Windsor ParkWinnipeg
A neighbourhood of 12,523 in Winnipeg. Winnipeg is split into 128 neighbourhoods, and this is one.
Is Windsor Park a good place to live?
Windsor Park’s grades pull in different directions. Safety lags (D). Walkability is its strong suit (A). At $320,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 3.8 times local household income. Put together, the subjects come to a C overall, better than a third of Canadian towns. The ranking puts it #111 of 181 in Manitoba.
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 Windsor Park grades
Each subject compares Windsor Park 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 Windsor Park stand out
The 2 things Windsor Park does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Windsor Park.
Windsor Park’s grade for safety: a D
Shared with the rest of the Winnipeg service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 198, near Manitoba’s towns (198) and higher than Canadian towns (86). Its police area records 18 violent incidents per 1,000 residents 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 | Windsor Park | 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, Windsor Park costs more to live in than four in five Canadian towns
14% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Home ownership covers 71% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Windsor Park | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 14% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 71% | 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. · 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 Windsor Park stands on hazards
Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study for Windsor Park. Windsor Park shares its earthquake risk numbers with the rest of the city of Winnipeg.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Windsor Park | 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)
People in Windsor Park’s health region live to 80.0 on average, 1.5 years short of the typical Canadian town
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Winnipeg-Churchill Health Region
What sets Windsor Park apart within its region is distance, and at 4.2 km to a hospital it is ordinary (3.7 km typical). At 10%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 12% for Manitoba. On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 52% very good or excellent, 51% for Manitoba.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Windsor Park | 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
Windsor Park has higher household incomes than 64% of Canadian towns
A trip to work takes 23 min on average. 86% of commuters drove, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Windsor Park | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 86% | 87% | 89% |
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.
January in Windsor Park bites harder than in 95% of Canadian towns
Frosty days number 193 in a normal year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 23 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 122 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 27 cm. Rain and snow peak in July, at 77 mm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Windsor Park | 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 Windsor Park’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 18%
22% speak both English and French, above Manitoba’s towns (7.2%) and Canadian towns (7.5%) alike. Visible minorities make up 20% of the population, higher than 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 51.1% of Windsor Park
Women numbered 6,400 and men 6,125 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Windsor Park | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around freezing in Windsor Park, nights around −9°C
About 21 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 25 mm of rain and snow over November. Then December: −8°C by day, −17°C at night. 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
St. Boniface—St. Vital, which takes in Windsor Park, is held by Ginette Lavack (Liberal Party of Canada)
7 of the 14 MPs from Manitoba belong to the Conservative Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Windsor Park has one public library, Windsor Park Library
The library is 1 km from the centre of Windsor Park.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Seine River Corridor reaches Windsor Park
Assiniboine Forest (286 ha) is the biggest, 9.3 km from town. For a provincial park, Birds Hill Provincial Park lies 18 km off. Within 10 km of the town, 0.8% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Windsor Park | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 19 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.8% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Windsor Park’s schools come under 9 different boards
Taken together, Windsor Park and its 3 km edge hold 37 elementary schools, 13 secondary schools and 3 schools for every grade. In French: 5 of the 53 schools, where in Manitoba the share is 3%.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École HowdenIn Windsor ParkElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Collège BéliveauIn Windsor ParkSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Lacerte FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Windsor Park | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 9 | 6 | 3 |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Manitoba aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
Windsor Park keeps its older homes: 39% from before 1961
| Heritage | Windsor Park | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 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 Windsor Park
Canadian Museum for Human Rights and 49 more in and around Windsor Park
What there is to see in Windsor Park and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
MuseumCanadian Museum for Human Rights2.6 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralSaint Boniface Cathedral2.1 km outside town, to the northwest
Art galleryWinnipeg Art Gallery3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
CathedralSt. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg3.3 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumUkrainian Cultural and Educational Centre3.7 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumWinnipeg Railway Museum2.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights: Ethan Sahagun, CC BY 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Saint Boniface Cathedral: Dondon83~commonswiki, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Art Gallery: Cayla at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Mary's Cathedral, Winnipeg: NellieBly, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre: Ccyyrree, CC0, Wikimedia Commons
- Winnipeg Railway Museum: Milorad Dimic MD, Nis, Serbia, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Windsor Park
Neighbourhood in Winnipeg
Windsor Park 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
- 12,523 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- City
- Winnipeg
- Census subdivision
- 4611040
Windsor Park’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor Park | 12,523 | — | C | C− | D | B+ |
| Southdale | 8,210 | 1.7 | B | B− | D | B |
| Niakwa Place | 3,461 | 2.1 | D | D | D | B+ |
| Alpine Place | 3,721 | 2.1 | D | C− | D | B+ |
| Glenwood | 6,617 | 2.3 | B− | C | D | B+ |
| St. George | 4,254 | 3.1 | C+ | C | D | B+ |
| Norwood East | 3,881 | 3.2 | C | D | D | B+ |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Windsor Park
Do people in Windsor Park speak French?
Many do: 22% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0.6% speak French only.
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).