Stavely has a median age of 54.8, against 38.4 for Alberta as a whole. That shapes what a good website for a business in Stavely should show first. Aria builds the whole site for CA$119 a month, with your domain, business email and hosting, and you only pay after approving it.
No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website.
What makes Stavely different
When 12.5% of commuters spend an hour or more on the road, evenings and weekends are when people deal with errands. A website that is always available, with clear hours and an email form, catches the requests that arrive after you close.
Know your Stavely audience
Single-detached houses hold 80.7% of households in Stavely. Home services and trades should show photos of finished jobs.
Active commuting is common: 12.5% walk or bike to work. Show where you are relative to the main streets saves people a search.
90.0% of commuters drive to work. A map and a note about parking answer the first question many drivers have.
Industries that stand out in Stavely
In June 2026, Statistics Canada counted 22 businesses with employees in Stavely. The largest groups, and what their websites should show:
- Professional services such as accountants, lawyers and engineers, 4 in Stavely: the site should show office address and hours and how a first consultation works.
68.2% had between one and four employees, so this is a market of small firms. In every one of these sectors, the website that wins is the one that answers questions before the customer has to ask.
Among residents who work, the largest sectors are construction (14.9%), health care and social assistance (12.8%) and retail trade (10.6%).
Stavely since 2016
Stavely held steady between the censuses, at 544 residents in 2021. For comparison, Alberta as a whole grew 4.8% from 2016 to 2021.
The 2021 Census picture of Stavely
The median household income in Stavely was $62,400 in 2020, below the Alberta median of $96,000, so clear prices matter. Stavely has 269 occupied private dwellings; 86.0% are owned by the people living in them.
Stavely: more from the census
- Households of people living alone or with non-relatives: 37.7%
- Workers with no fixed workplace address: 10.6%
- Mainly speak a non-official language at home: 1.8%
- Households of couples with children: 13.2%
- Commutes of an hour or more: 12.5%
- Total private dwellings (2021): 287
- Employed residents working from home in 2021: 17.0%
How Stavely compares with Alberta
On local roots, Stavely (50.9%) compares with 51.8% for the province as a whole. The share of households that own their home is 86.0% in Stavely and 70.9% in Alberta. Residents aged 65 and over: 31.2% in Stavely, against 14.8% across Alberta.
Stavely and the surrounding area
Nearby municipalities include Claresholm (16 km south), Nanton (23 km northwest), Champion (36 km east), Carmangay (38 km east) and Vulcan County (38 km northeast). The nearest large city, Calgary, is about 103 km away to the north. If you work in Claresholm or Nanton as well, the site can say so on a service area page.
In Claresholm, 76.6% of households own their home; in Stavely, 86.0%. Claresholm (3,804 residents) and Nanton (2,167) are the closest neighbours with their own page.
A CA$119 website, step by step
Our team has been designing websites for small businesses since 2008. The plan is the same in Stavely as in any other town in Canada: one monthly fee, everything arranged by email.
- Do the online sign-up (about 5 minutes) and email us whatever material you already have.
- We put the site together with your logo, colours and photos, and send you a temporary link within 3 business days.
- Approve the site and pay the first month: only then does it go live on your domain.
After launch, you keep asking for changes by email: a new photo, an updated price, a new service. They are part of the monthly fee.
- A business website or an online store, for the same monthly fee
- Your own domain: bring the one you have, or we help you pick one
- Email on your domain: unlimited accounts, 5 GB in total, webmail and spam filtering
- Hosting, an SSL certificate and a daily backup
- Text, photo and price updates whenever you email us
- Ready within 3 business days on a temporary link
Running a business website from Stavely: the rules
Before launch, it helps to have the basics in order. These apply to many small businesses in Alberta:
- Consent is at the heart of Canada’s anti-spam legislation (CASL): express consent means someone has agreed, verbally or in writing, to receive a commercial electronic message from you, and senders should be ready to provide proof of that consent. Canada’s anti-spam legislation
- Under Canadian competition law, it is against the law to make materially false or misleading representations to promote a product, service or business interest, and the law also prohibits the unauthorized use or distortion of tests and testimonials. Competition Bureau
Details vary by business, so treat this as general information, not legal advice, and check the official pages linked above.
Questions about a website for your Stavely business
Can I have an email address with my business name?
As many addresses on your domain as you need, sharing 5 GB in total, with webmail and spam filtering.
Can the website be an online store?
Yes. The plan can be an online store with a catalogue, a cart and online payment, for the same CA$119 a month.
Can I update prices after the site is live?
Email us the change (a new price, a photo, a new service) and the team updates the site. Content changes are part of the monthly fee.
Do I need a domain already?
If you already own one, we connect it to the new website and your email. If not, say so in the sign-up form and we will help you pick one, by email.
What is the website built on?
Your website runs on the Aria Platform, built on WordPress and looked after by our team: hosting, SSL, daily backups and security updates included.
When does the site go live?
You see it within 3 business days. Then you ask for changes, approve, pay the first month, and it goes live with your email.
Do I need professional photos?
Phone photos of your real work often work better than stock images. Email them with your logo and a list of services.
Do I pay anything to get started?
No. No setup fee: you only pay the CA$119 monthly fee after you approve your website. No long-term contract. You can stop the service whenever you need to.
Web design near Stavely
Put your Stavely business on the map online
Tell us about your business in the sign-up form and we take it from there, by email.
- Population, dwellings, land area, age, households, income, housing, language, place of birth, commuting, work and education: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population (tables 98-10-0002, 98-10-0022, 98-10-0057, 98-10-0193, 98-10-0240, 98-10-0307, 98-10-0400, 98-10-0456 and 98-10-0458). Reproduced and distributed on an 'as is' basis with the permission of Statistics Canada.
- Businesses: Statistics Canada, Canadian Business Counts, with employees, June 2026 (tables 33-10-1176 and 33-10-1174).
- Where Stavely and its neighbours are: Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Geographical Names Database; contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada.
- Figures are the latest official releases when this page was written; distances are straight-line.