Top 5 most expensive homes for sale in Sturgeon County in May 2025
'There is nothing like staying at home for real comfort,' though it's doubtful Jane Austen was referring to basement saunas, home theatres and backyard putting greens when she said it (though the wine cellars might have met with her approval).
In April, CTV News Edmonton looked at some of the most expensive homes for sale in St. Albert.
Four of those listings are still up and one appears to have been relisted, but it's time for a short jaunt outside city limits to Sturgeon County.
In April, there were 4,012 new residential units for sale in the Greater Edmonton Area, according to the Realtors Association of Edmonton. That number is up 908 per cent from March and a 4.8 per cent increase from April 2024.
There were 2,710 residential unit sales in April, with 1,576 of those being detached homes. That marked an increase of 10.2 per cent from March and a 14.7 per cent decrease from April 2024.
The average price for a detached home in April was $585,707 (1.8 per cent higher than in March), which, as usual, is far below the price point of the homes on display this month.
'We've seen inventory levels decline in the negative double digits for the better part of the last 12 months, and the dwindling supply has put pressure on home prices,' association board chair Darlene Reid said in the monthly statistics report.
'That pressure won't alleviate unless this upward trend for inventory continues well past the busy season. We can still expect prices to continue to increase in the short term through the warmer months.'
Detached homes averaged 29 days on the market in April, one day less than in March.
Now, it's time to look at the most expensive homes for sale in Sturgeon County on realtor.ca in May 2025:
5 - $2.9M bungalow in Riverstone Pointe
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (realtor.ca)
Starting northeast of St. Albert is this 3,122-square-foot bungalow.
The home sits on a 0.96 acre lot with mature plants, a water feature and a putting green.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (realtor.ca)
The inside features six bedrooms, a home theatre, gym, wet bar, games room and a gourmet kitchen.
The heated garage is also nearly the size of the main floor, being 2,800 square feet, and includes an RV bay.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (realtor.ca)
Built in 2007, the house has had renovations and upgrades, including a new furnace, boiler and windows.
The home is located at 111 25015 Twp. Rd. 544A and the listing has been up for 56 days.
4 - $3M bungalow in Riverstone Pointe
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
A stone's throw away, relatively speaking considering the size of the lots, from the previous entry is this 5,493-square-foot bungalow.
The property is a little bigger at 1.06 acres, though it trades the putting green for a backyard basketball/sports court while keeping other features like the fire pit.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
If being inside is more to your liking, the gourmet kitchen, games room and home theatre may be of interest. The basement also sports a study/library-like living room area.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
The home is located at 37 Riverridge Rd. and the listing has been up for 211 days.
3 - $3.3M mansion in River's Gate
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
According to Forbes, a mansion (in the U.S. at least) is a home with at least 8,000 square feet, so this 8,980-square-foot home in River's Gate should qualify.
Food will be on the mind in this home with an 'opulent' chefs kitchen, a second butlers kitchen, private dining room and a wine cellar.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
The six-bedroom home also comes with the standard (at least as this list is concerned) home theatre and a games room.
The lot is smaller than the last two homes, at 0.53 acres, and doesn't come with any sports courts, though it does back onto the Sturgeon River and sits next to the Sturgeon Valley Golf and Country Club.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
The home, built in 2015, is located at 205 25122 Sturgeon Rd. and the listing has been up for three days days.
2 - $3.4M bungalow in Riverstone Pointe
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
Back in the bungalows of Riverstone Point is this 3,624-square-foot home.
Inside there are four bedrooms, games, theatre and fitness rooms, plus a wine cellar.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
The home also boasts a library with floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and a sliding ladder.
The property is 0.72 acres, with plenty of garden space in the back.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
Back in the front, the home boasts a drive-through portico with iron stone, copper chimneys, capolas and an iron security gate.
The home, built in 2009, is located at 53 Riverridge Rd. and the listing has been up for 75 days.
1 - $3.7M bungalow in Sturgeon Crest
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
Last, but never least (price-wise), is this 2,986-square-foot bungalow.
The listing describes it as being reminiscent of the stone farmhouses of Burgundy, with wooden beams accenting the roof throughout the main floor.
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A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
In addition to the standard games and workout rooms, the basement of this home boasts a sauna.
Upstairs houses a gourmet kitchen and just outside it a carriage house with a separate living space.
expensive real estate
A home for sale in rural Sturgeon County. (Realtor.ca)
The home also has the largest plot of land on the list, with 2.03 acres.
Built in 2017, it's located at 21B 25012 Sturgeon Rd. and the listing has been up for 241 days.
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