North St. BonifaceWinnipeg
Population 3,358: a neighbourhood in Winnipeg. It is one of the 128 neighbourhoods that make up Winnipeg.
Is North St. Boniface a good place to live?
North St. Boniface’s weakest subject is safety (D). It is easy to get around without a car (A+). People here tend to be in good health (B+). A median home here was worth $300,000 at the census, or 3.9 times what the middle household earns in a year. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, better than just over a third of Canadian towns. In the ranking it comes #106 of 181 in Manitoba.
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.
What makes North St. Boniface stand out
The 3 things North St. Boniface does most differently from other towns.
How North St. Boniface grades
Each subject compares North St. Boniface 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 →
Manitoba Museum and 57 more in and around North St. Boniface
The best-known places to visit in and around North St. Boniface come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centrein town
FortFort Gibraltarin town
MuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights300 m outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSaint Boniface Cathedral300 m outside town, to the south
Art galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery1.1 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Gibraltar: Peter Rindisbacher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Boniface Cathedral: Dondon83~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Art Gallery: Cayla at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in North St. Boniface.
North St. Boniface’s grade for safety: a D
Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Winnipeg service area
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 198, about level with Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 58.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed. Its police area records 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | North St. Boniface | 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
Rent takes more of local pay in North St. Boniface than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 25% of household income
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 23% of households, above both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | North St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Winnipeg metro area
North St. Boniface’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline
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 North St. Boniface is on the national inventory. North St. Boniface 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 | North St. Boniface | 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 published for the city of Winnipeg, not by town
North St. Boniface’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0
Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: one in ten adults, against 12% for Manitoba. For North St. Boniface itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.4 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, with North St. Boniface one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | North St. Boniface | 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
Commuters in North St. Boniface have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | North St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 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.
Nights turn raw in North St. Boniface each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
A normal December brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month. Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 122 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | North St. Boniface | 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 North St. Boniface’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 17%
14% of residents are 65 or over, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (19%). Children are 13% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of North St. Boniface’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 1,675 women and 1,690 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| North St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 74% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 11% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 70% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around freezing in North St. Boniface, nights around −9°C
Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night. By December, a normal day reaches −8°C and a night falls to −17°C. In November, the normal is 25 mm of rain and snow. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Winnipeg (The Forks) forecast.
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
North St. Boniface is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly St. Boniface—St. Vital and Winnipeg Centre
As part of Winnipeg, North St.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
North St. Boniface has one public library, Bibliothèque Saint-Boniface
From the centre of North St.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 10 km of North St. Boniface: 20 public protected areas
Assiniboine Forest (286 ha) is the biggest, 7.8 km from town. Birds Hill Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 16 km. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 1.4% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%).
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | North St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 20 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.4% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Schools in North St. Boniface: 11 boards, side by side
In French: 5 of the 93 schools, where in Manitoba the share is 3%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children's HouseIn North St. BonifaceElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Argyle Alternative High SchoolIn North St. BonifaceSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Taché FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | North St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 11 | 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.
Before 1961: 37% of the homes in North St. Boniface
Inside the town the registers count 7 historic places; 6 are top designations. Canadian Pacific Railway Station (Winnipeg), begun in 1904, is the oldest by its record. On the list: a provincial or municipal listing.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | North St. Boniface | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 37% | 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 North St. Boniface
Famous people from around North St. Boniface
One notable person was born in North St. Boniface; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
William Stephenson: Unknown author, Public domain · Norman Luxton: Unknown author, Public domain
North St. Boniface’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North St. Boniface | 3,358 | — | C | C− | D | B+ |
| Central St. Boniface | 7,772 | 1.2 | D | D | D | B+ |
| South Portage | 3,037 | 1.6 | — | — | D | B+ |
| North Point Douglas | 2,670 | 1.6 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Broadway-Assiniboine | 5,871 | 1.7 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| Centennial | 4,483 | 1.8 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Central Park | 4,328 | 1.9 | D | D− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about North St. Boniface
Do people in North St. Boniface speak French?
29% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 1.7% speak French but not English.
About North St. Boniface
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up North St. Boniface, one part of Winnipeg; the city’s map or OpenStreetMap gives it its name.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,358 (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).