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Macpherson-Grizzly ValleyYukon

It is part of the Whitehorse metro area. The town has 1,634 residents and lies in Yukon.

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Population

1,634

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.8

years · Canadian towns: 45.2

Postsecondary

65%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Macpherson-Grizzly Valley a good place to live?

Where it does best is jobs & income (A−). Crime runs high (D). Owners valued their homes at a median $600,000 in 2021, which is 6.4 years of the typical household’s pay. Walkability is weaker too (D−). Hazards are a real consideration (D).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Macpherson-Grizzly Valley is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.

StrongestA⁻Jobs & incomeWeakestD⁻Walkability DHazard risk

What makes Macpherson-Grizzly Valley stand out

The 3 things Macpherson-Grizzly Valley does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Population growth, 2016 to 2021

Growth

+24% more people than in 2016

Half of Canadian towns are above 4%, half below

Statistics Canada, Census 2016 and 2021

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

67% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Walkability

Behind 98%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: D−.

How Macpherson-Grizzly Valley grades

Each subject compares Macpherson-Grizzly Valley 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 grading works

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.

WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carD⁻Open →Hazard riskAmong the weakest of the towns comparedDOpen →SafetyGraded on crime per residentDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedA⁻Open →Cost of livingWeaker than most of the towns comparedC⁻Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areCOpen →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Yukon: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley is higher than in 93% of Canadian towns

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Government of Yukon, Geomatics Yukon. Some 2.6% of the land within 25 km of Macpherson-Grizzly Valley has burned since 1986; at 0.07% a year that is moderate, not high. In Health Canada’s survey, a fifth of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Macpherson-Grizzly Valley doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Yukon Territory health region.

Moderatewildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley20%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	20%	–	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.12	–	$0.030

$0.12

expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings

Moderate

wildfire band

7.9 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

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WildfireModerate wildfire band · 2.6% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.12 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon20% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety D

Crime runs heavier where Macpherson-Grizzly Valley is policed than in Canadian towns, at an index of 172

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

Violence across its police area runs at 37.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Property crime in its police area ran at 91 per 1,000 residents a year, above Canadian towns (31.2).

172Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023185

2024172

2025159

2023–2025	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	91	–	31.2
Crime Severity Index	172	–	67
Violent crime	37.7	–	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	197	–	86

163

non-violent Crime Severity Index

38%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMacpherson-Grizzly Valley’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety172 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Macpherson-Grizzly Valley’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Macpherson-Grizzly Valley safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Whitehorse detachment area

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁻

A larger share of people aged 15 to 64 are in work in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley than in 92% of Canadian towns

99% of commuters took the car to work at the census. The average trip to work took 29 min, higher than Canadian towns (26 min).

0%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van99%

Census 2021	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Car or van	99%	–	89%
Average trip	29 min	–	26 min

$95,000

median household income, 2020

20%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment3.8% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to495 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Whitehorse

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Climate

Summers stay cool in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley: July afternoons reach 22.3°C, below Canadian towns

A normal January brings 24 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frost comes on 240 days a year, above Canadian towns (159). The coldest nights come in January, when Macpherson-Grizzly Valley averages a low of −23.0°C.

22.3°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−9.5°C

Spring8.3°C

Summer21.3°C

Autumn3.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Days with frost a year	240	–	159
July afternoon high	22.3°C	–	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	322 mm	–	883 mm
January night low	−23.0°C	–	−13.5°C

107 cm

of snow a year

240

days with frost a year

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMacpherson-Grizzly Valley’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 22.3°C, January lows −23.0°C Rain and snow322 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow107 cm of snow a year Weather station6.8 km to the station · Mayo Road

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Mayo Road)

HousingCost of living C⁻

Fewer households own their home in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley than in Canadian towns: 63%

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, lower than Canadian towns (18%).

$600,000median home value, 2021C⁻Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley$600,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Households owning their home	63%	–	74%
Median home value, 2021	$600,000	–	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	18%	–	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	–	18%

$1,030

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$860

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Owners and renters63% own their home Cost of living6.4 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $600,000, against the median household income Renting$1,030 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

HealthHealth C

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley’s health region counts 18% of adults who smoke, above the typical Canadian town’s 12%

Lives here run to 79.2 years on average, below Canadian towns (81.5). Across the region, 55% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Yukon (55%). What sets Macpherson-Grizzly Valley apart within its region is distance: 26 km to a hospital on average, over 30 km for just over a third of residents.

