Inner city · Central, Winnipeg

Osborne Village

Winnipeg's densest village: shops, cafés and apartments by the river

Young professionals
Car-free living
Food lovers

At a glance

Better known as Osborne Village: high density, mostly apartments and mostly renters, between the Assiniboine and downtown. About 2% of homes are detached and 97% are apartments, and 88% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value: $271K
Residents: 6,660
Households renting: 88%
Homes that are apartments: 97%

What the numbers mean

Owners valued the median home at $271K in the 2016 census, close to the Winnipeg median of $297K. Prices have moved since, so treat it as a relative guide.
88% of households rent, well above the 35% city-wide, so expect a younger, more mobile mix of neighbours.
Only 8% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide.
35% of residents are 20 to 29, versus 15% city-wide. It skews young-professional.
97% of homes are apartments (33% city-wide), so a condo is the usual way in.
Tenants paid a median of $844 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 4,750 at the 2016 census.

0-148%

15-6482%

65+10%

Homes

Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 4,750 at the 2016 census.

Single-detached2%

Row house and semi-detached1%

Apartment97%

Other0%

Daily errands on foot¹

Places within the neighbourhood or a 5-minute walk of its edge, compared with the typical neighbourhood in Winnipeg.

Supermarkets: 1
Cafés and bakeries: 13
Pharmacies and clinics: 7
Playgrounds and dog parks: 18

Upfront closing costs²

Manitoba charges a tiered land transfer tax, topping out at 2% over $200,000. Government fees at the median home price: This uses the 2021 census home-value estimate, and today's prices are higher, so the real bill will be larger.

Manitoba land transfer tax: $3,070
Land titles registration: $140
Total: $3,200

Typical apartment rent nearby³

Osborne Village sits in CMHC's Fort Rouge survey zone. October 2025 average rent of purpose-built rental apartments in that zone:

Studio: $968
1 bedroom: $1,267
2 bedroom: $1,600
3 bedroom or more: $1,956

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.