A home in Elmhurst is worth 36% more than the middle of Manitoba’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $408,000 in 2021, where the median of Manitoba’s towns was $300,000. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021. Statistics Canada counted 14,740 buyers in 2023, paying a median $374,000. Behind sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits sits data gathered across the city of Winnipeg, with Elmhurst one part of it.
Three ways to price a home in Elmhurst
Three sources, each set against Manitoba’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $428K
- Owners
- 2,500
- 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.
Single-detached houses are 87% of Elmhurst’s homes, against 72% for Manitoba’s towns
The 2021 census counted 2,710 occupied homes in Elmhurst. At least half predate 1981. Summed from small census areas, a neighbourhood’s parts may add up to a little less than its total.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of Manitoba’s towns
Homes by kind
| Elmhurst | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 8% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 4% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 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. 23% were single-unit buildings and the rest multi-unit ones, against 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
A peak in 2021: 6,147 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 7,667 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 34% more
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. · Monthly permits: the Winnipeg metro area
Elmhurst is dearer than most of Manitoba’s towns: 36% 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 Elmhurst: Silver Heights
The places around Elmhurst at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmhurst | $408K | $428K | 92% | |
| Varsity View | $392K | $407K | 77% | 1.2 |
| Betsworth | $400K | $429K | 83% | 2.9 |
| South Tuxedo | $800K | $678K | 87% | 3 |
| Silver Heights | $300K | $344K | 52% | 3.1 |
| Tuxedo Industrial | $800K | $748K | 23% | 3.3 |
| Kirkfield | $400K | $432K | 68% | 3.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Elmhurst
How many households in Elmhurst are in core housing need?
Below the norm for Manitoba’s towns (7%): 3% in Elmhurst, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Elmhurst expensive for Manitoba?
Dearer than the middle: Manitoba’s towns come to $300,000, Elmhurst to more.
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).