PineyManitoba
It is part of Division No. 1, a census division. 1,937 people call this town in Manitoba home.
Is Piney a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−). Where it falls short is jobs & income (D−). Natural hazards weigh more here (D−). Health is a weak point (C).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Piney gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years.
How Piney grades
Each subject compares Piney with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Piney gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Piney stand out
The 3 things Piney does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Piney.
Trips to work from Piney take longer than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 31 min on average
The car took 90% of commuters, near both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Piney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 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.
For hazard risk, Piney gets a D−
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. Radon is about average around Piney: 9.7% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Wildfire is a real hazard of the town: 13% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, 0.50% a year, in the high band. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the South Eastman health region, Piney included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Piney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 9.7% | 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
One school serves Piney: Pineland Colony School
Elementary school is 43 km away at the nearest, above both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pineland Colony SchoolIn PineyAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Piney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 43 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 43 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in Manitoba.
Renting in Piney costs 11% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns
The median home value was $190,000, below Manitoba’s towns ($300,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000) alike. Home ownership covers 83% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Piney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 11% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 75% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $190,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
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.
Residents of Piney live 50 km from the nearest hospital on average
The survey counts 13% of adults as smokers, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (10%) and Canadian towns (12%). In the health survey, 51% of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.7, women 82.9 and men 78.7 (2022/2024). Piney 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 | Piney | 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
July afternoons in Piney reach 25.1°C (Manitoba towns 25.8°C, Canadian towns 25.5°C)
The most precipitation falls in June: 101 mm in a normal year. In January the thermometer sinks to −22.1°C overnight, near Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) and lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). The frost-free season runs from 24 May to 19 September, 117 days. Most of the snow comes in December, about 29 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Piney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −22.1°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 198 | 193 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 643 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.1°C | 25.8°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Indian Bay)
More of Piney’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 23%
16% are under 15, lower than Manitoba’s towns (17%) and near Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up just over a quarter of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
48.4% of Piney’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 890 women to 950 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Piney | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 26% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 28% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 35% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Piney runs from −8°C to freezing
Rain and snow over a typical November come to 36 mm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −7°C and lows of −17°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Sprague.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −20°C | 73 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −4°C | 131 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 264 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | 0°C | 175 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Indian Bay); the forecast is on the Weather page
Ted Falk took Provencher in 2021 by 15,823 votes, more than the margin in 80% of ridings
Piney’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba isn’t named: the licence for the province’s boundary file couldn’t be read, so it isn’t used.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library is mapped in or near Piney
Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in Manitoba, so this page has none for Piney.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Watson P. Davidson Wildlife Management Area begins at the edge of Piney
Whiteshell Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 41 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. OpenStreetMap shows 3 unnamed beaches within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Piney | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 10 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.5% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Piney
About Piney
Town in Manitoba
Every figure TownRatings gives for Piney covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Manitoba.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,937 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 1
- Census subdivision
- 4601039
Questions about Piney
Who are the people of Piney?
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 23% have an Indigenous identity and 11% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Piney?
Single-detached houses make up 88% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.
Is Piney growing?
It grew from 1,726 people in 2016 to 1,843 in 2021, up 6.8%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,937.
How old are the people of Piney?
At 50.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 26%.
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).