Photo: Krazytea · CC BY-SA 4.0Homes in Louise are worth 50% less than the median of Manitoba’s towns
That is a median of $150,000 at the 2021 census, set beside $300,000 for Manitoba’s towns. The median sale in 2023 was $65,000, across 50 buyers. Assessors valued the median residential property at $83,400 for 2024.
Three ways to price a home in Louise
Each source sits beside its own median for Manitoba’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $171K
- Owners
- 500
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $90K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.6×
- Buyers
- 50
- 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, Louise’s houses sit 56% below Manitoba’s towns
Assessors listed 815 residential properties in Louise for 2024, 93% 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.
More need than most: 14% of households in Louise (Manitoba’s towns: 7%)
755 occupied homes stood in Louise in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 88% of them. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Louise | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
Louise permitted 8.5 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 13.7 of Manitoba’s towns
Some 6 homes a year: 36 in all were permitted in Louise from 2018 to 2023. Houses dominate the permits, at 66% in single-unit buildings (Manitoba’s towns: 67%).
A peak in 2021: 10 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.
Louise is cheaper than most of Manitoba’s towns: 50% under their $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 Louise: Argyle and Cartwright-Roblin
Next to Louise: 2021 census values and the share of owners. The nearest places to Louise with figures are 24–48 km away.
Questions about property prices in Louise
What is the average house price in Louise?
Buyers paid $90,000 on average in 2023, or 0.6 years of their income at the median.
Is Louise expensive for Manitoba?
On census values, Louise sits among the cheaper of Manitoba’s towns (median $300,000).
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).