PeguisWinnipeg
The neighbourhood, home to 11,177 people, lies in Winnipeg. Of Winnipeg’s 128 neighbourhoods, this is one.
Is Peguis a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Peguis ranks #86 of 181 in Manitoba, with a C+ overall. Nationally, it does better than just over two fifths of Canadian towns. Safety lags (D). Households here earn well (A−). At $396,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 4.2 times local household income.
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 Peguis stand out
The 3 things Peguis does most differently from other towns.
How Peguis grades
Each subject compares Peguis 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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Canadian Museum for Human Rights and 30 more in and around Peguis
From museums to parks and historic sites: Peguis’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
MuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights4.5 km outside town, to the west
CathedralSaint Boniface Cathedral3.9 km outside town, to the west
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre4.8 km outside town, to the west
MuseumWinnipeg Railway Museum4.8 km outside town, to the west
FortFort Gibraltar4.1 km outside town, to the west
MuseumGrey Nuns' Convent4.1 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Boniface Cathedral: Dondon83~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Railway Museum: Milorad Dimic MD, Nis, Serbia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Gibraltar: Peter Rindisbacher, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Grey Nuns' Convent: Colincan, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peguis.
Peguis is graded a D for safety
The index for the force that serves it came to 129, close to Manitoba’s towns (129) and above Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 58.8 property crimes are reported each year. The force’s area logs 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Peguis doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Peguis | 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
Households in Peguis have higher incomes than those in 81% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work took 26 min, higher than Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min). Nearly nine in ten commuters drove, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Peguis | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 89% | 87% | 89% |
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.
Shelter costs push 25% of Peguis’s households past 30% of income, more than the 18% of the typical Canadian town
A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Peguis alone, so this card uses the figure for the Winnipeg metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Peguis | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 25% | 15% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $396,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Peguis is graded a B+ for hazard risk
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Radon topped the guideline in just over a tenth of tested homes, close to Manitoba’s towns (12%) and above Canadian towns (6.6%). No flood study for Peguis is on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Peguis | 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 · Radon tests: the Winnipeg health region · Data for earthquake risk covers the city of Winnipeg
Life expectancy around Peguis is 80.0 years, 1.5 less than for the typical Canadian town
Measured from where Peguis’ residents live, the nearest hospital is 1.6 km away, under the typical 3.7 km. 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%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Peguis | 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, not by town
Peguis has colder winter nights than 95% of Canadian towns
The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year. Frost comes on 193 days a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 122 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Peguis | 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 Peguis belongs to a visible minority than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 49%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.4% of residents, between Manitoba’s towns (12%) and 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 52.5% of Peguis
5,305 men and 5,870 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Peguis | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 12% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 58% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Peguis runs from −9°C to freezing
Then December: −8°C by day, −17°C at night. In November, the normal is 25 mm of rain and snow. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −21°C by night.
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
Colin Reynolds (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Elmwood—Transcona, the riding that includes Peguis
Peguis is a Winnipeg neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Peguis has one public library, Transcona Library
It stands 1.8 km from the centre of Peguis.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land is scarce around Peguis: 0.5% within 10 km
2.7 km out lies the largest, Seine River Corridor, at 111 ha. The nearest provincial park, Birds Hill Provincial Park, is 12 km away. CPCAD lists 13 protected areas within 10 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Peguis | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
5 school boards share Peguis
Taken together, Peguis and its 3 km edge hold 26 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade. Schooling in French is on offer at one of the 32; in Manitoba, 3% of schools teach in it.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Regent ParkNearest elementary school, 0.2 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| The King's SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.2 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| École Nord-Est FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Peguis | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Manitoba: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Everything we know about Peguis
Peguis’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peguis | 11,177 | — | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
| Eaglemere | 3,631 | 0.9 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Grassie | 2,857 | 1.6 | B+ | B+ | D | B+ |
| Mission Gardens | 3,979 | 1.8 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Munroe East | 8,873 | 1.8 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
| East Elmwood | 3,611 | 2 | C | C | D | B+ |
| Valley Gardens | 8,329 | 2.1 | C− | C− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Peguis
How old are the people of Peguis?
Half its people are older than 34.9 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 22%, people 65 and over 12%.
About Peguis
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
The edges of Peguis follow census dissemination areas, which TownRatings groups into Winnipeg’s neighbourhoods; the name comes from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 11,177 (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).