Photo: R Reimer at English Wikipedia · CC BY-SA 3.016% of households in Gimli are in core housing need, against 7% for Manitoba’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $250,000; the average was $286,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. In 2023, 325 homes changed hands at a median price of $205,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
Gimli’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $286K
- Owners
- 2,560
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $240K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.4×
- Buyers
- 325
- 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).
Gimli’s houses carry assessments 93% higher than its condos
The 2024 assessment roll counts 4,675 homes in Gimli: detached houses make 84% of them, condos 4%.
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.
Gimli’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 78% of Gimli’s 3,140 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Gimli | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 15% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 16% | 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 Gimli ran at 21 homes a year per 1,000, where Manitoba’s towns ran at 13.7
Gimli issued permits for 371 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 62 a year. Single-unit buildings took 70% of them, where Manitoba’s towns built 67%.
Most in 2023: 81 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.
Gimli is 17% below the $300,000 median of Manitoba’s towns
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 Gimli: Winnipeg Beach and Armstrong
Next to Gimli: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Gimli has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 15–26 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gimli | $250K | $286K | 83% | |
| Winnipeg Beach | $220K | $242K | 82% | 15.2 |
| Dunnottar | $250K | $256K | 93% | 20.8 |
| Armstrong | $174K | $213K | 92% | 25.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Gimli
What is the average house price in Gimli?
An average of $240,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.4 times the buyer’s income.
Is Gimli expensive for Manitoba?
Cheaper than the middle: Manitoba’s towns come to $300,000, Gimli to less.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).