Established · Northeast, Winnipeg

Melrose

A Transcona neighbourhood of small detached homes

Owners on a budget
First-time buyers
Families with kids

Melrose in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Winnipeg.

At a glance

A Transcona neighbourhood of modest detached homes, where most households own and prices are low. About 69% of homes are detached and 21% are apartments, and 17% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value (est.): $329K^*
Residents: 1,840
Households renting: 17%
Homes that are apartments: 21%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $220K in the 2016 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Winnipeg MLS® Home Price Index (+50% since then), that is about $329K, 26% below the Winnipeg median of $444K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
17% of households rent, well below the 35% city-wide. Most people here own and stay a while.
69% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 59% city-wide.
Tenants paid a median of $1,134 a month in shelter costs in the 2016 census, which covers all tenants including long-term ones, so a new lease will cost more.

Who lives here

Share of residents by age, estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,660 at the 2016 census.

0-1417%

15-6470%

65+14%

Homes

Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 1,660 at the 2016 census.

Single-detached69%

Row house and semi-detached10%

Apartment21%

Other0%

Upfront closing costs¹

Manitoba charges a tiered land transfer tax, topping out at 2% over $200,000. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the census home value indexed to September 2026 prices, so treat it as an estimate.

Manitoba land transfer tax: $4,230
Land titles registration: $140
Total: $4,370

Typical apartment rent nearby²

Melrose sits in CMHC's Transcona survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio: —
1 bedroom: $1,175
2 bedroom: $1,450
3 bedroom or more: $1,464

How it's changing

Winnipeg doesn't publish building permits by neighbourhood, so we can't chart construction here yet.

Safety

Neighbourhood-level crime figures aren't available for Winnipeg. The Winnipeg Police Service doesn't publish open crime counts by neighbourhood. Check Statistics Canada's crime tables for municipality-wide trends, and the local police website for crime maps. Why this is missing.