
Powerview-Pine FallsManitoba
1,311 people call this town in Manitoba home. It lies in Division No. 1.
Is Powerview-Pine Falls a good place to live?
Homes are affordable (A). The weak point is safety (D−). It lags on jobs & income as well (D). Health is weaker too (C).
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Powerview-Pine Falls has subject grades only.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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 Powerview-Pine Falls stand out
The 3 things Powerview-Pine Falls does most differently from other towns.
How Powerview-Pine Falls grades
Each subject compares Powerview-Pine Falls with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Powerview-Pine Falls has subject grades only.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Powerview-Pine Falls.
Crime runs heavier where Powerview-Pine Falls is policed than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 299
Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Powerview detachment area
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 493, above both Manitoba’s towns (198) and Canadian towns (86). Violence across its police area runs at 69.9 per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 93.3 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 299 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 493 | 198 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 69.9 | 18 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 93.3 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Renting in Powerview-Pine Falls costs 14% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
64% of households own their home, below Manitoba’s towns (75%) and Canadian towns (74%) alike. Owners put the median home at $150,000, below Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $150,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households owning their home | 64% | 75% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 15% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Powerview-Pine Falls has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 97% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 22 min, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Lives run shorter around Powerview-Pine Falls: 78.5 years, 3.0 below the typical Canadian town’s region
Shared with the rest of the Interlake-Eastern Health Region: health survey and life expectancy
17% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: half of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. What sets Powerview-Pine Falls apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 0.7 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 17% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.5 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Very good or excellent health | 50% | 52% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Radon is Powerview-Pine Falls’ main hazard: 21% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the North Eastman health region
The burn rate around Powerview-Pine Falls is 0.06% a year (2.1% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. 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. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 21% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Powerview-Pine Falls sits near the bottom of Canadian towns for winter warmth
A normal June brings 99 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Frost comes on 194 days a year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). July afternoons in Powerview-Pine Falls average 25.2°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.7°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 571 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 194 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.2°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Pinawa)
More of Powerview-Pine Falls’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 58%
One measure of family life: just over a fifth of residents are under 15. Just over a fifth of residents are 65 or over.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.0% of Powerview-Pine Falls’ residents are women
630 women and 605 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 21% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 24% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 27% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Powerview-Pine Falls: −8°C at night, freezing by day
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Pine Falls forecast. In November, the normal is 24 mm of rain and snow. Also worth knowing: across the year, normals run from −22°C nights in January to 25°C afternoons in July.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −20°C | 68 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 128 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 248 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | 0°C | 126 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Pinawa); the forecast is on the Weather page
James Bezan took Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman in 2021 by 18,704 votes, more than the margin in 88% of ridings
No provincial riding is named for Powerview-Pine Falls, since the terms of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s boundary file couldn’t be checked.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Powerview-Pine Falls is Allard Library, 5.1 km away
After it comes Victoria Beach Branch Library (Division No.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
No protected area lies within 10 km of Powerview-Pine Falls
No national park lies within 100 km. A provincial park, Grand Beach Provincial Park, lies 21 km away. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
In Powerview-Pine Falls, 37% of homes go back before 1961
| Heritage | Powerview-Pine Falls | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 37% | 23% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Powerview-Pine Falls
Powerview-Pine Falls’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powerview-Pine Falls | 1,311 | — | — | A | D− | C |
| Alexander | 4,032 | 5 | D | B+ | D− | D |
| Fort Alexander 3 | 2,300 | 6.2 | — | — | — | C− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Powerview-Pine Falls
What kind of homes are in Powerview-Pine Falls?
A household averages 2.4 people; 31% are one person living alone.
Has Powerview-Pine Falls grown?
No: the census counted 1,316 in 2016 and 1,239 in 2021, 5.9% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,311.
About Powerview-Pine Falls
Town in Manitoba
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Powerview-Pine Falls is one municipality in Manitoba, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,311 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 1
- Census subdivision
- 4601075
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).