Photo: Carsten Hanebaum · Public domainLittle is being built in Russell: 3.2 new homes a year per 1,000, against 13.7 for Manitoba’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $200,000, the average one $212,000. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. In 2023, 80 homes changed hands at a median price of $200,000, by Statistics Canada’s count.
What Russell’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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $212K
- Owners
- 875
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $191K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.5×
- Buyers
- 80
- 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).
Houses in Russell carry assessments 35% under the middle of Manitoba’s towns
Of Russell’s 1,075 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 90% are 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.
Core housing need: 15% of Russell’s households, where Manitoba’s towns sit at 7%
Of the 1,130 homes people lived in across Russell at the 2021 census, 83% were single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Russell | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 15% | 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.
The peak came in 2018, when Russell permitted 6 new homes
From 2018 to 2021, permits in Russell created 17 homes, about 4 a year. Most were houses: 64% went into single-unit buildings, against 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
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.
Russell is 33% 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 Russell: Riding Mountain West, Rossburn and Prairie View
The places around Russell at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Russell has few close neighbours with figures, so the list reaches 28–40 km out.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell | $200K | $212K | 81% | |
| Riding Mountain West | $180K | $233K | 89% | 27.6 |
| Langenburg | $200K | $232K | 75% | 29.8 |
| Rossburn | $100K | $165K | 89% | 36.7 |
| Prairie View | $150K | $182K | 80% | 39.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Russell
Is Russell expensive for Manitoba?
No: Russell’s census median is below the $300,000 of Manitoba’s towns.
What is the average house price in Russell?
Homes sold for an average $191,000 in 2023; the median buyer paid 1.5 times their household income.
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).