RiversideWindsor
This neighbourhood in Windsor has a population of 21,828. It is one of 16 neighbourhoods of Windsor.
Is Riverside a good place to live?
Riverside’s overall C− puts it #748 of 858 in Ontario. Set against the rest, it does better than just over a fifth of Canadian towns. Cost of living is its weak spot (D). Safety lags (C+). Also worth knowing: people here tend to be in good health (B). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for schools and B for walkability.
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. 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 Riverside grades
Each subject compares Riverside 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 Riverside stand out
The 3 things Riverside does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Riverside.
Measured against local pay, Riverside costs more to live in than 89% of Canadian towns
Rent took nearly a quarter of household income, higher than both Ontario’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (20%). Owners make up nearly two thirds of households. For rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, the only official count covers all of the Windsor metro area, Riverside included.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 66% | 76% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 24% | 22% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $396,000 | $695,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 22% | 22% | 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.
Riverside has warmer summers than Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: July afternoons reach 29.2°C
Snow totals 107 cm over the year, below Ontario’s towns (146 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm) alike. On a January night, the temperature in Riverside falls to about −6.3°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 33 cm. Between the last spring frost, 24 April, and the first in autumn, 27 October, lie 186 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 29.2°C | 26.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −6.3°C | −9.1°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 113 | 139 | 159 |
| Snowfall a year | 107 cm | 146 cm | 141 cm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Windsor Riverside)
Trips to work from Riverside are shorter than from Ontario’s towns or Canadian towns: 20 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 29 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.
For safety, Riverside gets a C+
The index for the force that serves it came to 79, above Ontario’s towns (56) and Canadian towns (67) alike. For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 39.6 property crimes are reported each year. Riverside shares its Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers with the rest of the Windsor service area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 39.6 | 30.5 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 79 | 56 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 95 | 76 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Flood mapping exists for Riverside: 2 on record, latest by Essex Region Conservation Authority / County of Essex
14% of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, higher than both Ontario’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Riverside as in most places, at $0.019 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Little of the land around Riverside has burned: 0.2% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.008% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 14% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.019 | $0.043 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Not measured by town: earthquake risk (the city of Windsor)
52% of adults around Riverside rate their health very good or excellent
Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Windsor-Essex County Health Unit
A baby born in the region can expect 81.3 years, 83.5 for a girl and 79.2 for a boy (2022/2024). Smoking takes in just over one in ten adults, age-standardised, above Ontario’s towns (10%) and close to Canadian towns (12%). Closer to home, a hospital is 5.1 km from the average resident of Riverside, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.3 | 82.8 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 12% | 10% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 52% | 51% | 52% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
10,305 households and a median age of 47.5: who lives in Riverside
Visible minorities make up 15% of the population, lower than Ontario’s towns (26%) and near Canadian towns (15%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 2.1% of residents, above Ontario’s towns (1.6%) but below 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
51.6% of Riverside’s residents are women
10,550 men and 11,260 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Riverside | Ontario | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 65% | 64% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 14% | 15% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 56% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Ontario and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
In Riverside, November normally means 10°C afternoons and 2°C nights
By December, a normal day reaches 3°C and a night falls to −3°C. Snow is normal by November, about 5 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 71 mm. Over the year, July is warmest at 29°C by day and January coldest at −6°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 2°C | −5°C | 197 mm |
| Spring | 15°C | 4°C | 247 mm |
| Summer | 28°C | 17°C | 258 mm |
| Autumn | 17°C | 8°C | 233 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Windsor Riverside); the forecast is on the Weather page
One councillor per 24,510 residents: Windsor is more thinly represented than 97% of Ontario municipalities
Riverside sends one MP to Ottawa from Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Kathy Borrelli (Conservative Party of Canada).
| Turnout | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal election, 2022 | 32% | 31% | 31% |
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Riverside Library logs 2.1 visits per person served, fewer than four in five Ontario’s town libraries
Riverside Library serves the whole of Windsor, so the library figures on this page are the city’s: 234,219 people, Riverside among them.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Riverside’s schools belong to 4 boards that cover the same streets
The largest is St Joseph's High School, with 1,325 students. Results are mixed: 8 of 28 schools above the middle in Ontario, 12 below it. Schooling in French is on offer at 3 of 29; in Ontario, 10% of schools teach in it. 14,430 students attend the 24 elementary schools and 5 secondary schools in or within 3 km of Riverside.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| St John Vianney Catholic School CatholicLargest elementary schoolElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 895 | English Catholic |
| St Joseph's High School CatholicLargest secondary schoolSecondary · Grades 9–12 | Secondary · Grades 9–12 | 1,325 | English Catholic |
| École élémentaire catholique Georges P Vanier FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 395 | French Catholic |
| St Rose Catholic School CatholicResults in the top fifth in OntarioElementary · Grades JK–8 | Elementary · Grades JK–8 | 345 | English Catholic |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 4 | 4 | 3 |
Provincial school lists and results, 2024-25
Within 50 km of Riverside: Point Pelee National Park
10 km from town is Ojibway Prairie Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park. For a swim, Sandpoint Beach is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 2.3% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 4 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Older housing stands out in Riverside: 39% predates 1961
| Heritage | Riverside | Ontario | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 22% | 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 Riverside
Serbian Heritage Museum and 3 more in and around Riverside
Sights in Riverside and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.
MuseumSerbian Heritage Museum200 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumCanada South Science City3.5 km outside town, to the westHeritage railwayHeritage railwaySpirit of Windsor Engine 55884.9 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumThe Windsor Wood Carving Museum4.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Serbian Heritage Museum: Orionsresearch, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
About Riverside
Neighbourhood in Windsor
No official boundary marks Riverside off from the rest of Windsor: TownRatings draws it from the census’s dissemination areas and takes its name from the city’s map or OpenStreetMap.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 21,828 (people, 2021 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Ontario
- City
- Windsor
- Census subdivision
- 3537039
Riverside’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riverside | 21,828 | — | C− | D | C+ | B |
| East Windsor | 20,876 | 2.6 | D | D | C+ | B |
| East Riverside | 15,758 | 3.1 | B− | C | C+ | B |
| Fontainebleau | 11,567 | 3.2 | C− | D | C+ | B |
| Forest Glade | 21,328 | 3.5 | C | D | C+ | B |
| South Walkerville | 6,129 | 5.5 | C+ | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Walkerville | 19,541 | 5.7 | D | D | C+ | 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).