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Property prices in Alexander · Census 2021 and Statistics Canada

In Alexander, 16% of households can’t afford a home that is big enough and in good repair (Manitoba’s towns: 7%)

Census values for 2021: a median of $250,000 and an average of $286,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Sales are published too: 320 buyers in 2023, at a median $179,000.

Median home value
$250K
owners’ estimate, census 2021
average $286K
Median sale price
$179K
CHSP, 2023
320 buyers
Median assessed value
$147K
all residential, 2024
Owner households
1,710
census 2021
94% of households
What homes are worth

Three ways to price a home in Alexander

Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.

Census 2021$250K

median, owners’ estimate

Average
$286K
Owners
1,710
Manitoba’s towns
$300K
The typical Canadian town
$406K
Sales, 2023$179K

median sale price

Average sale
$210K
÷ buyers’ income
1×
Buyers
320
Manitoba’s towns
$248K
Assessed, 2024$147K

all residential

Manitoba’s towns
$201K

Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).

By type of home

On the assessment roll, Alexander’s houses sit 19% below Manitoba’s towns

Detached houses account for 86% of the 4,320 properties on Alexander’s 2024 roll.

Assessed value

Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns

Detached houses$180K
Mobile homes$54K
Multi-unit properties$193K
The mix of properties
Detached houses86%
Multi-unit properties11%
Mobile homes3%
1,150 sq ft
living area of the median detached house (Manitoba’s towns: 1,670 sq ft)

Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of Manitoba’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.

The homes

A town of houses: 95% of the homes in Alexander stand alone (Manitoba’s towns: 72%)

Alexander had 1,845 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 2000.

When they were built

Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns

Before 196112%
1961–198025%
1981–200036%
2001–201520%
2016–20216%
What kind of home

Homes by kind

Single-detached houses95%
Semi-detached housesunder 1%
Row houses1%
Apartments, under 5 storeys1%
Apartments, 5+ storeysunder 1%
Movable dwellings2%
Against the median town of the province and of Canada
AlexanderManitobaCanada
Condominiums2%5%8%
Needing major repairs8%6%6%
Too small for the household1%5%3%
Households in core housing need16%7%7%

Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.

Across Manitoba

Alexander against Manitoba’s towns: 17% under the $300,000 median

188 of Manitoba’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.

Median value, census 2021

Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.

Lower values near Alexander: Powerview-Pine Falls and Lac du Bonnet

The places around Alexander at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Alexander has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 5–48 km out.

Powerview-Pine FallsLac du BonnetLac du BonnetPinawaPowerview-Pine FallsLac du BonnetLac du BonnetPinawaAlexander
Prices next door
TownMedian home valueAverageOwnerskm
Alexander$250K$286K94%
Powerview-Pine Falls$150K$162K64%5
Lac du Bonnet$220K$258K68%32.5
Lac du Bonnet$300K$349K95%33.1
Pinawa$246K$252K87%47.7

Census 2021 values; km.

Questions about property prices in Alexander

What is the average house price in Alexander?

Buyers paid $210,000 on average in 2023, or 1 years of their income at the median.

Is Alexander expensive for Manitoba?

Less than most: Manitoba’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Alexander sits below it.

Can I see individual sales or prices by street?

No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.

Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).