MeadowoodWinnipeg
This neighbourhood in Winnipeg has a population of 6,991. It is one of the 128 neighbourhoods that make up Winnipeg.
Is Meadowood a good place to live?
The picture is mixed. Its weakest subject is safety (D). Cost of living is weaker too (C−). It is easy to get around without a car (A+). Add health to its strengths (B+). Put together, the subjects come to a C− overall, better than nearly a quarter of Canadian towns. That places it #134 of 181 in Manitoba.
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.
What makes Meadowood stand out
The 3 things Meadowood does most differently from other towns.
How Meadowood grades
Each subject compares Meadowood 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 →
Gallery One One One and 10 more in and around Meadowood
The best-known places to visit in and around Meadowood come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
MuseumSt. Vital Historical Society3.1 km outside town, to the north
Museum · Parks CanadaRiel House1.7 km outside town, to the west
MuseumManitoba Electrical Museum4.1 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumRobert B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy1.9 km outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkDakota Park Wading Pool400 m outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- St. Vital Historical Society: w:en:NellieBly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Riel House: Hans-Jürgen Hübner, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manitoba Electrical Museum: Wtshymanski, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Meadowood.
Meadowood’s grade for safety: a D
The violent index for its police area came to 198, near Manitoba’s towns (198) and higher than Canadian towns (86). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18 violent incidents are reported each year. The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Meadowood | 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
Measured against local pay, Meadowood costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Winnipeg metro area
A year’s rent came to just over a fifth of the median household income, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 71% of households are owner-occupiers.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Meadowood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 22% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 71% | 75% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 17% | 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 Meadowood: 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 Meadowood is on the national inventory. Meadowood doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Meadowood | 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 · Earthquake risk: one figure for all of the city of Winnipeg
Expect 80.0 years of life in the region around Meadowood, 1.5 under the typical Canadian town
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. The region has fewer smokers than Manitoba, one in ten adults to 12%. What sets Meadowood apart within its region is distance, and at 4.7 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Meadowood | 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
Working-age people in Meadowood are less likely to have a job than in 67% of Canadian towns
The car took 83% of commuters, below both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work takes 26 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Meadowood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 83% | 87% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 24 min | 26 min |
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.
Nights turn raw in Meadowood each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 122 days. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Meadowood | 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 Meadowood belongs to a visible minority than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 31%
10% of residents have an Indigenous identity, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) but above 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
52.5% of Meadowood’s residents are women
3,665 women and 3,315 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Meadowood | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around freezing in Meadowood, nights around −9°C
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. Then December: −8°C by day, −17°C at night. About 21 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −21°C in January.
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
68% of electors voted in Winnipeg South in 2021, more than in 85% of Canada’s ridings
Local decisions for Meadowood are made by Winnipeg’s council; neighbourhoods don’t have their own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Meadowood: the closest, Louis Riel Library, is 1 km away
After it comes Saint Vital Library (St.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Meadowood touches Seine River Corridor
21 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. National parks are all over 100 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 1.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. Assiniboine Forest (286 ha) is the biggest, 8.6 km from town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Meadowood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.3% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Meadowood’s schools come under 6 different boards
3 of the 36 teach in French, against 3% of schools in Manitoba. In or within 3 km of Meadowood: 26 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. D. W. Penner SchoolIn MeadowoodElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Collège Jeanne-SauvéNearest secondary school, 0.2 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Centre scolaire Léo-Rémillard FrenchTeaches in FrenchSecondary | Secondary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Meadowood | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Manitoba, because the province publishes no results school by school.
Everything we know about Meadowood
Meadowood’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meadowood | 6,991 | — | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Worthington | 6,093 | 0.9 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Royalwood | 6,439 | 1.6 | B | B | D | B |
| Dakota Crossing | 13,048 | 1.7 | B− | B− | D | B+ |
| Minnetonka | 4,461 | 2.1 | B+ | B+ | D | B+ |
| Pulberry | 7,723 | 2.1 | B− | C | D | B+ |
| Niakwa Place | 3,461 | 2.2 | D | D | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Meadowood
Is Meadowood a young town or an old one?
Half its people are older than 42.9 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 17%, people 65 and over 23%.
About Meadowood
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
TownRatings splits Winnipeg into neighbourhoods drawn from census dissemination areas; Meadowood is one of them, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 6,991 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
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).