MinnetonkaWinnipeg
The neighbourhood, home to 4,461 people, lies in Winnipeg. Of Winnipeg’s 128 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Minnetonka a good place to live?
Minnetonka’s overall grade is B+, better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #19 of 181 in Manitoba. Its best grade is for jobs & income (A). Health is another plus (B+). Police record more crime here than in most towns (D).
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 Minnetonka stand out
The 3 things Minnetonka does most differently from other towns.
How Minnetonka grades
Each subject compares Minnetonka 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 →
Riel House and 14 more in and around Minnetonka
From museums to parks and historic sites: Minnetonka’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Museum · Parks CanadaRiel Housein town
MuseumManitoba Electrical Museum3.8 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSt. Vital Historical Society3.7 km outside town, to the northArt galleryArt galleryGallery One One One300 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumRobert B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy100 m outside town, to the southwestWater parkWater parkDakota Park Wading Pool800 m outside town, to the southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Riel House: Hans-Jürgen Hübner, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manitoba Electrical Museum: Wtshymanski, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Vital Historical Society: w:en:NellieBly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Minnetonka.
Households in Minnetonka have higher incomes than those in 96% of Canadian towns
Getting to work takes 25 min on average. 90% of commuters took the car to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Minnetonka | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 90% | 87% | 89% |
| Average trip | 25 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Minnetonka’s grade for safety: a D
Measured across the Winnipeg service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 198, about level with Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 58.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Minnetonka | 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
Minnetonka’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline
Area-wide: earthquake risk, counted over the city of Winnipeg
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). No one has filed a flood map for Minnetonka on the national inventory. Minnetonka 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 | Minnetonka | 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
Minnetonka’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0
The region has fewer smokers than Manitoba, one in ten adults to 12%. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 52% against 51%. For Minnetonka itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.5 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Minnetonka shares its health survey and life expectancy numbers with the rest of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Minnetonka | 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
Most households in Minnetonka own their home: 89%, more than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns
The rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom numbers here cover the Winnipeg metro area
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 16% 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 | Minnetonka | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 7% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 89% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Winter nights in Minnetonka are colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). A normal July brings 77 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Minnetonka | 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))
An older town: 25% of people in Minnetonka are 65 or over, more than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns
15% of residents are children under 15. Both official languages: 16% of residents, above both Manitoba’s towns (7.2%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).
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 50.8% of Minnetonka
By the 2021 count the town had 2,270 women and 2,195 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Minnetonka | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Minnetonka runs from −9°C to freezing
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Winnipeg (The Forks). Next comes December, with normal highs of −8°C and lows of −17°C. November usually brings some 21 cm of snow. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm.
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
Minnetonka sends Ginette Lavack (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from St. Boniface—St. Vital
Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Minnetonka isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Minnetonka is Eckhardt-Gramatté Music Library, 1.8 km away
The next is Louis Riel Library (River Park South), 2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
St. Germain Park reaches Minnetonka
For a provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park lies 23 km off. 6.9 km out lies the largest, Assiniboine Forest, at 286 ha. The nearest national park is more than 100 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Minnetonka | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.6% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
9 school boards share Minnetonka
Schooling in French is on offer at 2 of 38; in Manitoba, 3% of schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka SchoolIn MinnetonkaElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Dakota CollegiateNearest secondary school, 0.6 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Christine-Lespérance FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Minnetonka | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 9 | 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.
Heritage in Minnetonka: 1 historic place of the highest rank
11% of its homes were built before 1961, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Riel House 1880
| Heritage | Minnetonka | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 11% | 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 Minnetonka
Minnetonka’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnetonka | 4,461 | — | B+ | B+ | D | B+ |
| Pulberry | 7,723 | 1.3 | B− | C | D | B+ |
| Pembina Strip | 4,715 | 1.8 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Meadowood | 6,991 | 2.1 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Worthington | 6,093 | 2.2 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Montcalm | 5,676 | 2.4 | D | D− | D | B+ |
| Normand Park | 5,299 | 2.4 | D | D | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Minnetonka
Is Minnetonka a young town or an old one?
At 46.9, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 15% of the population and seniors 25%.
About Minnetonka
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Where Minnetonka begins and ends inside Winnipeg is TownRatings’s line, traced along census dissemination areas and named after the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,461 (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).