RiverdaleManitoba
2,205 people live in this town in Manitoba. Its population fell 15% from 2016 to 2021.
Is Riverdale a good place to live?
Prices are modest for what you get (A). It is strong on walkability as well (A−). Also worth knowing: its lowest grade is for safety (C−). Work and incomes lag (C).
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Riverdale 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. 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.
How Riverdale grades
Each subject compares Riverdale 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 Riverdale has subject grades only.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Riverdale stand out
The 2 things Riverdale does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riverdale.
Rent takes less of local pay in Riverdale than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 79%.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 12% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 8% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 79% | 75% | 74% |
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.
Riverdale’s Violent Crime Severity Index is 104 (Manitoba’s towns: 198; Canadian towns: 86)
Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 36.2 per 1,000 residents a year, below Manitoba’s towns (58.8) but above Canadian towns (31.2). Violent crime is recorded at 18.5 per 1,000 residents a year.
| 2023–2025 | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 104 | 198 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 36.2 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 18.5 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Trips to work from Riverdale take longer than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
92% of commuters drove, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and above Manitoba’s towns (87%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 92% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Summers stay cool in Riverdale: July afternoons reach 24.9°C, below Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Most of the snow comes in December, about 29 cm. January nights fall to −21.9°C on average, about level with Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) and below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 18 September, 122 days. For the wettest month, look to June: 98 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.9°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 205 | 193 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 489 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 24.9°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Brandon)
Lives run shorter around Riverdale: 78.8 years, 2.7 below the typical Canadian town’s region
Measured from where Riverdale’s residents live, a hospital is 4.0 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Smokers make up 15% of the region’s adults, above both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 51%; Manitoba as a whole is at 51%. Riverdale doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Prairie Mountain Health Region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Children make up 20% of Riverdale, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
4.4% of residents belong to a visible minority, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 17% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.9% of Riverdale’s residents are women
By the 2021 count the town had 880 women and 920 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 17% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 21% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Riverdale runs from −10°C to freezing
A normal December brings highs of −9°C, lows of −19°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. Precipitation in November averages 20 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Brandon.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −10°C | −20°C | 54 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −4°C | 115 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 11°C | 226 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −3°C | 95 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Brandon); the forecast is on the Weather page
Dan Mazier (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Riding Mountain, the riding that includes Riverdale
Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Riverdale isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Riverdale’s public library is Prairie Crocus Regional Library
From the centre of Riverdale, it is 0.2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Rivers Provincial Park reaches the edge of Riverdale
The nearest national park is Riding Mountain National Park, 56 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 0.6% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Floodplain City Lands (63 ha) is the biggest, 7.7 km from town. The 10 km around town hold 25 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Riverdale’s grade for hazard risk: a B−
Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Hydrologic Forecasting and Water Management Branch of Manitoba Transporation and Infrastructure . Of the homes tested for radon, 35% were over 200 Bq/m³, above both Manitoba’s towns (12%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). 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.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 35% | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Assiniboine health region
Riverdale’s past, on the record: 1 historic place
33% of its homes were built before 1961, above both Manitoba’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Riverdale | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 33% | 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 Riverdale
About Riverdale
Town in Manitoba
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Riverdale is one municipality in Manitoba, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,205 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 7
- Census subdivision
- 4607076
Questions about Riverdale
Who are the people of Riverdale?
4% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 11% have an Indigenous identity and 10% are immigrants.
Has Riverdale grown?
It lost people: 2,133 in 2016, 1,803 in 2021, 15.5% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,205.
What kind of homes are in Riverdale?
Single-detached houses make up 85% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 25% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
How old are the people of Riverdale?
At 40, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
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).