Core housing need reaches 14% of Jefferson’s households, where Manitoba’s towns sit at 7%
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $270,000; the average was $269,304. Sales are published too: 14,740 buyers in 2023, at a median $374,000. For sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits, the only official count covers all of the city of Winnipeg, Jefferson included.
Three ways to price a home in Jefferson
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Manitoba’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $269K
- Owners
- 2,945
- 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).
Houses in Winnipeg carry assessments 51% over the middle of Manitoba’s towns
Detached houses account for 79% of the 222,340 properties on Winnipeg’s 2024 roll; condos for 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.
56% of Jefferson’s homes predate 1961, against 23% for Manitoba’s towns
4,800 occupied homes stood in Jefferson in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 65% of them. 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
| Jefferson | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 11% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 14% | 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.
Permits in Winnipeg ran at 16.9 homes a year per 1,000, near the 13.7 of Manitoba’s towns
Building permits added 29,417 homes in Winnipeg between 2018 and 2023: some 4,903 a year. Single-unit buildings took 23%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
Most in 2021: 6,147 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 34%: 7,667 new homes in the year to August 2026
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. · Data for monthly permits covers the Winnipeg metro area
Jefferson is 10% 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 Jefferson: St. John's, Inkster-Faraday and Luxton
Next to Jefferson: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson | $270K | $269K | 61% | |
| Seven Oaks | $284K | $289K | 79% | 1 |
| Garden City | $320K | $326K | 76% | 1.1 |
| Templeton-Sinclair | $396K | $367K | 63% | 1.2 |
| St. John's | $200K | $208K | 51% | 1.6 |
| Inkster-Faraday | $200K | $209K | 71% | 1.7 |
| Luxton | $230K | $260K | 70% | 1.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Jefferson
Is Jefferson expensive for Manitoba?
No: Jefferson’s census median is below the $300,000 of Manitoba’s towns.
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).