Longview, Alberta
As of October 27, 2026, the median asking price in Longview is $482,450, across 4 active MLS® listings.
Those listings have been on the market an average of 69 days.
1 new listing came to market in Longview in the last 30 days.
Longview had a population of 297, a median household income of $79,000, 78% of households owning their home at the 2021 Census of Population.
Highway 22 foothills hamlet with local staples
Longview is a tiny foothills community where daily life stays simple and close to the Cowboy Trail corridor.
This is a rural, low-density place with a recognizable main-street set of stops—food, a library, and a small arts presence—set along Highway 22. The appeal is the quieter pace and foothills proximity, plus being near several other communities and hamlets like Aldersyde, De Winton, Millarville, Priddis Greens, Diamond Valley, and High River. It is not a high-amenity, car-free setting, and it is not a place built around abundant new housing choice.
Being right on Highway 22 is a defining practical feature of Longview. It’s a straightforward base for moving through the foothills corridor and toward nearby communities.
The area’s identity is tied to a small cluster of destination-style stops—Longview Steak House, Longview Hotel, Twin Cities Saloon, Little Apple Cafe and Bakeshop, and Little New York Bistro. That concentration gives the area an outsized sense of “having a place to go” for its size.
Longview Municipal Library and Garside Gallery add a civic-and-culture layer that many places of similar scale don’t have in one spot. They function as recognizable community touchpoints.
Cowboy Trail and Elbow Lake Trail are among the nearby outdoor options. The setting supports a lifestyle that keeps recreation within the foothills landscape.
Longview’s housing is mostly low-density, with detached homes making up the bulk of the residential landscape. There is some older housing stock and limited new construction, which tends to keep the overall selection more constrained than in nearby larger centres.
A typical home here is a detached house in a low-density setting.
A weekend in the area can be as simple as coffee or a meal at a local staple like Little Apple Cafe and Bakeshop or Longview Steak House, plus time at nearby foothills routes and trails such as Cowboy Trail or Elbow Lake Trail. For a quieter indoor option, the Longview Municipal Library and Garside Gallery add a small but real cultural outlet.
In Longview, it pays to look beyond the home itself and understand the day-to-day practicality of living in a very small, car-oriented foothills community. The trade space is often between property-specific qualities and the limited breadth of in-area services.
With Walk Score of 43 and Bike Score of 19, many routines will rely on driving. When evaluating a home, consider how you’ll handle errands and services beyond the area’s core set of businesses.
The housing fabric is mostly detached with limited new construction, which can narrow your options. Be ready to weigh condition and layout carefully across a smaller pool of choices.
Longview School is nearby, and core local stops include groceries/convenience fuel at Fas Gas Plus-Convenience Store and specialty shopping like Longview Jerky Shop and Badlands Butcher and Catering Services. Map what you’ll actually use most often and how it fits your routine.
If foothills recreation is part of your plan, note what’s nearby—Cowboy Trail and Elbow Lake Trail are local reference points. Make sure the location supports the kind of weekends you actually want to have.
Selling in Longview comes down to two comparisons buyers make: your home against what else is for sale, and this location against the alternatives.
Buyers weigh your home against the homes listed in Longview right now. The current listings and asking prices are in the Market section of this page.
Put the places a buyer will use in the listing: Cowboy Trail, Elbow Lake Trail and Longview Municipal Library.
Longview has a Walk Score of 43: most errands require a car. State it plainly, so the buyers it suits find your home.
Photography, condition and first impressions decide which listings buyers book to see. Have the home ready before it goes live.
Longview is a very small foothills-side community along Highway 22 with a tight-knit, “small-town Alberta” character and a handful of everyday amenities nearby. The housing fabric stays mostly low-density with limited new construction, so choice can be narrower than in larger nearby centres. It suits people who want a quieter rural setting with local dining and small shops close at hand, and it is less compelling if walkable daily errands are a priority.
This description is compiled from the figures above and from published sources. It is not a statistic.
Walk Score 43 · Bike Score 19
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