Norwood WestWinnipeg

For safety, Norwood West gets a D

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Winnipeg service area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 129 over 2023–25, close to Manitoba’s towns (129) and above Canadian towns (67). Its police area records 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Households in Norwood West have higher incomes than those in 81% of Canadian towns

On average, the journey to work lasts 22 min.

Fewer households are stretched by shelter costs in Norwood West: 14% spend 30%+ of income, against 18% in the typical Canadian town

The median home value was $400,000, above Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and close to Canadian towns ($406,000). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Norwood West’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0

Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region: health survey and life expectancy

What sets Norwood West apart within its region is a short trip to hospital, 1.2 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. Self-rated health is ordinary for Manitoba: 52% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 51%.

Norwood West’s hazards at a glance: a low wildfire record and 12% of area homes over the radon guideline

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 flood study for Norwood West is on the national inventory. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Winnipeg, Norwood West included.

Midwinter lows in Norwood West sink below those of 95% of Canadian towns

For the wettest month, look to July: 77 mm on average. There are 193 days of frost in a typical year, close to Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 22 September: 122 days without it. A normal December brings 27 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Norwood West is more bilingual than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 30% speak both languages

The under-15s are 16% of the population here. Visible minorities make up a tenth of the population, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%). Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents.

A normal November in Norwood West runs from −9°C to freezing

Into December, the normals move to −8°C and −17°C. About 21 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 25 mm of rain and snow over November. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −21°C in January.

Ginette Lavack (Liberal Party of Canada) holds St. Boniface—St. Vital, the riding that includes Norwood West

The Conservative Party of Canada has 7 of the 14 MPs elected in Manitoba.

The nearest public library to Norwood West is Osborne Library, 1.4 km away

The next is Bibliothèque Saint-Boniface (North St.

Within 10 km of Norwood West: 22 public protected areas

The largest is Assiniboine Forest: 286 ha, 7.0 km from the edge of town. The closest provincial park is Birds Hill Provincial Park, 19 km from the edge of town. No national park lies within 100 km. Within 10 km of the town, 1.5% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.

Norwood West’s schools come under 11 different boards

5 of the 69 teach in French, against 3% of schools in Manitoba. Counting a 3 km margin, Norwood West has 45 elementary schools, 19 secondary schools and 5 schools for every grade.

In Norwood West, 76% of homes go back before 1961