Sell Your Home, Acreage or Farm in the MD of Taber

The Municipal District of Taber is irrigation country. Canals from the Oldman and Bow rivers turn dry prairie into fields of potatoes, sugar beets, corn and grain. It's also a young community, with a 2021 median age of just 27.4. 2% Realty helps sellers across the MD with full service from local REALTORS® and an MLS® listing, for a 2% total commission.*

Communities we cover in the MD

• Hamlets: Enchant, Grassy Lake, Hays, Johnson's Addition and Purple Springs
• Rural localities: Antonio, Armelgra, Barney, Cranford, Elcan, Fincastle, Grantham, Retlaw and Scope
• Towns and village with their own pages: Taber, Vauxhall and Barnwell

The MD at a glance

• Population: 7,447 (2021 Census), up about 5% from 2016
• Homes: about 93% of occupied homes were single-detached houses on farms, acreages and hamlet lots
• Schools (Horizon School Division): Enchant School and Hays School (both Early Learning to Grade 9), and Chamberlain School in Grassy Lake (to Grade 12), plus schools in Taber and Vauxhall
• Irrigation: around Hays alone, about 33,000 acres are irrigated through the Bow River Irrigation District. Fields there were laid out in irregular parcels to follow the canals instead of standard quarter sections.

What sells and who buys

Rural sales in the MD include irrigated farmland, dryland farms, farmsteads, acreages and homes in the hamlets. Farm buyers are often neighbouring operators expanding their land base. Acreage and hamlet buyers include young families who work on farms, in food processing or in Taber, and who want space at a lower cost than town.

Because irrigated land is valued differently from dryland, the details matter: assessed irrigation acres, the irrigation district, pivots and other equipment, and the water delivery to the parcel.

Tips for MD of Taber sellers

• Confirm your irrigation acres. Ask your irrigation district for the assessed acres on each parcel before you list. Buyers and lenders will ask for them.
• Separate the house from the land. If you're selling a farmstead with land, we can help you decide whether to sell it together or split the yard site from the farmland, subject to subdivision approval.
• List the equipment clearly. Say which pivots, pumps and bins are included and which aren't, so offers compare like with like.

How 2% Realty helps

Your REALTOR® prices your property from comparable rural sales, arranges professional photography, lists it on the MLS® System and REALTOR.ca, coordinates showings and negotiates offers with you through closing. For farmland, see selling a farm or acreage. For a home in town, see how selling with 2% Realty works.

Frequently asked questions

Do you sell irrigated farmland?

Yes. Our farm and acreage agents, Jaimie Slingerland and Dillon Rochon, handle farm and acreage sales, including irrigated land.

Can you sell a home in Enchant or Hays?

Yes. Hamlet homes are listed on the MLS® System like any other home. Your REALTOR® will explain what buyers ask about water, sewer and taxes, which run through the MD.

Is the commission negotiable?

Yes. All commissions are negotiable, and your listing agreement sets out the rate and services.

Nearby areas

We also serve Lethbridge County, the County of Warner, Vulcan County and Coaldale. See all southern Alberta communities, or call 403-360-2842, answered 24/7.

*2% total commission. All commissions are negotiable. Community data: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population, and the public sources listed in our notes. 2 Percent Realty Inc. o/a 2% Realty, 469 40 St S, Lethbridge, AB T1J 4M1 · 403-360-2842. MLS® and REALTOR® are trademarks controlled by The Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA).