Varsity ViewWinnipeg
With 2,985 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is split into 128 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Varsity View a good place to live?
Real strengths, and real weak spots. Taken together, its subjects give Varsity View a B− overall, better than 48% of Canadian towns. That places it #69 of 181 in Manitoba. Crime is the sore point (D). Its best grade is for jobs & income (A+). Homes were valued at a median $392,000 at the 2021 census, 4.3 times the typical household’s 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.
How Varsity View grades
Each subject compares Varsity View 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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What makes Varsity View stand out
The 3 things Varsity View does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Varsity View.
Commuters in Varsity View have a short way to work, 22 min on average, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Driving is how 86% of commuters got to work at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Varsity View | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Varsity View’s grade for safety: a D
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, about level with Manitoba’s towns (198) and above Canadian towns (86). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 18 per 1,000 people a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 58.8 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Varsity View | 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
Measured against local pay, Varsity View costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns
15% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to Manitoba’s towns (15%) and below Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 77% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Varsity View | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 15% | 15% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 21% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the Winnipeg metro area
Hazards in Varsity View: wildfire low, radon over the guideline in 12% of tested homes
Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No one has filed a flood map for Varsity View on the national inventory. Varsity View doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Winnipeg health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Varsity View | 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 · Area behind the earthquake risk figures: the city of Winnipeg
Varsity View’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 1.5 years: life expectancy 80.0
Closer to home, a hospital is just 2.4 km from the average resident of Varsity View, nearer than the usual 3.7 km. Smoking is rarer than in the province: one in ten adults, against 12% for Manitoba. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 52% against 51%. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, Varsity View included.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Varsity View | 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
The climate in Varsity View
Gardeners get 122 frost-free days, from 23 May to 22 September. In January the thermometer sinks to −21.2°C overnight, near Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) and lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year. December is the snowiest month, with 27 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Varsity View | 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))
Older residents shape Varsity View: 26% are 65 or over, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Under-15s account for 14% of the population. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 5.6% of residents, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet 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 53.6% of Varsity View
The 2021 census counted 1,605 women and 1,390 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Varsity View | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 14% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.5% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 61% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Varsity View: −9°C at night, freezing by day
ECCC’s forecast for Winnipeg (The Forks) is on the Weather page, hour by hour. December follows at −8°C by day and −17°C by night. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. Expect around 21 cm of snow in November.
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
Varsity View sends Doug Eyolfson (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Winnipeg West
7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Varsity View has no public library of its own; the nearest is Charleswood Library, 2 km away
The next is Saint James-Assiniboia Library (Old Tuxedo), 3.1 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Assiniboine Forest reaches Varsity View
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. Of the country within 10 km, 1.1% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Within 5 km lie 37 beaches, unnamed on the map. For walks, the Sturgeon Creek Greenway Trail runs within 2 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Varsity View | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
4 boards run the schools in and around Varsity View
The 3 km around Varsity View counts 20 elementary schools, 7 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade. Secondary school means a trip of 2 km at the nearest, above both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal SchoolIn Varsity ViewElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Shaftesbury HighNearest secondary school, 1.5 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Varsity View | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 6 | 3 |
| Nearest secondary school | 2 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
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.
Everything we know about Varsity View
Assiniboine Park Zoo and 20 more in and around Varsity View
A first look at Varsity View’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.
ZooAssiniboine Park Zoo800 m outside town, to the northeast
MuseumPavilion Gallery Museum1.5 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumRoyal Aviation Museum of Western Canada4.1 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumAir Force Heritage Museum and Air Park2.6 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumThe Historical Museum of St. James – Assiniboia1.9 km outside town, to the northwestMuseumMuseumJewish Heritage Centre, Winnipeg3 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: 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
- Pavilion Gallery Museum: JacobTwo, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Royal Aviation Museum of Western Canada: Bzuk at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Air Force Heritage Museum and Air Park: Wtshymanski, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Varsity View
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Statistics Canada counts Winnipeg as one municipality, so TownRatings builds Varsity View and its other neighbourhoods from census dissemination areas, named from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,985 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Varsity View’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Varsity View | 2,985 | — | B− | C− | D | B+ |
| Elmhurst | 6,600 | 1.2 | B | B | D | B+ |
| Silver Heights | 7,883 | 1.8 | C | D | D | B+ |
| Booth | 9,016 | 2.5 | C+ | D | D | B+ |
| Kirkfield | 4,100 | 2.6 | C+ | D | D | B+ |
| Deer Lodge | 3,691 | 2.7 | B− | C | D | B+ |
| South Tuxedo | 3,629 | 2.9 | C+ | C− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Varsity View
Is Varsity View a young town or an old one?
At 46.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 14% of the population and seniors 26%.
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).