RiverbendWinnipeg
Of Winnipeg’s 128 neighbourhoods, this is one. The neighbourhood, home to 5,453 people, lies in Winnipeg.
Is Riverbend a good place to live?
Mostly strong, with a single weak spot. Work and incomes are strong (A−). With a B overall, Riverbend is better than nearly two thirds of Canadian towns and ranks #25 of 181 in Manitoba. 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.
How Riverbend grades
Each subject compares Riverbend 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 →
What makes Riverbend stand out
The 3 things Riverbend does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riverbend.
Riverbend is graded a D for safety
Measured across the Winnipeg service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
The violent index for its police area came to 198, close to Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18 violent incidents are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Riverbend | 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
Household incomes in Riverbend top those of 96% of Canadian towns
The car took 93% of commuters, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%). The average trip to work takes 25 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Riverbend | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 93% | 87% | 89% |
| Average trip | 25 min | 24 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Wildfire low, radon 12%: how Riverbend stands on hazards
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Riverbend. Riverbend shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Winnipeg health region. Riverbend doesn’t get its own earthquake risk figures; the ones here come from the city of Winnipeg.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Riverbend | 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 Riverbend: 80.0 years, 1.5 below the typical Canadian town’s region
At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. In the health survey, 52% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. For Riverbend itself the measure is access: 3.6 km to the nearest hospital, much like the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Riverbend | 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: one figure for all of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
Riverbend is a town of owners: 95% of households own their home, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for the Winnipeg metro area
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 16% of household income, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Riverbend | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 95% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 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.
Midwinter lows in Riverbend sink below those of 95% of Canadian towns
The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm. Also worth knowing: rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Riverbend | 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 Riverbend’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%
32% of residents belong to a visible minority, above both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 50.3% of Riverbend
Here the census found 2,710 men and 2,745 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Riverbend | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 71% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 9.6% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 54% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Riverbend, November normally means freezing afternoons and −9°C nights
July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −17°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Winnipeg (The Forks).
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
More of Kildonan—St. Paul voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 66%, ahead of 70%
As part of Winnipeg, Riverbend is governed by the city’s council, not one of its own.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Riverbend has no public library of its own; the nearest is Henderson Library, 2.4 km away
After it comes West Kildonan Library (Jefferson), 3.4 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Little of the land around Riverbend is protected: 0.3% within 10 km
Seine River Corridor (111 ha) is the biggest, 5.5 km from town. The closest provincial park is Birds Hill Provincial Park, 11 km from the edge of town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Riverbend | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.3% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 7 | 12 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
5 boards run the schools in and around Riverbend
The 3 km around Riverbend counts 22 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Riviere RougeIn RiverbendElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| West Kildonan CollegiateNearest secondary school, 0.3 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Riverbend | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 5 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Manitoba.
Everything we know about Riverbend
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral and 8 more in and around Riverbend
What there is to see in Riverbend and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
CathedralHoly Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral3.8 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralCathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga4.7 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralCathedral of St. John3.5 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumSeven Oaks House Museum2.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumSt. Volodymyr Museum200 m outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumIvan Franko Museum4.5 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Holy Trinity Ukrainian Orthodox Metropolitan Cathedral: noricum from Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of Sts. Vladimir and Olga: Amakuha, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Cathedral of St. John: Misterpartel, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Seven Oaks House Museum: Stan Kucera, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Riverbend
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Census areas put together by TownRatings make up Riverbend, 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
- 5,453 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Riverbend’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverbend | 5,453 | — | B | B+ | D | B+ |
| Rivergrove | 2,742 | 0.5 | B− | C− | D | B+ |
| Valhalla | 3,153 | 1.3 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Kildonan Drive | 5,063 | 2.5 | C | D | D | B+ |
| West Kildonan Industrial | 3,678 | 2.5 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| River East | 7,774 | 2.6 | B− | C+ | D | B+ |
| Rossmere-A | 13,613 | 2.6 | C− | D | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Riverbend
How old are the people of Riverbend?
At 38.5, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 19% of the population and seniors 10%.
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).