River EastWinnipeg
The neighbourhood has 7,774 residents and lies in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is split into 128 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is River East a good place to live?
River East’s grades pull in different directions. Police record more crime here than in most towns (D). Owners valued their homes at a median $380,000 in 2021, which is 3.7 years of the typical household’s pay. Where it does best is jobs & income (A). All told, that adds up to a B− overall and a rank of #65 of 181 in Manitoba. It comes out better than nearly half of Canadian towns.
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 River East stand out
The 3 things River East does most differently from other towns.
How River East grades
Each subject compares River East 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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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in River East.
River East’s grade for safety: a D
The violent index for its police area came to 198, close to Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 58.8 per 1,000 people a year. The force’s area logs 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | River East | 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 · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Winnipeg service area
River East’s grade for jobs & income: an A
Getting to work takes 24 min on average. 90% of commuters drove to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | River East | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 24 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Hazards in River East: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 12% of tested homes
Area-wide: radon tests, counted over the Winnipeg health region
Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No wildfire is mapped within 25 km of River East’s homes since 1986 (0% of the land, 0.001% a year). The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Nobody publishes earthquake risk for River East alone, so this card uses the figure for the city of Winnipeg.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | River East | 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
Lives run shorter around River East: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
Smoking is rarer than in the province: one in ten adults, against 12% for Manitoba. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 52% very good or excellent, 51% for Manitoba. Closer to home, a hospital sits 4.1 km from the average resident of River East, about the norm of 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | River East | 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 River East own their home: 87%, more than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns
Measured across the Winnipeg metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 10% of households, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | River East | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 87% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
January in River East bites harder 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). July is the wettest month, with 77 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | River East | 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))
River East: median age 47.9, 3,220 households
8.9% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). Visible minorities make up 10% of the population, below Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
51.4% of River East’s residents are women
3,995 women and 3,770 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| River East | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 27% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 60% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around freezing in River East, nights around −9°C
About 21 cm of snow falls in a normal November. A normal November brings 25 mm of rain and snow. Then December: −8°C by day, −17°C at night. 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
At 66%, 2021 turnout in Kildonan—St. Paul beat 70% of the country’s ridings
River East has no council of its own: it is a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, run by the city council.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to River East is Henderson Library, 2.8 km away
After it comes Munroe Library (Munroe East), 4.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
River East touches Bunns Creek Corridor
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 9.6 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. 0.2% 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 | River East | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
4 school boards share River East
Counting a 3 km margin, River East has 18 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson ElementaryIn River EastElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Calvin Christian SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.6 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | River East | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in Manitoba? The province publishes no results school by school.
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral and 7 more in and around River East
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near River East, the best known first.
CathedralHoly Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralCathedral of St. John4.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSeven Oaks House Museum3.2 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSt. Volodymyr Museum1.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumFort Garry Horse Museum & Archives4.8 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumBishop Velychkovsky Martyr’s Shrine3.3 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral: noricum from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. John: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seven Oaks House Museum: Stan Kucera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Everything we know about River East
River East’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| River East | 7,774 | — | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Valhalla | 3,153 | 1.4 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Springfield North | 8,327 | 1.6 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Rossmere-A | 13,613 | 1.7 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Rivergrove | 2,742 | 2.1 | B− | C− | D | B+ |
| Riverbend | 5,453 | 2.6 | B | B+ | D | B+ |
| Kildonan Drive | 5,063 | 2.9 | C | D | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
About River East
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
River East is one of Winnipeg’s neighbourhoods, which TownRatings draws from census dissemination areas and names from the city’s own map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,774 (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).