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Property prices in Swan Valley West · Census 2021 and Statistics Canada

Swan Valley West’s median sale runs 64% lower than across Manitoba’s towns

The 2021 census put the median home at $200,000, with an average of $217,200. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $108,000.

Median home value
$200K
owners’ estimate, census 2021
average $217K
Median sale price
$90K
CHSP, 2023
60 buyers
Median assessed value
$108K
all residential, 2024
Owner households
815
census 2021
92% of households
What homes are worth

Swan Valley West’s homes, by three sources

Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.

Census 2021$200K

median, owners’ estimate

Average
$217K
Owners
815
Manitoba’s towns
$300K
The typical Canadian town
$406K
Sales, 2023$90K

median sale price

Average sale
$145K
÷ buyers’ income
1.7×
Buyers
60
Manitoba’s towns
$248K
Assessed, 2024$108K

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

A detached house in Swan Valley West is assessed 37% lower than across Manitoba’s towns

Of Swan Valley West’s 1,265 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 92% are detached houses.

Assessed value

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

Detached houses$140K
Mobile homes$58K
Multi-unit properties$221K
The mix of properties
Detached houses92%
Mobile homes5%
Multi-unit properties3%
1,500 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

95% of Swan Valley West’s homes are detached houses, where Manitoba’s towns have 72%

People lived in 1,120 homes in Swan Valley West at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980.

When they were built

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

Before 196134%
1961–198031%
1981–200023%
2001–201511%
2016–20211%
What kind of home

Homes by kind

Single-detached houses95%
Semi-detached housesunder 1%
Row housesunder 1%
Apartments, under 5 storeys2%
Apartments, 5+ storeysunder 1%
Movable dwellings3%
Against the median town of the province and of Canada
Swan Valley WestManitobaCanada
Condominiumsunder 1%5%8%
Needing major repairs9%6%6%
Too small for the household3%5%3%
Households in core housing need4%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

Swan Valley West is cheaper than most of Manitoba’s towns: 33% under their $300,000 median

188 of Manitoba’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.

Lower values near Swan Valley West: Minitonas-Bowsman and Kamsack

The places around Swan Valley West at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 16–58 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Swan Valley West.

Swan RiverMinitonas-BowsmanKamsackSwan RiverMinitonas-BowsmanKamsackSwan Valley West
Prices next door
TownMedian home valueAverageOwnerskm
Swan Valley West$200K$217K92%
Swan River$200K$215K59%16.3
Minitonas-Bowsman$150K$179K79%28
Kamsack$90K$114K72%58.2

Census 2021 values; km.

Questions about property prices in Swan Valley West

How many households in Swan Valley West are in core housing need?

Below the norm for Manitoba’s towns (7%): 4% in Swan Valley West, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.

Is Swan Valley West expensive for Manitoba?

No: Swan Valley West’s census median is below the $300,000 of Manitoba’s towns.

What is the average house price in Swan Valley West?

Buyers paid $145,000 on average in 2023, or 1.7 years of their income at the median.

Can I see individual sales or prices by street?

Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.

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).