Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domain21% of households in Thompson are in core housing need, against 7% for Manitoba’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $196,000 and an average of $218,000. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. The median sale in 2022 was $194,000, across 35 buyers.
Thompson’s homes, by three sources
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
- $218K
- Owners
- 310
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $169K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.7×
- Buyers
- 35
- 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).
A detached house in Thompson is assessed 39% lower than across Manitoba’s towns
Assessors listed 460 residential properties in Thompson for 2024, 87% 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.
Single-detached houses are 94% of Thompson’s homes, against 72% for Manitoba’s towns
People lived in 425 homes in Thompson 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
| Thompson | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 21% | 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.
Thompson permitted 6.1 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 13.7 of Manitoba’s towns
Thompson issued permits for 20 new homes from 2018 to 2023, or about 3 a year. Most were houses: 77% went into single-unit buildings, against 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
The busiest year: 2018, with 7 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.
Thompson is 35% below the $300,000 median of Manitoba’s towns
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.
Cheaper next to Thompson: Pembina
The places around Thompson at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. The nearest places to Thompson with figures are 20–27 km away.
Questions about property prices in Thompson
Is Thompson expensive for Manitoba?
On census values, Thompson sits among the cheaper of Manitoba’s towns (median $300,000).
What is the average house price in Thompson?
The average sale was $169,000 in 2022, and at the median, buyers paid 2.7 times their income.
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 · 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).