Homes built before 1961 make up 79% of Riverview, against 23% for Manitoba’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $368,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $371,993. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. Statistics Canada counted 14,740 buyers in 2023, paying a median $374,000. Riverview shares its sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits numbers with the rest of the city of Winnipeg.
Three ways to price a home in Riverview
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Manitoba’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $372K
- Owners
- 1,500
- 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).
Winnipeg’s detached houses are assessed 51% above the median of Manitoba’s towns
Of Winnipeg’s 222,340 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 79% are detached houses and 12% are 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.
10% of Riverview’s homes need major repairs, against 6% for Manitoba’s towns
Of the 2,065 homes people lived in across Riverview at the 2021 census, 74% were single-detached houses. 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
| Riverview | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 6% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 8% | 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.
Winnipeg permitted 16.9 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 13.7 of Manitoba’s towns
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%.
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
Shared with the rest of 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.
Riverview is 23% above 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 Riverview: Lord Roberts, Glenwood and Norwood East
Next to Riverview: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverview | $368K | $372K | 73% | |
| Lord Roberts | $260K | $270K | 65% | 0.9 |
| Norwood West | $400K | $409K | 75% | 1 |
| Glenwood | $300K | $322K | 76% | 1.6 |
| Norwood East | $300K | $314K | 57% | 1.8 |
| River-Osborne | $250K | $274K | 12% | 1.8 |
| McMillan | $300K | $366K | 34% | 1.8 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Riverview
Is Riverview expensive for Manitoba?
Yes: Riverview’s census median is above the $300,000 of Manitoba’s towns.
How many households in Riverview are in core housing need?
8% of Riverview’s households, near 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.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).