RosserManitoba

Lives run shorter around Rosser: 78.5 years, 3.0 below the typical Canadian town’s region

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average a fifth of adults, above both Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%), and on top of that at 17%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 12% for Manitoba. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 50% very good or excellent, 51% for Manitoba. Closer to home, a hospital is 13 km from the average resident of Rosser, further than the usual 3.7 km. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Interlake-Eastern Health Region, Rosser included.

Measured against local pay, Rosser costs more to live in than 79% of Canadian towns

Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Winnipeg metro area

Owners put the median home at $448,000, above Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. 80% of households own their home.

Rosser’s schools come under 6 different boards

The closest elementary school is 9.5 km away, above Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike. One of the 22 teaches in French, against 3% of schools in Manitoba. The 3 km around Rosser counts 17 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.

Winter nights in Rosser are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns

Rain and melted snow add up to 519 mm a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and below Canadian towns (883 mm). Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 22 September: 122 days without it. For the wettest month, look to July: 77 mm on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.

What November brings in Rosser: −9°C at night, freezing by day

November normally sees 25 mm of precipitation. Into December, the normals move to −8°C and −17°C. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −21°C in January.

Rosser sends Doug Eyolfson (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Winnipeg West

Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7.

Rosser has no public library of its own; the nearest is Headingley Municipal Library, 11 km away

The next is Westwood Library (Westwood), 12 km away.

The car carries 94% of commuters in Rosser, more than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns

Getting to work takes 24 min on average.

Children make up 19% of Rosser, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns

First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up one in ten residents, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). 18% of residents are 65 or over.

The force covering Rosser records less serious violence than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, at 72

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Rosser

Violent incidents in its police area came to 8.2 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (18) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 24.5 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Rosser touches Grant's Lake Wildlife Management Area

2 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name. Beaudry Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 5.1 km. 10.0 km out lies the largest, Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area, at 3,579 ha. 0.7% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).

Radon is Rosser’s main hazard: 25% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping exists: a study by Manitoba Infrastructure.

Rosser: 1 historic place on Canada’s heritage registers

At the 2021 census, 24% of homes dated from before 1961, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (18%).