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Property prices in Kelsey · Census 2021 and Statistics Canada

A home in Kelsey sells for 27% less than in the middle of Manitoba’s towns

The 2021 census put the median home at $264,000, with an average of $256,500. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $83,500.

Median home value
$264K
owners’ estimate, census 2021
average $257K
Median sale price
$180K
CHSP, 2023
60 buyers
Median assessed value
$84K
all residential, 2024
Owner households
670
census 2021
82% of households
What homes are worth

Kelsey’s homes, by three sources

Every figure here is compared within the province, against Manitoba’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.

Census 2021$264K

median, owners’ estimate

Average
$257K
Owners
670
Manitoba’s towns
$300K
The typical Canadian town
$406K
Sales, 2023$180K

median sale price

Average sale
$167K
÷ buyers’ income
1×
Buyers
60
Manitoba’s towns
$248K
Assessed, 2024$84K

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

Kelsey’s detached houses are assessed 28% below the median of Manitoba’s towns

The 2024 assessment roll counts 965 homes in Kelsey, detached houses 88% of them.

Assessed value

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

Detached houses$160K
Mobile homes$45K
Multi-unit properties$158K
The mix of properties
Detached houses88%
Mobile homes7%
Multi-unit properties4%
1,400 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

Major repairs needed: 12% of the homes in Kelsey, where Manitoba’s towns have 6%

Kelsey had 855 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 88% of them single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001.

When they were built

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

Before 196112%
1961–198037%
1981–200030%
2001–201516%
2016–20214%
What kind of home

Homes by kind

Single-detached houses88%
Semi-detached houses2%
Row houses2%
Apartments, under 5 storeysunder 1%
Apartments, 5+ storeysunder 1%
Movable dwellings8%
Against the median town of the province and of Canada
KelseyManitobaCanada
Condominiumsunder 1%5%8%
Needing major repairs12%6%6%
Too small for the household4%5%3%
Households in core housing need13%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

Kelsey against Manitoba’s towns: 12% under the $300,000 median

The census values of Manitoba’s towns, 188 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.

Median value, census 2021

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

Cheaper next to Kelsey: The Pas, Creighton and Flin Flon (Part)

The places around Kelsey at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Kelsey with figures are 28–73 km away.

Division No. 21, UnorganizedThe PasCreightonFlin Flon (Part)Division No. 21, UnorganizedThe PasCreightonFlin Flon (Part)Kelsey
Prices next door
TownMedian home valueAverageOwnerskm
Kelsey$264K$257K82%
Division No. 21, Unorganized$286K$295K87%28.1
The Pas$174K$182K59%41.3
Creighton$150K$165K84%71.8
Flin Flon (Part)$110K$123K68%72.6

Census 2021 values; km.

Questions about property prices in Kelsey

What is the average house price in Kelsey?

Homes sold for an average $167,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1 times their household income.

How many households in Kelsey are in core housing need?

Above the norm for Manitoba’s towns (7%): 13% in Kelsey, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.

Is Kelsey expensive for Manitoba?

Cheaper than the middle: Manitoba’s towns come to $300,000, Kelsey to less.

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).