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Spruce Grove vs Stony Plain: Which One Fits You?
Prices, supply, taxes, schools and recreation side by side, from my own MLS® numbers.
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By Jay Lewis, REALTOR® | RE/MAX Excellence
25+ years in new construction, trades and sales · Updated October 2026 · About me
Short answer: Spruce Grove and Stony Plain sit side by side west of Edmonton and share a school division and a recreation centre, so the choice mostly comes down to size, price and how much new construction you want to pick from. Spruce Grove is the bigger city, with 89 new and 51 resale detached family homes for sale on Oct 1. Stony Plain is smaller and a little cheaper on resale, with 25 new and 14 resale for sale on Oct 2 and a median resale price of $496,000 against $520,000 in Spruce Grove. Prices change often with market conditions and world events.
Spruce Grove and Stony Plain side by side
Detached family homes: 3+ bedrooms above grade, 2+ full baths and an ensuite.
| Spruce Grove | Stony Plain | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | About 44,500 | About 18,000 |
| Type of community | City | Town |
| Median resale sold price | $520,000 | $496,000 |
| Median new-home sold price | $645,000 | $571,750 |
| Price per sq ft, resale / new | $288 / $272 | $298 / $278 |
| Resale homes for sale | 51 | 14 |
| New homes for sale | 89 | 25 |
| Months of inventory, resale / new | 2.4 / 6.8 | 1.4 / 7.5 |
| Median days to sell, resale / new | 35 / 100 | 22 / 81 |
| Property tax per $100,000 of assessed value (2026) | About $902 | About $943 |
| Public schools | Parkland School Division | Parkland School Division |
| Catholic schools | Evergreen Catholic Schools | Evergreen Catholic Schools |
Source: REALTORS® Association of Edmonton MLS® data pulled by Jay Lewis on Oct 1, 2026 (Spruce Grove) and Oct 2, 2026 (Stony Plain). Spruce Grove medians and months of inventory use 30 days of sales. Stony Plain is a smaller market, so I use 90 days there. New means the listing's Occupancy is New/Never Occupied. Months of inventory is homes for sale divided by monthly sales. Tax figures include the education and seniors housing levies: City of Spruce Grove 2026 property tax rate bylaw, Town of Stony Plain 2026 Tax Rate Bylaw. Assessed value isn't the same as sale price. Prices change often with market conditions and world events.
Which one fits you?
How I'd sort it out if we were talking it through.
Pick Spruce Grove if
You want the most new construction to choose from, a K to 9 school inside your neighbourhood in places like Copperhaven, or the Tri Leisure Centre and the bigger stores in the same city. It is also the closer of the two to Edmonton.
Pick Stony Plain if
You like a smaller town with a walkable Old Town, you are shopping resale under about $500,000, or you want a new home that has been sitting long enough for the builder to deal. On Oct 2, 18 of its 25 new homes had been listed more than 90 days.
Either way
Resale homes move fast in both, at 2.4 months of inventory in Spruce Grove and 1.4 in Stony Plain, so have your financing ready. New homes are the opposite in both, with about seven months of supply.
What the market numbers mean
The two markets behave the same way. Resale is tight and new construction has room to negotiate. The difference is scale: Spruce Grove had 140 detached family homes for sale and Stony Plain had 39. In Stony Plain that means fewer choices on any given week, and it also means a good resale home can be gone in about three weeks. New homes in Spruce Grove sold at a higher median, $645,000 against $571,750, mostly because the Spruce Grove homes that sold were larger. Price per square foot is close: $272 new in Spruce Grove and $278 in Stony Plain.
Schools
Confirm the school for the exact address before you write an offer.
Public schools
Both are in Parkland School Division. Spruce Grove has K to 9 schools such as Prescott Learning Centre and Copperhaven School, plus Spruce Grove Composite High School. Stony Plain has Westview School (K to 9, opened in 2023), High Park School, Forest Green School, French Immersion at École Meridian Heights and Memorial Composite High School.
