Photo: MBBrdn · CC0Homes in Brandon are worth a median $290,000
It is the middle of what 12,895 owner households told the 2021 census. Sales are published too: 1,135 buyers in 2023, at a median $290,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $254,000.
Brandon’s homes, by three sources
Each source sits beside its own median for Manitoba’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $303K
- Owners
- 12,895
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $310K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.5×
- Buyers
- 1,135
- 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, Brandon’s houses sit 18% above Manitoba’s towns
Assessors listed 14,835 residential properties in Brandon for 2024, 75% of them detached houses and 6% condos.
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.
How Brandon’s homes break down, by age and kind
The 2021 census counted 21,200 occupied homes in Brandon; 52% 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
| Brandon | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 13% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 6% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Building at the pace of Manitoba’s towns: 12.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Brandon, against 13.7
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Brandon created 1,432 homes, about 239 a year. Apartments and other multi-unit buildings dominate: only 17% were single-unit, against 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
The busiest year: 2020, with 422 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.
Brandon against Manitoba’s towns: about level with the $300,000 median
188 of Manitoba’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Brandon’s neighbours by home value
Next to Brandon: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon | $290K | $303K | 61% | |
| Whitehead | $376K | $388K | 94% | 14.8 |
| Elton | $300K | $332K | 94% | 15.4 |
| Cornwallis | $348K | $376K | 63% | 17.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Brandon
What is the average house price in Brandon?
The average sale was $310,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.5 times their income.
How many households in Brandon are in core housing need?
In Brandon, 7% of households are in core housing need, close to the 7% of Manitoba’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Brandon expensive for Manitoba?
About average: Brandon’s census median is close to the $300,000 of Manitoba’s towns.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).