#1Lorne
Manitoba · 3,022 peopleOverall A+·#5 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A+·lowest: health B−
Lorne, #1 on this list · Photo: DrBeetrootCa (CC BY-SA 4.0)Manitoba · 2026
Best small towns in Manitoba
11 of the 154 on this list grade in the A range. At the other end is Alexander, with D. Across Canada, the same list puts Lorne #5 of 1,524. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes 4 places in Manitoba. Lorne tops the list in Manitoba, at A+. Second place goes to Neepawa, at A+, and third to Dufferin, at A.
Overall grade, the ranked towns under 10,000 How grades work
#1A+Overall
#2Neepawa
Manitoba · 6,328 peopleOverall A+·#28 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: health B−
#3Dufferin
Manitoba · 2,587 peopleOverall A·#128 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: walkability C
All 154, ranked in Manitoba
Best first in Manitoba; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
154 places
#TownOverallCanada rankWhat drives it
6North River Heights7,228 peopleA#158 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: safety D
7Central River Heights2,736 peopleA−#176 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D
9Souris2,737 peopleA−#254 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk C+
10Crescentwood3,060 peopleA−#278 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A+·lowest: safety D
14Altona4,989 peopleB+#392 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living B−
15Whyte Ridge7,299 peopleB+#396 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety D
19La Salle9,215 peopleB+#467 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health C+
20Emerson-Franklin2,686 peopleB+#469 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income C−
21North Norfolk4,084 peopleB+#476 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C+
24Island Lakes4,148 peopleB#501 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D
25Canterbury Park8,744 peopleB#506 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety D
28De Salaberry4,401 peopleB#526 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
31South River Heights2,632 peopleB#571 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
37WestLake-Gladstone3,604 peopleB#635 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
38Springfield North8,327 peopleB#636 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
46Mandalay West5,423 peopleB−#734 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
47West Kildonan Industrial3,678 peopleB−#736 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
49Norwood West2,909 peopleB−#741 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
53Swan Valley West2,702 peopleB−#766 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
56North Inkster Industrial3,661 peopleB−#781 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
57Shaughnessy Park5,169 peopleB−#800 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
58Varsity View2,985 peopleB−#806 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D
63Mission Gardens3,979 peopleB−#842 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
64Flin Flon (Part)4,732 peopleB−#843 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk D−
66Headingley5,368 peopleC+#865 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C−
68Inkster Gardens6,115 peopleC+#881 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
73South Tuxedo3,629 peopleC+#918 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
75Bridgwater Forest5,076 peopleC+#925 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
82Carman3,547 peopleC+#950 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living C
88Portage la Prairie7,359 peopleC#1,021 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
90Kildonan Drive5,063 peopleC#1,025 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety D
91North St. Boniface3,358 peopleC#1,034 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
92Inkster-Faraday3,700 peopleC#1,041 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
96Beausejour3,565 peopleC#1,053 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B·lowest: cost of living C
103Silver Heights7,883 peopleC#1,110 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
106Victoria West3,687 peopleC#1,118 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
107Swan River4,048 peopleC#1,122 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety D−
108Talbot-Grey2,756 peopleC#1,145 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
110Burrows Central5,565 peopleC#1,152 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
111Woodlands4,057 peopleC#1,154 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B·lowest: health D
112East Elmwood3,611 peopleC#1,159 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
113Earl Grey5,152 peopleC#1,161 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
114Norwood East3,881 peopleC#1,167 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
115Lord Roberts5,104 peopleC−#1,169 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
116Templeton-Sinclair3,987 peopleC−#1,170 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: safety D
121St. Boniface Industrial Park5,252 peopleC−#1,216 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk B+, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
122Leila-McPhillips Triangle3,824 peopleC−#1,221 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
123Daniel McIntyre9,584 peopleC−#1,224 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
124Kildare-Redonda8,294 peopleC−#1,234 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
125Grant Park2,898 peopleC−#1,242 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
126Eaglemere3,631 peopleC−#1,248 of 1,524Strongest: health B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
128Mathers2,785 peopleC−#1,255 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
130Stony Mountain9,180 peopleC−#1,259 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B·lowest: health C−
131Tuxedo Industrial2,726 peopleC−#1,272 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income B+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D−
132Broadway-Assiniboine5,871 peopleC−#1,287 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
133St. John's8,492 peopleC−#1,306 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
135Brockville2,632 peopleC−#1,335 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
137West Alexander5,161 peopleD#1,342 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D
138Normand Park5,299 peopleD#1,347 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
139Bifrost-Riverton3,518 peopleD#1,356 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: safety D−
140Central St. Boniface7,772 peopleD#1,374 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
141Burrows-Keewatin2,506 peopleD#1,377 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
142Valhalla3,153 peopleD#1,383 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
143Alpine Place3,721 peopleD#1,411 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
144Centennial4,483 peopleD#1,414 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
145North Point Douglas2,670 peopleD#1,420 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
146Worthington6,093 peopleD#1,425 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
147Lac du Bonnet3,592 peopleD#1,430 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income D
148Niakwa Place3,461 peopleD#1,431 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
150West Broadway6,537 peopleD#1,440 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
151Central Park4,328 peopleD#1,443 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
152Division No. 19, Unorganized3,324 peopleD#1,457 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D−
154Alexander4,032 peopleD#1,467 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D−
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Photos: Lorne, DrBeetrootCa (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Neepawa, Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain) · Dufferin, HS01 (CC BY-SA 4.0), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).