72% of St. Matthews’s homes were built before 1961, against 23% across Manitoba’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $224,000; the average was $221,859. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. Statistics Canada counted 14,740 buyers in 2023, paying a median $374,000. St. Matthews 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 St. Matthews
Every figure here is compared within the province, against Manitoba’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $222K
- Owners
- 1,135
- 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).
A detached house in Winnipeg is assessed 51% higher than across 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.
19% of St. Matthews’s households are in core housing need, against 7% for Manitoba’s towns
St. Matthews had 2,175 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 58% of them single-detached houses. 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
| St. Matthews | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 5% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 6% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 13% | 5% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 19% | 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.
16.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Winnipeg: in step with Manitoba’s towns (13.7)
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.
A peak in 2021: 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
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
St. Matthews against Manitoba’s towns: 25% under 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 St. Matthews: Daniel McIntyre and West Alexander
Next to St. Matthews: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Matthews | $224K | $222K | 52% | |
| Daniel McIntyre | $206K | $220K | 48% | 0.8 |
| Spence | $214K | $231K | 16% | 0.8 |
| West Broadway | $250K | $297K | 7% | 1 |
| Central Park | $240K | $264K | 4% | 1.2 |
| West Alexander | $200K | $196K | 35% | 1.3 |
| Wolseley | $348K | $361K | 57% | 1.3 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in St. Matthews
Is St. Matthews expensive for Manitoba?
No: St. Matthews’s census median is below the $300,000 of Manitoba’s towns.
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).