Garden CityWinnipeg
Home to 6,794 people, this neighbourhood lies in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is split into 128 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Garden City a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. At C+ overall, Garden City is better than 40% of Canadian towns and ranks #91 of 181 in Manitoba. Its weakest subject is safety (D). Homes are dear (C−). Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (A−). It is strong on health as well (B+).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: this is the whole city's figure, because the city doesn't publish open neighbourhood crime rates. 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 Garden City grades
Each subject compares Garden City with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Garden City stand out
The one thing Garden City does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Garden City.
For safety, Garden City gets a D
The index for the force that serves it came to 129, near Manitoba’s towns (129) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Across its police area, there are 58.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a 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, Garden City included.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 198 | 198 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 129 | 129 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 58.8 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 18 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Garden City homes are worth 3.7 years of the median household’s pay, below the 4.7 of the typical Canadian town
A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, above both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 16% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with Manitoba’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (18%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Garden City alone, so this card uses the figure for the Winnipeg metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 16% | 15% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Hazards in Garden City: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 12% of tested homes
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Winnipeg
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. No one has filed a flood map for Garden City on the national inventory. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Winnipeg health region, with Garden City one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 12% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.006 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Garden City’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0
Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region: health survey and life expectancy
Smoking is rarer than in the province: 10% of adults, against 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%. Measured from where Garden City’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.4 km away, under the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.0 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 10% | 10% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Household incomes in Garden City are higher than in 70% of Canadian towns
On average, the journey to work lasts 22 min. Nine in ten commuters drove, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Garden City has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.2°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 519 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport))
Visible minorities make up more of Garden City than of Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 45%
A fifth of residents have reached 65. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 7.2% of residents, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.6% of Garden City’s residents are women
Here the census found 3,430 women and 3,345 men; across Canada the share of women is 50.9%.
| Garden City | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 53% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Garden City in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −21°C. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −17°C. In November, the normal is 25 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Winnipeg (The Forks).
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 51 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 128 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 116 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
66% of electors voted in Kildonan—St. Paul in 2021, more than in 70% of Canada’s ridings
For federal votes, Garden City belongs to Kildonan—St.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Garden City: the closest, West Kildonan Library, is 1.4 km away
After it comes Saint John's Library (St.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land is scarce around Garden City: 0.4% within 10 km
National parks are all over 100 km off. Birds Hill Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 15 km. The largest is Assiniboine Forest: 286 ha, 9.9 km from the edge of town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 10 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
8 boards run the schools in and around Garden City
The 3 km around Garden City counts 38 elementary schools, 12 secondary schools and 4 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collicutt SchoolIn Garden CityElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Met SchoolIn Garden CitySecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 8 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Manitoba: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
34% of Garden City’s homes were built before 1961
| Heritage | Garden City | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 34% | 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 Garden City
Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre and 27 more in and around Garden City
Sights in Garden City and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre3.9 km outside town, to the south
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga2.3 km outside town, to the south
CathedralHoly Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral2.2 km outside town, to the south
CathedralCathedral of St. John2.2 km outside town, to the south
FortFort Gibraltar4.3 km outside town, to the south
MuseumRoss House Museum3.4 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga: Amakuha, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral: noricum from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. John: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Gibraltar: Peter Rindisbacher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ross House Museum: 1ajs, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Garden City
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
The edges of Garden City follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Winnipeg’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,794 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Garden City’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garden City | 6,794 | — | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Templeton-Sinclair | 3,987 | 0.9 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Leila-McPhillips Triangle | 3,824 | 1.1 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Jefferson | 11,524 | 1.1 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Robertson | 5,090 | 1.6 | B | B− | D | B+ |
| Inkster-Faraday | 3,700 | 1.8 | C | C | D | B+ |
| Leila North | 3,966 | 1.8 | C | C− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Garden City
How old are the people of Garden City?
At 42.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 20%.
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).