Silver HeightsWinnipeg
Winnipeg is split into 128 neighbourhoods, and this is one. The neighbourhood has 7,883 residents and lies in Winnipeg.
Is Silver Heights a good place to live?
Where it falls short is safety (D). Getting around on foot or by bus is easy (A+). Health is another plus (B+). A median home here was worth $300,000 at the census, or 4 times what the middle household earns in a year. All told, that adds up to a C overall and a rank of #120 of 181 in Manitoba. Set against the rest, it does better than 29% 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.
How Silver Heights grades
Each subject compares Silver Heights 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 Silver Heights stand out
The 3 things Silver Heights does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Silver Heights.
For safety, Silver Heights gets a D
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Winnipeg service area
The index for the force that serves it came to 129, near Manitoba’s towns (129) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 18 per 1,000 people a year. Its police area records 58.8 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Silver Heights | 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 Silver Heights than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 25% of household income
21% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, 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 | Silver Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 25% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 21% | 15% | 18% |
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. · Data for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom covers the Winnipeg metro area
Wildfire low, radon 12%: how Silver Heights stands on hazards
Measured across the Winnipeg health region: radon tests
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.006 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Silver Heights.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Silver Heights | 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: one figure for all of the city of Winnipeg
Expect 80.0 years of life in the region around Silver Heights, 1.5 under the typical Canadian town
Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region: health survey and life expectancy
On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 52% very good or excellent, 51% for Manitoba. The region has fewer smokers than Manitoba, 10% of adults to 12%. Closer to home, a hospital is just 1.7 km from the average resident of Silver Heights, nearer than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Silver Heights | 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
Midwinter lows in Silver Heights sink below those of 95% of Canadian towns
Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm. Frost usually lifts by 23 May and returns around 22 September: 122 days without it. The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Silver Heights | 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))
Fewer children live in Silver Heights than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% are under 15
People 65 and over make up nearly a quarter of the town. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up just over one in ten residents, near Manitoba’s towns (12%) and higher than 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 52.6% of Silver Heights
Women numbered 4,160 and men 3,745 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Silver Heights | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 56% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Silver Heights in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Winnipeg (The Forks) forecast, on the Weather page. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Expect about 25 mm of rain and snow over November. Across the year, normals run from −21°C nights in January to 26°C afternoons in July.
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
Silver Heights sends Doug Eyolfson (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Winnipeg West
Silver Heights’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Silver Heights: the closest, Saint James-Assiniboia Library, is 2.1 km away
After it comes Charleswood Library (Elmhurst), 3.3 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Jobs and earnings in Silver Heights, and the trip to work
Commutes averaged 23 min, about level with Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Silver Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 24 min | 26 min |
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.
Moray Forest reaches Silver Heights
Within 5 km lie 37 beaches, unnamed on the map. For a provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park lies 14 km off. Of the country within 10 km, 1.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. No national park lies within 100 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Silver Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Silver Heights’s schools come under 6 different boards
In French: one of the 32 schools, where in Manitoba the share is 3%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Gate Middle SchoolIn Silver HeightsElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Educational Support ServicesNearest secondary school, 0.1 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| École Roméo-Dallaire FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Silver Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 6 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Manitoba, the province publishes no results school by school.
Silver Heights keeps its older homes: 52% from before 1961
| Heritage | Silver Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 52% | 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 Silver Heights
Assiniboine Valley Railway and 20 more in and around Silver Heights
What there is to see in Silver Heights and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
ZooAssiniboine Park Zoo400 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada2.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumPavilion Gallery Museum800 m outside town, to the southeast
MuseumAir Force Heritage Museum and Air Park600 m outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Historical Museum of St. James – Assiniboia1.8 km outside town, to the westPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (4)
- Assiniboine Park Zoo: Jimj wpg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada: Bzuk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Pavilion Gallery Museum: JacobTwo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park: Wtshymanski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Silver Heights
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Silver Heights is a neighbourhood of Winnipeg, built by TownRatings from Statistics Canada’s smallest census areas and named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 7,883 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Silver Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silver Heights | 7,883 | — | C | D | D | B+ |
| Booth | 9,016 | 1.2 | C+ | D | D | B+ |
| Deer Lodge | 3,691 | 1.3 | B− | C | D | B+ |
| Varsity View | 2,985 | 1.8 | B− | C− | D | B+ |
| Kirkfield | 4,100 | 2.6 | C+ | D | D | B+ |
| Heritage Park | 5,817 | 2.6 | C− | D | D | B+ |
| Sturgeon Creek | 3,202 | 2.8 | C | C− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
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).