West St. PaulManitoba

West St. Paul’s household incomes are higher than in 97% of Canadian towns

The average trip to work took 26 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and above Manitoba’s towns (24 min).

Hazards in West St. Paul: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 12% of tested homes

Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for West St. Paul is on the national inventory. Figures for radon tests are published for the Winnipeg health region as a whole, not for West St. Paul alone.

Lives run shorter around West St. Paul: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

Health survey and life expectancy for the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region

About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 52% against 51%. At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. Homes here are 7.2 km from a hospital on average, above both Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km).

January in West St. Paul bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns

A normal December brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 122 frost-free days, from 23 May to 22 September. The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year.

West St. Paul’s schools come under 4 different boards

Counting a 3 km margin, West St. Paul has 17 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 5.4 km off, above both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

25% more residents in 2021 than in 2016: West St. Paul grew faster than most Canadian towns

Children under 15 make up 19%, above Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%) alike. 17% of residents have reached 65.

A normal November in West St. Paul runs from −9°C to freezing

The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −17°C nights. Expect around 21 cm of snow in November. Precipitation in November averages 25 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −21°C.

Turnout in Kildonan—St. Paul reached 66% in 2021, above 70% of ridings

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The nearest public library to West St. Paul is Henderson Library, 8.9 km away

The next is West Kildonan Library (Jefferson), 9.7 km away.

More households own their home in West St. Paul than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns: 88%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 14% of households, below both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Winnipeg metro area, West St. Paul included.

6.1 km from West St. Paul to Birds Hill Provincial Park

National parks are all over 100 km off. Count 11 protected areas within 10 km of town. Oak Hammock Marsh Wildlife Management Area (3,579 ha) is the biggest, 9.2 km from town. Within 10 km of the town, 1.5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

Violent crime weighs less where West St. Paul is policed than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 49

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

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 64 over 2023–25, about level with Canadian towns (67) and below Manitoba’s towns (129). Where it is policed, 8.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. What’s more, the force’s area logs 27 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.