Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.0Burrows Central’s housing is older than most: 71% dates from before 1961 (Manitoba’s towns: 23%)
The 2021 census put the median home at $220,000, with an average of $217,855. The median sale in 2023 was $374,000, across 14,740 buyers. Burrows Central doesn’t get its own sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits figures; the ones here come from the city of Winnipeg.
Three ways to price a home in Burrows Central
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.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $218K
- Owners
- 1,310
- Manitoba’s towns
- $300K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale, wider area
- Average sale
- $400K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 3×
- Buyers
- 14,740
- 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 Winnipeg is assessed 51% higher than across Manitoba’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 222,340 homes in Winnipeg: detached houses make 79% of them, condos 12%.
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: 13% of the homes in Burrows Central, where Manitoba’s towns have 6%
Of the 1,905 homes people lived in across Burrows Central at the 2021 census, 83% were single-detached houses. Neighbourhood figures add up small census areas, and rounding can leave the parts a little under the total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Burrows Central | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 13% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 14% | 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.
16.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Winnipeg: in step with Manitoba’s towns (13.7)
Over 2018–2023, 29,417 homes were permitted in Winnipeg, close to 4,903 each year. About 23% went into single-unit buildings, where Manitoba’s towns built 67%. For monthly permits, the only official count covers all of the Winnipeg metro area, Burrows Central included.
A peak in 2021: 6,147 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
7,667 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 34% on the year before
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.
Burrows Central is 27% 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 Burrows Central: Inkster-Faraday, William Whyte and Weston
The places around Burrows Central at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burrows Central | $220K | $218K | 69% | |
| Shaughnessy Park | $250K | $253K | 73% | 0.9 |
| Robertson | $250K | $259K | 92% | 1 |
| Inkster-Faraday | $200K | $209K | 71% | 1.2 |
| William Whyte | $180K | $196K | 36% | 1.8 |
| Burrows-Keewatin | $224K | $215K | 23% | 2 |
| Weston | $200K | $204K | 62% | 2.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Burrows Central
How many households in Burrows Central are in core housing need?
Above the norm for Manitoba’s towns (7%): 15% in Burrows Central, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Burrows Central expensive for Manitoba?
Cheaper than the middle: Manitoba’s towns come to $300,000, Burrows Central to less.
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 · 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).