Bentley, Alberta
As of September 27, 2026, the median asking price in Bentley is $387,000, across 4 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 67 days.
1 new listing came to market in Bentley in the last 30 days.
Small, agriculture-rooted living with local essentials nearby
Bentley offers low-rise housing, local services, and a practical central-Alberta pace.
This is a compact, agriculture-oriented place where daily needs can often be handled locally and the housing mix leans heavily toward detached homes. The appeal is straightforward: a small-area setting with familiar community institutions and a handful of shops, food spots, and services. It is not a destination for car-free living or big-city variety, and the rental-focused, mid- and high-rise experience is limited here.
For a place of this size, Bentley has a solid set of everyday stops nearby, including Select AG Foods, Bentley Farmers' Market, and The Market in Bentley, plus multiple dining options.
Bentley Municipal Library, Bentley Museum, and Bentley Arena give the area recognizable year-round touchpoints beyond basic errands.
The housing stock is dominated by detached single-family homes, with some duplexes/townhomes and relatively few purpose-built rentals.
Gull Lake Beach is one of the nearby recreation draws, alongside adjacent areas like Gull Lake, Sunbreaker Cove, BirchCliff, Jarvis Bay, Parkland Beach, and Half Moon Bay.
Housing in Bentley is largely low-rise and dominated by detached single-family homes, with a smaller share of duplexes/townhomes and limited purpose-built rental options. The overall feel is more ownership-oriented than rental-building-oriented, with demand influenced by local employers and service and trades work tied to nearby regional centres.
A typical home in Bentley is a detached single-family property in a low-rise setting.
A weekend here can be built around local community stops—borrowing from Bentley Municipal Library, dropping into Bentley Museum, or catching an event at Bentley Arena. For outdoor time, recreation connected to Gull Lake Beach is one of the nearby draws.
In Bentley, it pays to look beyond the asking price at how you’ll handle daily transportation needs and which nearby amenities you’ll actually use. The housing mix also makes property-by-property condition and layout differences matter more than a simple ‘type vs type’ comparison.
With walk and bike scores of 28/100 and 40/100, plan your routine with driving in mind for many errands, even if several essentials are near the centre.
Detached homes are the dominant choice, while duplexes/townhomes and purpose-built rentals are a smaller part of the mix—make sure the available housing form matches how you want to live day to day.
Check how close your short-list is to the places you’ll use most, such as Select AG Foods, Bentley I.D.A. Pharmacy, or Bentley Municipal Library, rather than relying on a general ‘in Bentley’ label.
If lake recreation is part of your plan, confirm how your preferred location relates to nearby options like Gull Lake Beach and local facilities like Bentley Arena.
Selling in Bentley is about making the practical lifestyle case clear: what kind of home it is in a detached-leaning market, and how a buyer will use nearby services and community anchors. Because homes here are less interchangeable on paper, strong marketing clarifies which conveniences are close and what day-to-day living looks like from this specific property.
Be direct about whether the property is detached versus a duplex/townhome, since that distinction maps closely to what many buyers are shopping for in the area.
Make it easy to see the property’s relationship to key nearby stops such as Select AG Foods, Bentley I.D.A. Pharmacy, and Bentley Family Dentistry, plus dining options in Bentley.
Highlight proximity to identifiable local institutions like Bentley Municipal Library, Bentley Museum, Bentley Arena, and Bentley School to ground the listing in recognizable landmarks.
Where relevant, connect the home to nearby recreation options like Gull Lake Beach and Bentley Arena, focusing on access rather than promises about time or travel.
Bentley offers a compact, agriculture-rooted setting with a detached-home housing profile and a notable set of everyday amenities for the area’s size, from groceries and pharmacy services to a library, museum, and arena. It also places you near recreation tied to Gull Lake Beach. It is not a match for people prioritizing high walkability, extensive transit-style living, or a deep supply of purpose-built rentals.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Bentley’s current for-sale inventory is very limited with just 4 active listings, showing a mix of small-town housing options across the community with variation by lot size and property type. The median asking price is $387,000 and listings are averaging 67 days on market so far, suggesting buyers have some room to compare options and negotiate, while sellers may need sharper pricing to stand out. With only 1 new listing in the past 30 days, fresh supply is thin, so well-priced homes can still attract attention despite the slower pace.
AI-written commentary on the active MLS® listing snapshot as of September 27, 2026. Not financial advice.
Walk Score 28 · Bike Score 40
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