindergarten–Grade 6, English and French Immersion)
• Kinosayo Elementary School (St. Albert Public Schools, Kindergarten–Grade 6)
• Sir Alexander Mackenzie Elementary School (St. Albert Public Schools, Kindergarten–Grade 6)
• Ronald Harvey Elementary School and Muriel Martin Elementary School (St. Albert Public Schools, Kindergarten–Grade 6)
• Albert Lacombe Catholic School and Bertha Kennedy Catholic School (Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools, elementary)
• École La Mission (Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord, francophone elementary)

Junior high

• Lorne Akins Junior High School (St. Albert Public Schools, Grades 7–9)
• William D. Cuts Junior High School (St. Albert Public Schools, Grades 7–9)
• Richard S. Fowler Catholic Junior High School and Vincent J. Maloney Catholic Junior High School (Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools)
• École Alexandre-Taché (Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord, francophone junior and senior high)

Senior high

• Paul Kane High School (St. Albert Public Schools, Grades 10–12)
• Bellerose Composite High School (St. Albert Public Schools, Grades 10–12)
• École Secondaire St. Albert Catholic High School (Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools, Grades 10–12, English and French Immersion)

Designated schools depend on your exact address — confirm with the school division for any specific home before your HHT, especially on a posting timeline.

Parks, recreation & community services

St. Albert's recreation is anchored by Servus Credit Union Place — pools, arenas, an indoor playground, fitness and field houses in one complex — and Fountain Park Pool, with the Red Willow Trail system threading the Sturgeon River valley through the city for running, cycling and cross-country skiing. The Edmonton Garrison itself has the Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf & Curling Club at the base, and St. Albert's minor hockey, soccer and community leagues are set up for mid-season military arrivals.

For kids nearby:

• Servus Credit Union Place in St. Albert — pools, arenas, indoor playgrounds and a fitness centre under one roof
• Fountain Park Pool in St. Albert
• Red Willow Trails along the Sturgeon River in St. Albert
• Edmonton Garrison Memorial Golf & Curling Club, at the base
• St. Albert Public Library and the city's playground and spray-park network

Getting around

From St. Albert, the base is a short drive north via St. Albert Trail and Highway 28 — most base families treat it as a 10-to-20-minute commute depending on the neighbourhood. Downtown Edmonton is roughly 25 minutes south via St. Albert Trail or 97 Street, and the Anthony Henday ring road connects the area to the rest of the city and to Highway 2 for Edmonton International Airport, about 45 minutes away in normal traffic. St. Albert Transit runs commuter express buses to downtown Edmonton and the University of Alberta; within the search area itself, this is car country, and most HHT families rent a car for the week.

Staying near CFB Edmonton

Best Western Plus The Inn at St. Albert — mid-range; free parking, the standard HHT base in St. Albert.

St. Albert Inn & Suites — mid-range, long-standing St. Albert hotel on St. Albert Trail.

Chateau Nova Yellowhead — mid-range, on the Yellowhead corridor between the base and north Edmonton.

Car rental: agencies in St. Albert and along St. Albert Trail cover the area; most posted families pick the car up at Edmonton International on arrival and drive straight up to St. Albert.

Find your ideal home near CFB Edmonton

A posting does not wait for the market — and in St. Albert, where single-family homes sold in a median of 16 days over the last year, your HHT week cannot be spent learning the map. Start before you fly: read the House Hunting Trip guide, register for home search on bridgerealtygroup.ca to watch St. Albert and north Edmonton listings as they list, and call Travis Bannert at 780-720-8240 — SIRVA TPSP-registered for military relocation — to build your shortlist in advance.

Travis Bannert, Realtor® | Bridge Realty Group, Maxwell Progressive Realty
780-720-8240 | bridgerealtygroup.ca

Sources for this page

• Sold figures: Paragon MLS® sold data, City of St. Albert, Paragon MLS® city search, November 9, 2025 – November 8, 2026.
• Landmark and community details: City of St. Albert, CFB Edmonton / Edmonton Garrison published information, and Bridge Realty Group's House Hunting Trip guide for CFB Edmonton.
• Schools: St. Albert Public Schools, Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools and Conseil scolaire Centre-Nord school directories, November 2026 — confirm designated schools by address with the division.
• Hotel tiers reflect each property's market positioning; features are the properties' published amenities as of November 2026.
• Front photo: HQ 1 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group, CFB Edmonton — Photo: 117Avenue, via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0).

Frequently asked questions

What have homes near CFB Edmonton sold for recently?
In St. Albert, the base's main family housing market, 985 single-family homes sold from November 9, 2025 to November 8, 2026 at a median price of $574,000 with a median of 16 days on market, and 375 condos sold at a median price of $295,000. These are City of St. Albert figures from a Paragon MLS® city search; no separate sold figure exists for Namao or the base itself.

Where do most CFB Edmonton families live?
St. Albert is the main family housing market, with north Edmonton's Griesbach — a former garrison community — and acreages around Namao as the other common choices. The HHT guide linked on this page compares them.

How fast do I need to move on a House Hunting Trip?
Fast. St. Albert single-family homes sold in a median of 16 days over the last 12 months, so the shortlist, viewings and offer strategy should be built before you arrive — that is the point of the HHT guide and a pre-trip call.

Is the Realtor registered for military relocation?
Yes. Travis Bannert is registered in the SIRVA TPSP directory for military relocation, enrolled for the Edmonton service area.

How do I start a CFB Edmonton home search from another province?
Register for home search on bridgerealtygroup.ca to watch listings as they post, read the House Hunting Trip guide, and call Travis Bannert at 780-720-8240 to build your shortlist before your HHT.