55%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley55%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Smokers	18%	–	12%
Life expectancy at birth	79.2	–	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	15%	–	17%
Very good or excellent health	55%	–	52%

79.2

years of life expectancy, 2014/2016

26 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

18%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

26 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMacpherson-Grizzly Valley’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey55% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 26 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.8, men 76.5 Conditions and habits15% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2014/2016; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Yukon health region, not by town

Schools

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley’s teenagers travel 14 km to the nearest high school

Young children have 7.6 km to the nearest elementary school, higher than Canadian towns (0.5 km).

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Hidden Valley Elementary SchoolNearest elementary school, 1.4 kmElementary	Elementary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Nearest secondary school	14 km	–	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	7.6 km	–	0.5 km

14 km

to the nearest secondary school

7.6 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in French · 9% of schools in Yukon Questions“What schools are there in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Yukon, because the province publishes no results school by school.

Weather

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley in November: highs near −6°C, lows near −14°C

About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. November normally sees 20 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Whitehorse forecast, on the Weather page.

−6°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November−6°C

December−11°C

January−12°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−10°C	−21°C	55 mm
Spring	8°C	−7°C	39 mm
Summer	21°C	6°C	146 mm
Autumn	4°C	−6°C	83 mm

−14°C

a normal November night

20 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Mayo Road); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Brendan Hanley (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Yukon, the riding that includes Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

For local government, Macpherson-Grizzly Valley is an unorganized.

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Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic life

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley has no public library of its own; the nearest is Whitehorse Public Library, 21 km away

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Yukon, so this page has none for Macpherson-Grizzly Valley.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

More of Macpherson-Grizzly Valley’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Canadian towns: 16%

15% speak both English and French, higher than Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.

42.8median age

Macpherson-Grizzly ValleyYukonCanada

YukonCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification65%

Women and men · all residents

48.5% of Macpherson-Grizzly Valley’s residents are women

745 women and 790 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.

Who lives in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley
	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Under 15	15%	–	16%
15 to 64	67%	–	64%
65+	18%	–	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	–	16%
Postsecondary qualification	65%	–	56%

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Immigrants12% are immigrants · 3% belong to a visible minority Ages42.8 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households715 households · 2.2 people per household English and French15% speak both · 0.3% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Yukon and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park, Chasàn Chùa, is 4.5 km from Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

One protected area is close by. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Kluane National Park Reserve, at 68 km. OpenStreetMap shows 2 walking routes nearby, including the Dawson Overland Trail and Yukon Wildlide Preserve. There is a beach within 5 km, unnamed on the map.

0%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Macpherson-Grizzly Valley0%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Macpherson-Grizzly Valley	Yukon	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	–	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	–	4

68 km

to Kluane National Park Reserve

4.5 km

to Chasàn Chùa

beach within 5 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas1 protected area within 10 km · Chasàn Chùa National & provincial parks68 km to a national park · Kluane National Park Reserve Footpaths & routes2 named routes · Dawson Overland Trail

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Nearby attractions

Eclipse Nordic Hot Springs and 5 more within 40 km

2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Macpherson-Grizzly Valley; with them, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

AttractionAttractionEclipse Nordic Hot Springsin town

MuseumYukon Beringia Interpretive Centre21 km south

Art galleryYukon Arts Centre17 km south

MuseumMacBride Museum of Yukon History21 km south

Museum · Parks CanadaS.S. Klondike22 km south ZooZooYukon Wildlife Preservein town

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre: Hans-Jürgen Hübner, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Yukon Arts Centre: 117Avenue, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
MacBride Museum of Yukon History: dvs from Vermont, USA, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
S.S. Klondike: Sloan G. / Gareth Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

15pages on Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

The big questions

SafetyDCrime Severity Index 172 Housing & costC⁻Homes 6.4 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 79.2 in its region Work & commuteA⁻67% of adults in work Natural hazardsDWildfire band: moderate

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 22°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Questions about Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

Who are the people of Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?

3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 16% have an Indigenous identity and 12% are immigrants.

Has Macpherson-Grizzly Valley grown?

It added people: 1,245 in 2016, 1,540 in 2021, 23.7% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,634.

What kind of homes are in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley?

Single-detached houses make up 87% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 34% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Do people in Macpherson-Grizzly Valley speak French?

15% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0.3% speak French but not English.

About Macpherson-Grizzly Valley

Town in Yukon

Every figure TownRatings gives for Macpherson-Grizzly Valley covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Yukon.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,634 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Yukon
Census division: Yukon
Metro area: Whitehorse
Census subdivision: 6001059

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).