Since 2001, Dakota Crossing has built 38% of the homes it has today; Manitoba’s towns, 14%
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $348,000; averaged, their homes came to $371,439. The median sale in 2023 was $374,000, across 14,740 buyers. Dakota Crossing shares its sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers with the rest of the city of Winnipeg.
Dakota Crossing’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Manitoba’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Self-assessed in May 2021, these values predate the rate rises that followed.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $371K
- Owners
- 4,435
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Winnipeg’s houses sit 51% above Manitoba’s towns
Assessors listed 222,340 residential properties in Winnipeg for 2024, 79% of them detached houses and 12% condos.
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.
23% of Dakota Crossing’s homes are condos, where Manitoba’s towns have 5%
At the 2021 census, 65% of Dakota Crossing’s 4,940 occupied homes were single-detached houses. A neighbourhood’s counts are summed from small census areas, so its parts can fall a little short of the whole.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Dakota Crossing | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 23% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 1% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Building at the pace of Manitoba’s towns: 16.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Winnipeg, against 13.7
Some 4,903 homes a year: 29,417 in all were permitted in Winnipeg from 2018 to 2023. The mix: 23% in single-unit buildings, beside 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 6,147 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 34%: 7,667 new homes in the year to August 2026
Source area for monthly permits: the Winnipeg metro area
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.
Dakota Crossing is dearer than most of Manitoba’s towns: 16% above 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 Dakota Crossing: Meadowood and Worthington
The places around Dakota Crossing at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dakota Crossing | $348K | $371K | 89% | |
| River Park South | $356K | $383K | 87% | 1.4 |
| Royalwood | $500K | $511K | 89% | 1.6 |
| Meadowood | $328K | $330K | 71% | 1.7 |
| Fraipont | $452K | $474K | 96% | 2.1 |
| Worthington | $300K | $304K | 34% | 2.6 |
| Island Lakes | $448K | $446K | 93% | 2.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Dakota Crossing
How many households in Dakota Crossing are in core housing need?
3% of Dakota Crossing’s households, under the 7% of Manitoba’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Is Dakota Crossing expensive for Manitoba?
More than most: Manitoba’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Dakota Crossing sits above it.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).