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Buchanan is graded a D for safety

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 129 over 2023–25, close to Manitoba’s towns (129) and above Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 58.8 per 1,000 people a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18 violent incidents are reported each year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Winnipeg service area, Buchanan included.

A flood study covers Buchanan: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Manitoba Infrastructure

Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Winnipeg

Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in 12% of homes, close to Manitoba’s towns (12%) and above Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Winnipeg health region, with Buchanan one part of it.

Lives run shorter around Buchanan: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region

At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 52%; Manitoba as a whole is at 51%. What sets Buchanan apart within its region is distance, and at 3.3 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).

Buchanan has higher household incomes than 84% of Canadian towns

Commutes averaged 23 min, close to Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min). The car carried 92% of commuters at the census.

Most households in Buchanan own their home: 89%, more than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 19% of the median household income, near both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Buchanan doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg metro area.

Buchanan has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns

A normal July brings 77 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 122 frost-free days, from 23 May to 22 September. December is the snowiest month, with 27 cm on average.

More of Buchanan’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 19%

Visible minorities make up 13% of the population, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). 18% of residents are 65 or over. Children are 16% of the town.

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

Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. December follows at −8°C by day and −17°C by night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−21°C).

Buchanan’s MP is Doug Eyolfson (Liberal Party of Canada), for Winnipeg West

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

No public library stands in Buchanan: the closest, Westwood Library, is 1.5 km away

After it comes Charleswood Library (Elmhurst), 4.2 km away.

Protected land at Buchanan’s edge: The Oaks Forest

OpenStreetMap shows 37 unnamed beaches within 5 km. The closest provincial park is Beaudry Provincial Park, 8.0 km from the edge of town. National parks are all over 100 km off.

6 school boards share Buchanan

Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 29; in Manitoba, 3% of schools teach in it. Taken together, Buchanan and its 3 km edge hold 22 elementary schools, 5 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.