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Weston

An inner-city neighbourhood in the northwest, with older houses and rail yards nearby

  • Budget-conscious renters
  • Owners on a budget
  • Families with kids
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Weston in context. Neighbouring areas link to their guides. Boundaries: City of Winnipeg.

At a glance

A modest neighbourhood of older detached houses, duplexes and low-rise apartments near the CP rail yards. Prices are among the lowest in the city. About 69% of homes are detached and 23% are apartments, and 45% of households rent (2016 census).

Median home value (est.)
$255K*
* est.: 2016 census, indexed to September 2026 · city $444K
Residents
6,570
estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,235 at the 2016 census
Households renting
45%
city 35%
Homes that are apartments
23%
city 33%

What the numbers mean

  • Owners valued the median home at $170K in the 2016 census. Indexed to September 2026 prices with the Winnipeg MLS® Home Price Index (+50% since then), that is about $255K, 43% below the Winnipeg median of $444K. It is an estimate: the index tracks the whole region, not this neighbourhood.
  • 45% of households rent, well above the 35% city-wide.
  • 25% of residents are under 15, versus 17% city-wide. Expect busy schools, parks and playgrounds.
  • 69% of homes are single-detached houses, versus 59% city-wide.
  • Tenants paid a median of $694 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 6,235 at the 2016 census.

0-1425%
15-6468%
65+8%

Homes

Share of homes by type, estimate for mid-2025, up from 6,235 at the 2016 census.

Single-detached69%
Row house and semi-detached7%
Apartment23%
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
$2,750
on $255K
Land titles registration
$140
on $255K
Total
$2,890
1.1% of the price

Typical apartment rent nearby2

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

Studio
$647
−$267 vs metro average
1 bedroom
$916
−$316 vs metro average
2 bedroom
$1,169
−$401 vs metro average
3 bedroom or more
$1,715
−$134 vs metro average

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.

Sources and notes

  1. Source: Province of Manitoba, Land Transfer Tax. 2026 rules, applied to this community's median census home value, indexed to September 2026 with the MLS® HPI. Registration fee shown is for electronic registration of a transfer over $30,000. Legal fees, title insurance, inspection and adjustments are extra. ↩
  2. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, Housing Market Information Portal. These are zone averages across all units in apartment buildings of three or more units, not a figure for Weston alone, and they are not asking rents. Weston lies across a zone boundary, so nearby rents may differ. Houses, basement suites and condos rented out by owners are not included. Zones are large, so neighbouring communities can share one figure. ↩