Kirkfield sits 33% above Manitoba’s towns on home values
The 2021 census gives $400,000 as the median value; Manitoba’s towns come to $300,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Statistics Canada counted 14,740 buyers in 2023, paying 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, Kirkfield included.
Three ways to price a home in Kirkfield
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Manitoba’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $432K
- Owners
- 1,325
- 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
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.
Apartments are 32% of Kirkfield’s homes, against 16% for Manitoba’s towns
Kirkfield had 1,930 occupied homes at the 2021 census. Half went up before 1981. 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
| Kirkfield | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 13% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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. 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
Up 34%: 7,667 new homes in the year to August 2026
Measured across the Winnipeg metro area: monthly permits
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.
Kirkfield against Manitoba’s towns: 33% over the $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 Kirkfield: Westwood, Sturgeon Creek and Booth
The places around Kirkfield at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkfield | $400K | $432K | 68% | |
| Westwood | $348K | $376K | 91% | 0.7 |
| Sturgeon Creek | $300K | $302K | 69% | 1.1 |
| Booth | $336K | $349K | 53% | 1.7 |
| Heritage Park | $310K | $287K | 52% | 1.8 |
| Crestview | $304K | $313K | 66% | 2.1 |
| Betsworth | $400K | $429K | 83% | 2.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kirkfield
Is Kirkfield expensive for Manitoba?
More than most: Manitoba’s towns have a median of $300,000, and Kirkfield sits above it.
How many households in Kirkfield are in core housing need?
In line with Manitoba’s towns (7%): 7% in Kirkfield, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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).