Waverley HeightsWinnipeg
It is one of 128 neighbourhoods of Winnipeg. With 5,252 residents, it is a neighbourhood in Winnipeg.
Is Waverley Heights a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. Waverley Heights’s overall grade is C+, better than nearly two fifths of Canadian towns. That places it #95 of 181 in Manitoba. Crime is the sore point (D). Homes are dear (C). Fewer journeys need a car (A+). People here tend to be in good health (B+).
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 Waverley Heights grades
Each subject compares Waverley 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 Waverley Heights stand out
The 3 things Waverley Heights does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Waverley Heights.
Waverley Heights earns a D for safety
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 129 over 2023–25, near Manitoba’s towns (129) and higher than Canadian towns (67). Where it is policed, 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. The force’s area logs 58.8 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Nobody publishes Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for Waverley Heights alone, so this card uses the figure for the Winnipeg service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Waverley 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
Half the owned homes in Waverley Heights are worth more than $352,000, half less
Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom
Households that own their home make up 77%. 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than Manitoba’s towns (15%) and near Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Waverley Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 18% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 77% | 75% | 74% |
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.
Life expectancy around Waverley Heights is 80.0 years, 1.5 less than for the typical Canadian town
About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across Manitoba, 52% against 51%. Smoking is rarer than in the province: 10% of adults, against 12% for Manitoba. For Waverley Heights itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.1 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Waverley 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 · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region, not by town
Wildfire low, radon 12%: how Waverley Heights stands on hazards
Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Flood mapping: none on the national inventory for Waverley Heights. For earthquake risk, the only official count covers all of the city of Winnipeg, Waverley Heights included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Waverley 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 · Not measured by town: radon tests (the Winnipeg health region)
Midwinter lows in Waverley Heights sink below those of 95% of Canadian towns
Precipitation totals 519 mm a year, near Manitoba’s towns (519 mm) and lower than Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 22 September, 122 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm. The most precipitation falls in July: 77 mm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Waverley 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))
Households in Waverley Heights have higher incomes than those in 79% of Canadian towns
Commutes averaged 25 min, higher than Manitoba’s towns (24 min) and near Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Waverley Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 25 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.
Visible minorities make up more of Waverley Heights than of Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 46%
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.3% of residents, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) but above Canadian towns (2.8%). 16% of residents are 65 or over. One measure of family life: 16% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.2% of Waverley Heights’ residents are women
Here the census found 2,725 men and 2,535 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Waverley Heights | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 67% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 16% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 9.6% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 57% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Waverley Heights, November normally means freezing afternoons and −9°C nights
Expect around 21 cm of snow in November. A normal December brings highs of −8°C, lows of −17°C. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 25 mm. July brings the warmest days, 26°C; January the coldest nights, −21°C.
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
Terry Duguid (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Winnipeg South, the riding that includes Waverley Heights
Waverley Heights is a Winnipeg neighbourhood, so city council decides its local matters.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Waverley Heights is Pembina Trail Library, 1.9 km away
After it comes Eckhardt-Gramatté Music Library (Normand Park), 2.6 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Waverley Heights has 22 public protected areas within 10 km
No national park lies within 100 km. A provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park, lies 20 km away. Biggest among them: Assiniboine Forest, 286 ha, 4.6 km off. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Waverley Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 22 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.7% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The schools around Waverley Heights answer to 9 boards
Its 3 km reach takes in 21 elementary schools, 8 secondary schools and 2 schools for every grade, all of Waverley Heights’s schooling.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arthur A. Leach Junior HighIn Waverley HeightsElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| St. Maurice School CatholicNearest secondary school, 0.3 kmAll grades | All grades | – | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Waverley Heights | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 9 | 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 Waverley Heights
Gallery One One One and 16 more in and around Waverley Heights
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Waverley Heights, the best known first.
Museum · Parks CanadaRiel House1.5 km outside town, to the east
MuseumManitoba Electrical Museum2.8 km outside town, to the north
MuseumSt. Vital Historical Society4.8 km outside town, to the northeastMuseumMuseumRobert B. Ferguson Museum of Mineralogy1.5 km outside town, to the eastAttractionAttractionFortWhyte Alive3.3 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- Riel House: Hans-Jürgen Hübner, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Manitoba Electrical Museum: Wtshymanski, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Vital Historical Society: w:en:NellieBly, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Waverley Heights
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Waverley Heights 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
- 5,252 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Waverley Heights’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverley Heights | 5,252 | — | C+ | C | D | B+ |
| Montcalm | 5,676 | 1 | D | D− | D | B+ |
| Fairfield Park | 4,578 | 1.2 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Bridgwater Forest | 5,076 | 1.2 | C+ | C | D | B+ |
| Pembina Strip | 4,715 | 2.3 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Fort Richmond | 11,563 | 2.7 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Whyte Ridge | 7,299 | 2.9 | B+ | A− | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Waverley Heights
Is Waverley Heights a young town or an old one?
The median resident is 35.9 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 16% are 65 or over.
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).