#1Swan Valley West
Manitoba · 2,702 peopleOverall B−·#1,353 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
Swan Valley West, #1 on this list · Photo: Svhartje (CC BY-SA 3.0)Manitoba · 2026
Towns with the most civic life in Manitoba
At the other end is St. Clements, with B−. Across Canada, the same list puts Swan Valley West #1 of 2,582. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes 35 places in Manitoba. Swan Valley West tops the list in Manitoba, at A+. Second place goes to Swan River, at A+, and third to Killarney, at A+. The A range holds 177 of the 185 on this list.
Civic life grade: library visits per resident, registered charities per 1,000 residents and the province’s volunteering rate How grades work
#1A+Civic life
#2Swan River
Manitoba · 4,048 peopleOverall C·#1,948 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety D−
#3Killarney
Manitoba · 3,708 peopleOverall B+·#749 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C
All 185, ranked in Manitoba
Best first in Manitoba; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
185 places
#TownCivic lifeCanada rankWhat drives it
1Swan Valley West2,702 peopleA+#1 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
9Wallace-Woodworth2,983 peopleA+#10 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A·lowest: health C
12Winkler16,156 peopleA+#13 of 2,582Strongest: safety A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C−
13Portage la Prairie14,738 peopleA+#14 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: safety D
15Morden11,578 peopleA+#16 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C
16Bifrost-Riverton3,518 peopleA+#18 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: safety D−
18North Norfolk4,084 peopleA+#20 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C+
19WestLake-Gladstone3,604 peopleA+#21 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
23Altona4,989 peopleA+#25 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living B−
25Flin Flon (Part)4,732 peopleA+#27 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk D−
28Carman3,547 peopleA+#30 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living C
32Stony Mountain9,180 peopleA+#34 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B·lowest: health C−
34Portage la Prairie7,359 peopleA#40 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
37Souris2,737 peopleA#124 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk C+
38Cornwallis4,705 peopleA#125 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
39North Cypress-Langford3,234 peopleA#126 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C
40North River Heights7,228 peopleA#146 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: safety D
41Central River Heights2,736 peopleA#147 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D
42Crescentwood3,060 peopleA#148 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A+·lowest: safety D
43Whyte Ridge7,299 peopleA#149 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety D
48Island Lakes4,148 peopleA#154 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D
49Canterbury Park8,744 peopleA#155 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety D
54South River Heights2,632 peopleA#160 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
56River Park South12,304 peopleA#162 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
57Linden Woods11,134 peopleA#163 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
61Springfield North8,327 peopleA#167 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
63Dakota Crossing13,048 peopleA#169 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
69Mandalay West5,423 peopleA#175 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
70West Kildonan Industrial3,678 peopleA#176 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
78North Inkster Industrial3,661 peopleA#184 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
79Shaughnessy Park5,169 peopleA#185 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
84Mission Gardens3,979 peopleA#190 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
85Headingley5,368 peopleA#191 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C−
86Inkster Gardens6,115 peopleA#192 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
90South Tuxedo3,629 peopleA#196 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
92Bridgwater Forest5,076 peopleA#198 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
104Kildonan Drive5,063 peopleA#210 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety D
105North St. Boniface3,358 peopleA#211 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
106Inkster-Faraday3,700 peopleA#212 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
117Silver Heights7,883 peopleA#223 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
122Burrows Central5,565 peopleA#228 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
124Earl Grey5,152 peopleA#230 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
125Norwood East3,881 peopleA#231 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
127Templeton-Sinclair3,987 peopleA#233 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: safety D
132St. Boniface Industrial Park5,252 peopleA#238 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk B+, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
133Leila-McPhillips Triangle3,824 peopleA#239 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
136Kildare-Redonda8,294 peopleA#242 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
137Grant Park2,898 peopleA#243 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
140Mathers2,785 peopleA#246 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
141Tuxedo Industrial2,726 peopleA#247 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income B+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D−
142Broadway-Assiniboine5,871 peopleA#248 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
144Bridgwater Trails11,365 peopleA#250 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk B+, health B+·lowest: safety D
145St. John's8,492 peopleA#251 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
147Brockville2,632 peopleA#253 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
148Rossmere-A13,613 peopleA#254 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
149West Alexander5,161 peopleA#255 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D
151Central St. Boniface7,772 peopleA#257 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
152Burrows-Keewatin2,506 peopleA#258 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
153Valhalla3,153 peopleA#259 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
154William Whyte11,432 peopleA#260 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
155Alpine Place3,721 peopleA#261 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
156Centennial4,483 peopleA#262 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
157Fort Richmond11,563 peopleA#263 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
158North Point Douglas2,670 peopleA#264 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
159Worthington6,093 peopleA#265 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
160Niakwa Place3,461 peopleA#266 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
162West Broadway6,537 peopleA#268 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
163Central Park4,328 peopleA#269 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
164South Portage3,037 peopleA#270 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
165Lac du Bonnet3,592 peopleA−#334 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income D
166Alexander4,032 peopleA−#335 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D−
169Emerson-Franklin2,686 peopleA−#351 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income C−
170De Salaberry4,401 peopleA−#352 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
174Beausejour3,565 peopleA−#382 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B·lowest: cost of living C
176La Salle9,215 peopleA−#409 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health C+
178Lorette13,509 peopleB#552 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A−, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C
179St. Andrews12,021 peopleB#553 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income B+, hazard risk B·lowest: health C−
182Division No. 19, Unorganized3,324 peopleB#851 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D−
183West St. Paul10,796 peopleB#1,078 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: walkability D
184East St. Paul10,321 peopleB−#1,189 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability C−
185St. Clements12,029 peopleB−#1,485 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk B, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
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Photos: Swan Valley West, Svhartje (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Swan River, Svhartje (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Killarney, Jd.101 (CC BY-SA 3.0), 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).