GreyManitoba
It lies in Division No. 9. In Manitoba, this town has 2,655 residents.
Is Grey a good place to live?
Crime is low (A+). Grey grades A overall and ranks #5 of 181 in Manitoba. On that grade it does better than 90% of Canadian towns. Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−). The rest of its grades are middling: C+ for health, C+ for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
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.
How Grey grades
Each subject compares Grey 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 Grey stand out
The 3 things Grey does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grey.
The police who cover Grey record less serious crime than Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 27
These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Grey itself
Property crime in its police area ran at 8.7 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2). Its police area records 4.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.7 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 27 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 39 | 198 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 4.6 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the Carman Area detachment area
Rent takes less of local pay in Grey than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Households that own their home make up 87%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 87% | 75% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Of Grey’s 3 schools, one teaches in French
An elementary school stands 9.3 km from the centre, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École communautaire Gilbert-Rosset FrenchIn GreyAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 6 | 3 |
| Nearest elementary school | 9.3 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 9.3 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
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.
Grey has colder winter nights than 86% of Canadian towns
Frost comes on 184 days a year, about level with Manitoba’s towns (193) and above Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 28 September, lie 130 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 34 cm. June is the wettest month, with 80 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Precipitation a year | 493 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −19.1°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 184 | 193 | 159 |
| July afternoon high | 25.4°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Portage Southport)
Children make up 23% of Grey, above Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 9.7% of residents, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) yet higher than Canadian towns (2.8%). Retirement age and beyond: 18% of residents are 65 or older.
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 47.9% of Grey
By the 2021 count the town had 1,205 women and 1,310 men, while Canada has 50.9% women.
| Grey | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 23% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 60% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 22% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 41% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Around Grey, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Smoking takes in 13% of adults, age-standardised, above Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. Life expectancy in the region is 80.7 years (82.9 for women, 78.7 for men, 2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Grey’s is long: 13 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. Grey doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Southern Health Region.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Working-age people in Grey have jobs more often than in 70% of Canadian towns
On average, the journey to work lasts 27 min. 84% of commuters drove, below both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 84% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
A normal November in Grey runs from −8°C to freezing
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Carman forecast. Then December: −7°C by day, −16°C at night. A typical November adds 22 cm of snow. Expect about 25 mm of rain and snow over November.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −17°C | 55 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 132 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 13°C | 193 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | 0°C | 114 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Portage Southport); the forecast is on the Weather page
Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Portage—Lisgar, the riding that includes Grey
Without a readable licence for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba’s ridings map, Grey isn’t placed in a riding here.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Grey’s public library is Bibliothèque St. Claude Library
It sits 9.5 km from the centre of Grey.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land at Grey’s edge: Portage Sandhills Wildlife Management Area
For a provincial park, Beaudry Provincial Park lies 18 km off. 8.2 km out lies the largest, Whitemud Watershed Wildlife Management Area, at 5,445 ha. Within 10 km of the town, 0.6% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. There is no national park within 100 km of the town.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.6% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Around Grey, 43% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.005 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study for Grey.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Grey | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests published for the Central health region, not by town
Everything we know about Grey
Famous people from around Grey
2 notable people were born in Grey; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Corinne Schroeder: johnmac612, CC BY-SA 2.0
About Grey
Town in Manitoba
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Grey is one census subdivision in Manitoba, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,655 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 9
- Census subdivision
- 4609018
Grey’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Grey
Who are the people of Grey?
At the 2021 census, 8% were immigrants and 3% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 10% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Do people in Grey speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 26% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0.2%.
What kind of homes are in Grey?
Single-detached houses make up 88% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 28% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.
Is Grey growing?
It lost people: 2,648 in 2016, 2,517 in 2021, 4.9% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,655.
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).