PipestoneManitoba
A town of 1,378 in Manitoba. It lies in Division No. 6.
Is Pipestone a good place to live?
Pipestone’s strongest subject is cost of living (A). Health is a weak point (C+).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Pipestone 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. 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 Pipestone grades
Each subject compares Pipestone 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, Pipestone gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Pipestone stand out
The 3 things Pipestone does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Pipestone.
Rent takes less of local pay in Pipestone than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 13% of household income
83% of households own their home.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Pipestone | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 13% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 75% | 74% |
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.
The nearest high school to Pipestone is 32 km away
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wambdi Iyotaka SchoolIn PipestoneElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Pipestone | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 32 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 32 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Manitoba: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Commuters in Pipestone have a short way to work, 20 min on average, less than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Pipestone | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 20 min | 24 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.
Pipestone’s region trails the typical Canadian town by 2.7 years: life expectancy 78.8
Residents have 6.1 km to cover to reach a hospital, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 12% for Manitoba. Across the region, 51% of adults say their health is very good or excellent, much as in Manitoba (51%).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Pipestone | 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 · Not measured by town: health survey and life expectancy (the Prairie Mountain Health Region)
Precipitation in Pipestone trails that of 94% of Canadian towns: 422 mm a year
In January the thermometer sinks to −19.9°C overnight, higher than Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) yet lower than Canadian towns (−13.5°C). Rain and snow peak in June, at 82 mm. Between the last spring frost, 19 May, and the first in autumn, 22 September, lie 125 days. Snow peaks in December: 26 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Pipestone | 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)
Radon is Pipestone’s main hazard: 35% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline
Manitoba Infrastructure has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Seismic risk runs low: $0.006 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Assiniboine health region, with Pipestone one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Pipestone | 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
Pipestone in November: highs near 1°C, lows near −9°C
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Melita forecast. By December, a normal day reaches −7°C and a night falls to −17°C. Precipitation in November averages 16 mm.
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) represents Pipestone in Ottawa as MP for Brandon—Souris
The Conservative Party of Canada has 7 of the 14 MPs elected in Manitoba.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Pipestone has one public library, Reston District Library
It sits 0.2 km from the centre of Pipestone.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A town of families: 20% of people in Pipestone are under 15, more than in both Manitoba’s towns and Canadian towns
Retirement age and beyond: just over a fifth of residents are 65 or older. 2.2% of residents belong to a visible minority, below both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (15%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of Pipestone’s residents are women
Here the census found 715 men and 710 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.
| Pipestone | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 58% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 22% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 32% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 37% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Pipestone touches Fish and Wildlife Development Fund
No national park lies within 100 km. Protected areas cover 0.9% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. Cannington Manor Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 45 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Pipestone | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 2 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.9% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Pipestone
Famous people from Pipestone
4 notable people were born in Pipestone.
About Pipestone
Town in Manitoba
Every figure TownRatings gives for Pipestone 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
- 1,378 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 6
- Census subdivision
- 4606023
Questions about Pipestone
Who are the people of Pipestone?
Visible minorities are 2% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 6%, and Indigenous people 11%.
What kind of homes are in Pipestone?
84% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more.
Is Pipestone growing?
It went from 1,458 people in 2016 to 1,422 in 2021, down 2.5%, while the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,378.
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).