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East St. Paul municipal office

East St. PaulManitoba

It is a town of 10,321 residents in Manitoba. It sits within the Winnipeg census metropolitan area.

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Photo: Whitehea · CC BY-SA 4.0
East St. Paul municipal office

East St. Paul, Manitoba · Photo: Whitehea · CC BY-SA 4.0

Population
10,321
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
46.8
years · Manitoba’s towns: 40
Postsecondary
60%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
2%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%
TownGrade
A−
#481 of 2,556

Is East St. Paul a good place to live?

Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. The local economy does well (A). Cost of living is a strength too (B+). Most journeys need a car (C−). Put together, the subjects come to an A− overall, ranking #12 of 181 in Manitoba. It comes out better than 78% of Canadian towns. The rest of its grades are middling: B for safety and B for health.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

What makes East St. Paul stand out

The 3 things East St. Paul does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

How East St. Paul grades

Each subject compares East St. Paul with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in East St. Paul.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

East St. Paul ranks among the highest-earning Canadian towns by household income

Commutes averaged 26 min, above Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).

2%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%
Walk1%
Bicycle1%
Public transit0%
Census 2021East St. PaulManitobaCanada
Average trip26 min24 min26 min
$142,000
median household income, 2020
23%
worked from home, May 2021
10%
of commuters work inside the municipality

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A−

East St. Paul’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for East St. Paul on the national inventory.

Lowwildfire bandA−Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

East St. Paul12%
Manitoba’s towns12%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsEast St. PaulManitobaCanada
Radon tests above the guideline12%12%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.005$0.006$0.030
Low
wildfire band
6.3 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Winnipeg health region

HousingCost of living B+

Rent takes less of local pay in East St. Paul than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income

The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Winnipeg metro area

97% of households own their home, above both Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly one in ten households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).

$552,000median home value, 2021B+Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

East St. Paul$552,000
Manitoba$300,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021East St. PaulManitobaCanada
Households owning their home97%75%74%
Rent as a share of income13%20%20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter9%15%18%
Median home value, 2021$552,000$300,000$406,000
$1,570
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$1,100
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

HealthHealth B

Expect 80.0 years of life in the region around East St. Paul, 1.5 under the typical Canadian town

A hospital lies 7.4 km from the typical home, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. Across the region, 52% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Manitoba (51%). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, East St. Paul included.

52%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

East St. Paul52%
Manitoba’s towns52%
Canadian towns52%
HealthEast St. PaulManitobaCanada
Life expectancy at birth80.080.081.5
Smokers10%10%12%
80.0
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
7.4 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
10%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
5.3 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Winter nights in East St. Paul are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns

A normal July brings 77 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 22 September: 122 days without it. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.

25.8°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.5°C
Spring9.1°C
Summer24.8°C
Autumn10.0°C
Normals, 1991–2020East St. PaulManitobaCanada
January night low−21.2°C−21.2°C−13.5°C
Precipitation a year519 mm519 mm883 mm
Days with frost a year193193159
193
days with frost a year
122
frost-free days, 23 May to 22 Sep
80
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport))

Schools

3 boards run the schools in and around East St. Paul

The 3 km around East St. Paul counts 12 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 5.9 km off, above Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km) alike.

15schools within 3 km
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Bird's Hill SchoolIn East St. PaulElementaryElementary–English public
West Kildonan CollegiateNearest secondary school, 2 kmSecondarySecondary–English public

See all 15 schools →

Schools within 3 kmEast St. PaulManitobaCanada
School boards363
Nearest secondary school5.9 km1.1 km1.2 km
5.9 km
to the nearest secondary school

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Manitoba: none (the province publishes no results school by school).

SafetySafety B

Violent crime weighs less where East St. Paul is policed than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 39

No police detachment reports under East St. Paul’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Measured across the Oakbank Area detachment area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

Property crime in its police area ran at 27.8 per 1,000 residents a year, below Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Its police area records 7.7 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

59Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202359
202452
202566
2023–2025East St. PaulManitobaCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index3919886
Crime Severity Index5912967
Property crime per 1,00027.858.831.2
Violent crime7.71812
67
non-violent Crime Severity Index
29%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Weather

East St. Paul in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C

Snow is normal by November, about 21 cm over the month. Precipitation in November averages 25 mm. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Winnipeg (The Forks) forecast, on the Weather page.

0°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November0°C
December−8°C
January−11°C
February−9°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−9°C−19°C51 mm
Spring9°C−3°C128 mm
Summer25°C12°C225 mm
Autumn10°C−1°C116 mm
−9°C
a normal November night
25 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Kildonan—St. Paul turned out at 66% in 2021, higher than 70% of Canada’s ridings

Locally, East St.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B−

No public library stands in East St. Paul: the closest, Henderson Library, is 7.1 km away

The next is Transcona Library (Peguis), 8.6 km away.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Birds Hill Provincial Park, is 1.9 km from East St. Paul

Within 100 km there is no national park. Protected areas cover 3.4% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. CPCAD lists 8 protected areas within 10 km.

3.4%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

East St. Paul3.4%
Manitoba’s towns1.1%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsEast St. PaulManitobaCanada
Protected land within 10 km3.4%1.1%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km7124
1.9 km
to Birds Hill Provincial Park
7
public protected areas within 10 km

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

Older residents shape East St. Paul: 21% are 65 or over, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

7% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). The under-15s are 16% of the population here.

46.8median age
East St. PaulManitobaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%
Postsecondary qualification60%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.0% of East St. Paul

In 2021 there were 4,865 women to 4,860 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in East St. Paul
East St. PaulManitobaCanada
Under 1516%17%16%
15 to 6463%64%64%
65+21%17%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree10%16%16%
Postsecondary qualification60%52%56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Nearby attractions

St. Volodymyr Museum and 5 more in and around East St. Paul

A first look at East St. Paul’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (2)
Keep exploring

Everything we know about East St. Paul

15pages on East St. Paul

Famous people from East St. Paul

3 notable people were born in East St. Paul.

See all 3 →
Photo credits

Brendan Shinnimin: https://www.flickr.com/photos/theahl/, CC BY 2.0 · Jason De Rocco: Lega Pallavolo Serie A, CC BY-SA 4.0

East St. Paul’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

River EastSpringfield NorthWest St. PaulValhallaRivergroveRiverbendRiver EastSpringfield NorthWest St. PaulValhallaRivergroveRiverbendEast St. Paul
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
East St. Paul10,321—A−B+BB
River East7,7744.4B−C+DB+
Springfield North8,3274.9BBDB+
West St. Paul10,7965BB−B−B
Valhalla3,1535.2DDDB+
Rivergrove2,7425.6B−C−DB+
Riverbend5,4535.8BB+DB+

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about East St. Paul

What kind of homes are in East St. Paul?

99% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.8 people; 12% are one person living alone.

Who are the people of East St. Paul?

Visible minorities are 7% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 9%, and Indigenous people 7%.

Is East St. Paul growing?

It added people: 9,372 in 2016, 9,725 in 2021, 3.8% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 10,321.

About East St. Paul

Town in Manitoba

Every figure TownRatings gives for East St. Paul covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Manitoba.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population
10,321 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
Manitoba
Census division
Division No. 13
Metro area
Winnipeg
Census subdivision
4613032

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).