Families and individuals looking for a quality small town lifestyle are finding it in Fort Macleod.
Nestled in scenic southwestern Alberta, the community offers a variety of residential opportunities at attractive prices.
Fort Macleod has in recent years enjoyed an influx of young families moving to town in pursuit of a quality small-town lifestyle. At the same time a growing number of adults are moving here who have sold their homes in the city and are looking for a quality style of life.
Within the town there is a reasonable supply of existing homes for sale. Prices continue to be steady to strong.
Housing prices in Fort Macleod remain considerably less expensive than in the Calgary, Edmonton, Lethbridge and other major urban markets.
Fort Macleod is strategically located at the junction of Highway 2, which runs north and south, and Highway 3, which travels east and west.
Fort Macleod is in a convenient location, situated as it is just 90
minutes away from Calgary, and 30 minutes from Lethbridge.
Planning is under way for the Fort Macleod highway realignment which will have a significant positive impact on the community in the future. The realignment offers the town a unique opportunity for economic growth.
There are lots available in the Eastside subdivision, townhouses in the Garrison Villas and council is opening a new 13-lot subdivision on the northeast end of town.
There are country residential developments from two to five acres available north of the river valley, and at Macleod Airfield Properties. Macleod Meadows offers a new manufactured home land lease community.
Most real estate transactions are handled by local offices and most properties are on the Multiple Listing Service (www.mls.ca).