GrasslandManitoba
In Manitoba, this town has 1,635 residents. Its census division is Division No. 5.
Is Grassland a good place to live?
Where it does best is cost of living (A+). Fewer journeys need a car (B+). Health is a weak point (C). Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B for jobs & income and C+ for hazard risk.
Grassland 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. No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. 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 Grassland grades
Each subject compares Grassland with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Grassland is graded subject by subject, but Canadian towns need 2,500 residents for an overall grade.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Grassland stand out
The 3 things Grassland does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grassland.
Rent takes less of local pay in Grassland than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income
Home ownership covers 84% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Grassland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 84% | 75% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 15% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Grassland’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.7 years: life expectancy 78.8
The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 51%; Manitoba as a whole is at 51%. Smoking takes in 15% of adults, age-standardised, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). Measured from where Grassland’s residents live, the nearest hospital is 11 km away, beyond the typical 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Grassland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 10% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.8 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: one figure for all of the Prairie Mountain Health Region
Dry weather: only 422 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Grassland, less than on 94% of Canadian towns
January nights fall to −19.9°C on average, above Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) but below Canadian towns (−13.5°C). For the wettest month, look to June: 82 mm on average. Most of the snow comes in December, about 29 cm. Gardeners get 125 frost-free days, from 19 May to 22 September.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Grassland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 422 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −19.9°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 194 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Melita)
Trips to work from Grassland are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 22 min on average
By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Grassland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Children make up 23% of Grassland, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
A fifth of residents are 65 or over, above Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up nearly one in ten residents, below Manitoba’s towns (12%) but above 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 48.7% of Grassland
Census 2021 put women at 770 and men at 810; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Grassland | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 46% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Around Grassland, 35% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
Flood mapping exists: 2 studies, most recently by Manitoba Infrastructure. Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Wildfire is rare near Grassland: 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.004% a year.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Grassland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 35% | 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 radon tests figures: the Assiniboine health region
Grassland’s one school is Hartney School
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hartney SchoolIn GrasslandAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in Manitoba? The province publishes no results school by school.
A normal November in Grassland runs from −9°C to 1°C
Snowfall in a normal November: 21 cm. The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −17°C nights. November normally sees 16 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Souris is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −18°C | 39 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 110 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 188 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | −1°C | 84 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Melita); the forecast is on the Weather page
Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Brandon—Souris, the riding that includes Grassland
Of the 14 Commons seats from Manitoba, the Conservative Party of Canada holds 7.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Grassland’s public library is Grassland Public Library
The library is 0.2 km from the centre of Grassland.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land at Grassland’s edge: Souris River Bend Wildlife Management Area
Within 10 km of the town, 1.2% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. Whitewater Lake Wildlife Management Area (2,850 ha) is the biggest, 8.7 km from town. The nearest provincial park, Criddle/Vane Homestead Provincial Park, is 28 km away.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Grassland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.2% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Grassland keeps its older homes: 38% from before 1961
| Heritage | Grassland | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 38% | 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 Grassland
Famous people from Grassland
6 notable people were born in Grassland.
About Grassland
Town in Manitoba
For Grassland, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Manitoba, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,635 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 5
- Census subdivision
- 4605062
Questions about Grassland
What kind of homes are in Grassland?
Single-detached houses make up 90% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 29% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
Is Grassland growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,561 to 1,583 residents (up 1.4%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 1,635.
How old are the people of Grassland?
At 38.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).