Photo: FiveXdollars · CC0Homes in Snow Lake are worth 50% less than the median of Manitoba’s towns
The census median was $150,000 in 2021, against $300,000 for Manitoba’s towns. Sales are published too: 30 buyers in 2022, at a median $87,500. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $108,000.
Three ways to price a home in Snow Lake
Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $170K
- Owners
- 340
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $125K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.8×
- Buyers
- 30
- 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 Snow Lake carry assessments 44% under the middle of Manitoba’s towns
Detached houses account for 92% of the 480 properties on Snow Lake’s 2024 roll.
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.
Major repairs needed: 12% of the homes in Snow Lake, where Manitoba’s towns have 6%
At the 2021 census, 70% of Snow Lake’s 470 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half went up before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Snow Lake | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 4% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 12% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Snow Lake against Manitoba’s towns: 50% under the $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 Snow Lake: Flin Flon (Part)
The places around Snow Lake at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 115–140 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Snow Lake.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow Lake | $150K | $170K | 73% | |
| Kelsey | $264K | $257K | 82% | 115 |
| Flin Flon (Part) | $110K | $123K | 68% | 118.3 |
| Division No. 21, Unorganized | $286K | $295K | 87% | 121.4 |
| Creighton | $150K | $165K | 84% | 122 |
| The Pas | $174K | $182K | 59% | 140.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Snow Lake
What is the average house price in Snow Lake?
Homes sold for an average $125,000 in 2022; the median buyer paid 0.8 times their household income.
Is Snow Lake expensive for Manitoba?
Less than most: Manitoba’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Snow Lake sits below it.
How many households in Snow Lake are in core housing need?
In line with Manitoba’s towns (7%): 7% in Snow Lake, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).