Foothills County

Foothills County is the home to 25,000 (2024) people that enjoy the rural acreage living a short drive from Calgary, Alberta. Within Foothills County are the main thriving communities of Okotoks – population 33,000 – 2024) , High River – population 15,500 – 2024, and Diamond Valley with an approximate population of 6,000. There are a number of smaller hamlets that are worth checking out such as Aldersyde, Blackie, Cayley, De Winton (rural area), Heritage Pointe – an estate lake and golf community on the edge of Calgary, Longview, Millerville (rural area), Priddis (rural area) and Priddis Greens which includes the estate area of Hawkes Landing.

MLS real estate sales average 250 properties per year for rural Foothills County, 725 property sale per year on average happen in Okotoks, High River typically has 340 total properties that sell each year, and Diamond Valley real estate sales average 125 per year. Brand new homes are being build in all these communities with considerable growth projected over the next 20 years which will likely see the populations of the main communities double or triple.

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Town of Diamond Valley