Inkster GardensWinnipeg
Some 6,115 people live in this neighbourhood, in Winnipeg. Of Winnipeg’s 128 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Inkster Gardens a good place to live?
Strong in places, weak in others. Where it falls short is safety (D). Inkster Gardens’s overall grade of C+ puts it better than 43% of Canadian towns, #79 of 181 in Manitoba. Homes are dear (C). Its strongest is jobs & income (A−). Health is a strength too (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 Inkster Gardens grades
Each subject compares Inkster Gardens 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 Inkster Gardens stand out
The 3 things Inkster Gardens does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Inkster Gardens.
Inkster Gardens earns a D for safety
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 129 over 2023–25, about level with Manitoba’s towns (129) and above Canadian towns (67). The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Where it is policed, 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Inkster Gardens | 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 · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Winnipeg service area
Households in Inkster Gardens have higher incomes than those in 91% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 23 min, near Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and lower than Canadian towns (26 min). The car took 88% of commuters, close to both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Inkster Gardens | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 88% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Wildfire low, radon 12%: how Inkster Gardens stands on hazards
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. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Inkster Gardens.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Inkster Gardens | 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 · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Winnipeg health region · Earthquake risk: the city of Winnipeg
Inkster Gardens’ region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0
Measured across the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region: health survey and life expectancy
In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: one in ten adults, against 12% for Manitoba. The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Inkster Gardens live 3.9 km from a hospital on average, close to the typical town’s 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Inkster Gardens | 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
Inkster Gardens is a town of owners: 83% of households own their home, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Owners put the median home at $448,000, higher than both Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000). Rent took 18% of household income, below Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Inkster Gardens | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 83% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $448,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 15% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
Inkster Gardens has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
A normal year brings 519 mm of precipitation, about level with Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and below Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm. The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Inkster Gardens | 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 Inkster Gardens belongs to a visible minority than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 82%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 4.1% of residents, 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 50.1% of Inkster Gardens
3,050 men and 3,065 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Inkster Gardens | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 21% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 70% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 9.5% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Inkster Gardens in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Winnipeg (The Forks). A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −17°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. November normally sees 25 mm of precipitation.
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
Inkster Gardens’ MP is Kevin Lamoureux (Liberal Party of Canada), for Winnipeg North
From Manitoba come 14 MPs, 7 of them with the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Inkster Gardens: the closest, Sir William Stevenson Library, is 1.8 km away
After it comes West Kildonan Library (Jefferson), 5.4 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Little of the land around Inkster Gardens is protected: 0.5% within 10 km
The 10 km around town hold 9 protected areas. No national park lies within 100 km. For a provincial park, Birds Hill Provincial Park lies 18 km off. The largest named area nearby is Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 9.0 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Inkster Gardens | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 9 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Schools in Inkster Gardens: 4 boards, side by side
Within 3 km of Inkster Gardens are 16 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meadows West SchoolIn Inkster GardensElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Maples CollegiateNearest secondary school, 1.7 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Inkster Gardens | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Manitoba, the province publishes no results school by school.
Everything we know about Inkster Gardens
Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga and 4 more in and around Inkster Gardens
A first look at Inkster Gardens’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga4.7 km outside town, to the southeastHeritage railwayHeritage railwayPrairie Dog Central Railway4.6 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumIvan Franko Museum4.6 km outside town, to the southeastMuseumMuseumFort Garry Horse Museum & Archives4.4 km outside town, to the southeastHistoric siteHistoric siteInkster Junction Station4.5 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga: Amakuha, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Inkster Gardens
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Inkster Gardens is one of Winnipeg’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,115 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Inkster Gardens’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkster Gardens | 6,115 | — | C+ | C | D | B+ |
| Mandalay West | 5,423 | 0.8 | B− | B− | D | B+ |
| North Inkster Industrial | 3,661 | 1.1 | B− | B | D | B+ |
| Tyndall Park | 12,393 | 1.5 | B+ | B | D | B+ |
| The Maples | 13,766 | 2.1 | C | C− | D | B+ |
| Burrows-Keewatin | 2,506 | 2.2 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Amber Trails | 9,256 | 2.4 | B | B− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Inkster Gardens
Is Inkster Gardens a young town or an old one?
Its median age is 33.4, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 21% of residents; over-65s, 10%.
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).