GrassieWinnipeg
It is a neighbourhood of 2,857 residents in Winnipeg. It is one of 128 neighbourhoods of Winnipeg.
Is Grassie a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Work and incomes are strong (A+). Overall, Grassie earns a B+: better than 65% of Canadian towns, and #24 of 181 in Manitoba. The drawback is safety (D). At $428,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.4 times local household income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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 Grassie grades
Each subject compares Grassie with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Grassie stand out
The 3 things Grassie does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grassie.
Grassie earns an A+ for jobs & income
At the census, 92% of commuters went by car. The average trip to work took 24 min, close to Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Grassie | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 92% | 87% | 89% |
| Average trip | 24 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Grassie earns a D for safety
The index for the force that serves it came to 129, near Manitoba’s towns (129) and higher than Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Across its police area, there are 58.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Grassie | 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 · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Winnipeg service area
Grassie earns a B+ for hazard risk
The radon tests numbers here cover the Winnipeg health region · Source area for earthquake risk: the city of Winnipeg
No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of Grassie’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). Health Canada’s survey found radon above the guideline in just over one in ten homes, about level with Manitoba’s towns (12%) and above Canadian towns (6.6%). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Grassie | 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
Life expectancy around Grassie is 80.0 years, 1.5 less than for the typical Canadian town
For Grassie itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.8 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. The region has fewer smokers than Manitoba, one in ten adults to 12%. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 52%; Manitoba as a whole is at 51%. Grassie doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Grassie | 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
More households own their home in Grassie than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns: 96%
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Winnipeg metro area
13% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Grassie | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 96% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $428,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Winter nights in Grassie are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Grassie | 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))
More of Grassie belongs to a visible minority than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 40%
4.4% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.6% of Grassie
Of the 2021 count, 1,420 were women and 1,445 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Grassie | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 68% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Grassie runs from −9°C to freezing
November usually brings some 21 cm of snow. A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −17°C. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−21°C).
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
Grassie’s MP is Colin Reynolds (Conservative Party of Canada), for Elmwood—Transcona
Grassie is a Winnipeg neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Grassie: the closest, Transcona Library, is 2 km away
The next is Munroe Library (Munroe East), 3 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Only 0.3% of the land within 10 km of Grassie is protected
The closest provincial park is Birds Hill Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town. Within 100 km there is no national park. Seine River Corridor (111 ha) is the biggest, 4.6 km from town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Grassie | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The schools around Grassie answer to 5 boards
Of the 27, one teaches in French (3% of schools in Manitoba). Within 3 km of Grassie are 23 elementary schools, 2 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joseph Teres SchoolNearest elementary school, 1 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| The King's SchoolNearest secondary school, 1.3 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| École Nord-Est FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Grassie | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Manitoba aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
Everything we know about Grassie
Transcona Museum and 3 more in and around Grassie
What there is to see in Grassie and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumTranscona Museum2.7 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumSt. Volodymyr Museum4.8 km outside town, to the northwestWater parkWater parkTranscona Aquatic Park2.5 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumTranscona Historical Museum2.4 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Transcona Museum: Transcona Historical Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Grassie
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
No official boundary marks Grassie off from the rest of Winnipeg: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,857 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Grassie’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grassie | 2,857 | — | B+ | B+ | D | B+ |
| Eaglemere | 3,631 | 1.4 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Peguis | 11,177 | 1.6 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Meadows | 3,822 | 1.6 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Valley Gardens | 8,329 | 1.8 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Springfield North | 8,327 | 2.4 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Munroe East | 8,873 | 2.5 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Grassie
Is Grassie a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 38.5 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 21% are under 15 and 12% are 65 or over.
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).