Photo: Amakuha · CC BY 4.075% of St. John's’s homes were built before 1961, against 23% across Manitoba’s towns
Asked in 2021, owners gave a median value of $200,000; averaged, their homes came to $208,343. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales. Sales are published too: 14,740 buyers in 2023, at a median $374,000. Figures for sale prices, assessed values, values by property type and building permits are published for the city of Winnipeg as a whole, not for St. John's alone.
Three ways to price a home in St. John's
Each source sits beside its own median for Manitoba’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $208K
- Owners
- 1,705
- 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
The 2024 assessment roll counts 222,340 homes in Winnipeg: detached houses make 79% of them, condos 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.
Core housing need: 21% of St. John's’s households, where Manitoba’s towns sit at 7%
The 2021 census counted 3,310 occupied homes in St. John's; 59% of them are single-detached houses. 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
| St. John's | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 15% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 14% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 21% | 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
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Winnipeg created 29,417 homes, about 4,903 a year. Single-unit buildings took 23%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 67% for Manitoba’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 6,147 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
7,667 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 34% on the year before
The monthly permits numbers here cover 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.
St. John's is 33% below the $300,000 median of Manitoba’s towns
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 St. John's: William Whyte
Next to St. John's: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. John's | $200K | $208K | 51% | |
| Luxton | $230K | $260K | 70% | 0.7 |
| Inkster-Faraday | $200K | $209K | 71% | 1.1 |
| William Whyte | $180K | $196K | 36% | 1.4 |
| Seven Oaks | $284K | $289K | 79% | 1.6 |
| Jefferson | $270K | $269K | 61% | 1.6 |
| North Point Douglas | $196K | $188K | 37% | 1.7 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in St. John's
Is St. John's expensive for Manitoba?
Cheaper than the middle: Manitoba’s towns come to $300,000, St. John's to less.
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).