Catholic schools
Evergreen Catholic Schools serves both. St. Peter the Apostle Catholic High School (9 to 12) is in Spruce Grove. In Stony Plain, St. John Paul II Catholic School goes to Grade 8, so Catholic high school students go to Spruce Grove.
Confirm the address
Designated schools depend on the exact address and change as new neighbourhoods open. I check it with the division on every home we look at.
Recreation and services
Shared recreation
The TransAlta Tri Leisure Centre in Spruce Grove is shared by Spruce Grove, Stony Plain and Parkland County. It has an aquatic centre, two NHL-size arenas, indoor fields, a gym and a running track.
Spruce Grove
More than 40 km of trails, the 60 acre Jubilee Park, the Heritage Grove Trail through mature forest, the Horizon Stage Performing Arts Centre and The Links golf course.
Stony Plain
About 45 km of trails, Rotary Park, the Shikaoi Park Japanese garden, an outdoor pool, the Glenn Hall Centennial Arena, Heritage Park and 40 outdoor murals. A new Community Recreation Facility is under construction.
Getting to Edmonton
Spruce Grove is about 11 km west of Edmonton and Stony Plain about 20 km. Highway 16 and Highway 16A serve both, and Highway 628 runs east from Stony Plain to Whitemud Drive. Spruce Grove has the Route 560 commuter bus. Stony Plain has no direct commuter bus, and its on-demand local transit connects to Route 560 on weekdays. Test-drive your own route at rush hour before you buy.
Neighbourhood guides
Each one has current homes for sale, sold prices and what I check there.
Spruce Grove: Greenbury, Easton, Tonewood, Legacy Park, Harvest Ridge, Copperhaven
Stony Plain: Westerra, The Brickyard, South Creek
Town guides: Spruce Grove real estate · Stony Plain real estate. New construction: Spruce Grove · Stony Plain.
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Frequently asked questions
Is Stony Plain cheaper than Spruce Grove?
A little, on resale. The median resale detached family home sold for $496,000 in Stony Plain (90 days to Oct 2, 2026) and $520,000 in Spruce Grove (30 days to Oct 1, 2026). Price per square foot was slightly higher in Stony Plain because the homes that sold were smaller. Prices change often with market conditions and world events.
Which has more new construction, Spruce Grove or Stony Plain?
Spruce Grove. On Oct 1, 2026 it had 89 new detached family homes for sale. Stony Plain had 25 on Oct 2, 2026. Both had about seven months of new-home supply, which gives buyers room to negotiate.
Are property taxes higher in Stony Plain or Spruce Grove?
Slightly higher in Stony Plain. The 2026 residential rates work out to about $943 a year per $100,000 of assessed value in Stony Plain and about $902 in Spruce Grove, including the education and seniors housing levies. Check the tax notice for the specific home.
Do Spruce Grove and Stony Plain share schools?
They share school divisions: Parkland School Division for public schools and Evergreen Catholic Schools for Catholic schools. Each has its own schools, and the Catholic high school for both is in Spruce Grove.
Can you help me buy in either Spruce Grove or Stony Plain?
Yes. I work in both. Text me what you are looking for and I will pull the current numbers for each and show you homes in both before you decide.
Still deciding between Spruce Grove and Stony Plain?
Text me first at 780-220-8449, or book a 20-minute call. Tell me your budget and what matters most, and I'll show you what it buys in each. I'm not a home inspector, engineer or lawyer, and I'll tell you when you need one. No pressure.
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Jay Lewis | REALTOR® | RE/MAX Excellence. Sources: the municipalities and school divisions named above, REALTORS® Association of Edmonton MLS® data. General information only, not legal, tax or mortgage advice.
Jay Lewis
REALTOR® | RE/MAX Excellence
201, 5607 - 199 Street NW
Edmonton, AB, T6M 0M8