Photo: VirdenPioneers · CC BY-SA 4.0A median $250,000: what owners say homes in Virden are worth
1,005 owner households answered the census question on value in 2021. The median sale in 2023 was $226,000, across 80 buyers. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $193,000.
Three ways to price a home in Virden
Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $258K
- Owners
- 1,005
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $260K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.8×
- 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).
On the roll, 89% of Virden’s properties are detached houses
Assessors listed 1,310 residential properties in Virden for 2024, 89% 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.
Virden’s homes: when they went up and what they are
Virden had 1,400 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 79% of them 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
| Virden | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
Virden permitted 0 new homes a year per 1,000, below the 13.7 of Manitoba’s towns
Over 2018–2022, 1 homes were permitted in Virden, close to 0 each year.
A peak in 2018: 1 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.
Virden is cheaper than most of Manitoba’s towns: 17% 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 Virden: Sifton, Pipestone and Hamiota
The places around Virden at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own. Distances here run 3–44 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Virden.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virden | $250K | $258K | 71% | |
| Wallace-Woodworth | $250K | $274K | 89% | 3.1 |
| Sifton | $170K | $204K | 90% | 25.2 |
| Pipestone | $174K | $197K | 83% | 34.4 |
| Hamiota | $150K | $156K | 82% | 44.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Virden
How many households in Virden are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Manitoba’s towns (7%): 2% in Virden, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
What is the average house price in Virden?
Buyers paid $260,000 on average in 2023, or 1.8 years of their income at the median.
Is Virden expensive for Manitoba?
Less than most: Manitoba’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Virden sits below it.
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).