Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0A median $352,000: what owners say homes in Cartier are worth
The census of 2021 asked 725 owner households what their home was worth. Sales are published too: 40 buyers in 2023, at a median $305,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $246,000.
What Cartier’s homes are worth, three ways
Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $387K
- Owners
- 725
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $330K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2×
- Buyers
- 40
- 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, Cartier’s houses sit 26% above Manitoba’s towns
Detached houses account for 93% of the 855 properties on Cartier’s 2024 roll.
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.
Single-detached houses are 94% of Cartier’s homes, against 72% for Manitoba’s towns
The 2021 census counted 815 occupied homes in Cartier. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Cartier | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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: 13.7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Cartier, against 13.7
Building permits added 66 homes in Cartier between 2018 and 2023: some 11 a year. 77% were single-unit buildings, beside 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
The busiest year: 2019, with 17 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.
Cartier against Manitoba’s towns: 17% over 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.
Lower values near Cartier: Portage la Prairie
Next to Cartier: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 17–28 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Cartier.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartier | $352K | $387K | 91% | |
| St. François Xavier | $448K | $460K | 96% | 16.9 |
| Rosser | $448K | $436K | 80% | 27.6 |
| Portage la Prairie | $280K | $293K | 83% | 27.7 |
| Headingley | $624K | $712K | 87% | 28.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Cartier
Is Cartier expensive for Manitoba?
On census values, Cartier ranks among the dearer of Manitoba’s towns (median $300,000).
How many households in Cartier are in core housing need?
6% of Cartier’s households, near the 7% of Manitoba’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
What is the average house price in Cartier?
An average of $330,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2 times the buyer’s income.
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 · 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).