Photo: DrBeetrootCa · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Lorne is worth 50% less than the middle of Manitoba’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $150,000, where Manitoba’s towns sit at $300,000. The median sale in 2023 was $96,900, across 75 buyers. Assessors valued the median residential property at $96,000 for 2024.
What Lorne’s homes are worth, three ways
Each source sits beside its own median for Manitoba’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $188K
- Owners
- 755
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $129K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.3×
- Buyers
- 75
- 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, Lorne’s houses sit 49% below Manitoba’s towns
Assessors listed 1,130 residential properties in Lorne for 2024, 92% of them detached houses.
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.
88% of Lorne’s homes are detached houses, where Manitoba’s towns have 72%
Lorne had 1,105 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Lorne | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 5% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Lorne permitted 8.1 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 13.7 of Manitoba’s towns
Building permits added 49 homes in Lorne between 2018 and 2023: some 8 a year. Houses dominate the permits, at 64% in single-unit buildings (Manitoba’s towns: 67%).
The busiest year: 2022, with 15 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.
Lorne against Manitoba’s towns: 50% under the $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 Lorne
Next to Lorne: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Lorne with figures are 22–29 km away.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lorne | $150K | $188K | 84% | |
| Pembina | $178K | $217K | 86% | 21.7 |
| Norfolk-Treherne | $200K | $250K | 85% | 23.2 |
| Thompson | $196K | $218K | 88% | 28.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Lorne
Is Lorne expensive for Manitoba?
Less than most: Manitoba’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Lorne sits below it.
What is the average house price in Lorne?
An average of $129,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.3 times the buyer’s income.
How many households in Lorne are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 4% of Lorne’s households in core housing need, a smaller share than the 7% of Manitoba’s towns.
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).