Mountain View County
Mountain View County acreages.
Carstairs, Didsbury, Olds and Sundre: larger parcels, working land and mountain views an hour north.
North of Calgary, Mountain View County trades proximity for space. Towns such as Carstairs, Didsbury, Olds and Sundre — each its own municipality within the county — anchor a landscape of farmland, foothills and river valleys, where parcels are often larger than in the inner acreage belt.
Dusko currently represents a new ICF-built acreage at Eagle Hill in the county, west of Olds and toward Sundre, with panoramic views of the Rockies.
Land use and parcels
Mountain View County's Land Use Bylaw No. 10/24 sets two main country residential districts: R-CR Country Residential, for parcels of 1.21–2.02 ha (3.0–5.0 ac) — up to 6.07 ha (15 ac) under an approved area structure plan — and R-CR1, for clustered parcels of 0.81–1.20 ha (2.0–2.99 ac).
What to check in Mountain View County
- Commute and services: Sundre is about 117 km and 99 minutes from downtown Calgary by road
- The R-CR or R-CR1 district and what it allows
- Well yield and water quality
- Utilities: rural electrification associations and gas co-ops are common
- Water Valley, on the county's southwest edge, is an unincorporated community covered by the Water Valley–Winchell Lake area plan rather than an official hamlet
Property tax
Mountain View County's 2026 residential rate totals about 5.41 mills (the sum of the rates in its 2026 tax rate bylaw). Compare counties.
Pricing in Mountain View County
Alberta has no public register of sale prices, and acreage-only statistics are not published, so this guide does not quote acreage prices. For recent comparable country sales, ask Dusko directly.
Questions about Mountain View County acreages
Which towns are in Mountain View County?
Mountain View County surrounds the towns of Carstairs, Didsbury, Olds and Sundre and the Village of Cremona, each a separate municipality. The county's administration office is at 10-1408 Township Road 320, near Didsbury, with a Didsbury mailing address.
Source: Municipal profile: Mountain View County · Contact us
Is Water Valley a hamlet?
No. Water Valley is an unincorporated community in southwest Mountain View County, covered by the county's Water Valley–Winchell Lake Area Structure Plan (Bylaw 12/24). Alberta Municipal Affairs lists no designated hamlets in the county.
Source: Municipal profile: Mountain View County · Planning documents
What size are country residential lots in Mountain View County?
Under Land Use Bylaw No. 10/24, R-CR Country Residential parcels are 1.21 to 2.02 ha (3.0 to 5.0 ac), or up to 6.07 ha (15 ac) under an approved area structure plan. The clustered R-CR1 district allows 0.81 to 1.20 ha (2.0 to 2.99 ac).
Source: Land Use Bylaw No. 10/24 · Planning documents
What is the property tax rate in Mountain View County?
About 5.41 mills for 2026 residential property: the municipal rate of 2.1733 plus provincial policing (0.2084), education (2.6688) and seniors housing (0.3632) in Tax Rate Bylaw 11/26. That total is a sum of the bylaw's rates, not a figure the county prints.
Source: 2026 Tax Rate Bylaw 11/26
How far is Mountain View County from Calgary?
Carstairs is about 65 km and 50 minutes from downtown Calgary by road, Water Valley about 82 km and 70 minutes, and Sundre about 117 km and 99 minutes, all in light traffic.
Source: Canadian Geographical Names Database: Carstairs · Canadian Geographical Names Database: Sundre
Nearby
Neighbouring acreage country.
Bow Valley bluffs, Cochrane Lake and open ranchland running north toward the Ghost.
Lake country and parkland between Calgary and Edmonton, anchored by Sylvan Lake.
Coulees, aspen bluffs and big-sky parcels along Calgary's northwest edge, north of the Bow.
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