Photo: J Hazard · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Armstrong are worth 42% less than the median of Manitoba’s towns
Owners put the median home at $174,000 at the 2021 census; for Manitoba’s towns the median is $300,000. Statistics Canada counted 50 buyers in 2023, paying a median $148,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $91,900.
Three ways to price a home in Armstrong
Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $213K
- Owners
- 655
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $174K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.3×
- Buyers
- 50
- Manitoba’s towns
- $248K
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).
On the assessment roll, Armstrong’s houses sit 44% below Manitoba’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,035 homes in Armstrong, detached houses 81% of them.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
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.
18% of Armstrong’s households are in core housing need, against 7% for Manitoba’s towns
The 2021 census counted 830 occupied homes in Armstrong; 92% of them are single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Armstrong | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 14% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 18% | 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.
Permits in Armstrong ran at 10.2 homes a year per 1,000, where Manitoba’s towns ran at 13.7
From 2018 to 2022, permits in Armstrong created 39 homes, about 8 a year. 91% were single-unit buildings, beside 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
A peak in 2020: 11 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Armstrong is cheaper than most of Manitoba’s towns: 42% under their $300,000 median
The census values of Manitoba’s towns, 188 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Home values around Armstrong
Next to Armstrong: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Armstrong has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 19–29 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | $174K | $213K | 92% | |
| Teulon | $250K | $271K | 77% | 18.6 |
| Winnipeg Beach | $220K | $242K | 82% | 25.4 |
| Gimli | $250K | $286K | 83% | 25.5 |
| Dunnottar | $250K | $256K | 93% | 28.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Armstrong
Is Armstrong expensive for Manitoba?
Less than most: Manitoba’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Armstrong sits below it.
What is the average house price in Armstrong?
Buyers paid $174,000 on average in 2023, or 1.3 years of their income at the median.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).