#1Niverville
Manitoba · 7,277 peopleOverall A−·#470 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A, hazard risk A−·lowest: health C+
Niverville, #1 on this list · Photo: Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain)Manitoba · 2026
Fastest-growing towns in Manitoba
The national top 100 holds 8 places from Manitoba. Leading Manitoba on this list is Niverville, at +29.0%. The places after the leader belong to West St. Paul (+24.5%) and Neepawa (+23.3%). Halfway down the list sits Beausejour, at +2.7%. At the other end is Wallace-Woodworth, with −6.8%. Across Canada, the same list puts Niverville #9 of 1,117.
Population change between the 2016 and 2021 censuses, on 2021 boundaries, for places of 2,500 people or more in 2016 (a city’s neighbourhoods have no 2016 count, so they are not on this list) How grades work
#1+29.0% Growth, 2016–2021
#2West St. Paul
Manitoba · 10,796 peopleOverall B·#931 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: walkability D
#3Neepawa
Manitoba · 6,328 peopleOverall A+·#28 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: health B−
All 56, ranked in Manitoba
Best first in Manitoba; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
56 places
#TownGrowth, 2016–2021Canada rankWhat drives it
2West St. Paul10,796 people+24.5%#15 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: walkability D
3Neepawa6,328 people+23.3%#18 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: health B−
4Headingley5,368 people+21.0%#26 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C−
5Alexander4,032 people+15.6%#65 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D−
6Morden11,578 people+14.5%#76 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C
7Lac du Bonnet3,592 people+14.2%#82 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income D
8La Salle9,215 people+13.4%#97 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health C+
9St. Adolphe8,770 people+11.8%#129 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: walkability C
10Ste. Anne6,387 people+11.6%#136 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: walkability D−
11Woodlands4,057 people+11.2%#149 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B·lowest: health D
12Steinbach21,671 people+11.1%#150 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability A−·lowest: safety C−
13Mitchell19,950 people+10.8%#159 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: walkability C+
15North Cypress-Langford3,234 people+9.7%#200 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C
16De Salaberry4,401 people+9.4%#215 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
17Winkler16,156 people+8.6%#255 of 1,117Strongest: safety A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C−
18Stony Mountain9,180 people+7.9%#290 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B·lowest: health C−
19St. Clements12,029 people+6.5%#363 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk B, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
23The Pas5,634 people+5.0%#464 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D−
24Brandon59,444 people+5.0%#468 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety C−
25Stonewall5,443 people+4.9%#470 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C
26WestLake-Gladstone3,604 people+3.8%#552 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
27East St. Paul10,321 people+3.8%#553 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability C−
28Lorette13,509 people+3.0%#610 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C
29Beausejour3,565 people+2.7%#634 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B·lowest: cost of living C
30Killarney3,708 people+2.7%#643 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C
32North Norfolk4,084 people+1.6%#729 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C+
33Cornwallis4,705 people+1.4%#744 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
34Altona4,989 people+1.3%#748 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living B−
35Swan River4,048 people+0.9%#781 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety D−
37Morris3,550 people+0.1%#840 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C
38Dauphin8,587 people−0.0%#845 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, cost of living B−·lowest: safety D−
39Portage la Prairie14,738 people−0.3%#862 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: safety D
40Souris2,737 people−0.6%#896 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk C+
41Cartier3,739 people−0.7%#922 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A−, safety B−·lowest: walkability D
42Flin Flon (Part)4,732 people−1.0%#942 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk D−
43Portage la Prairie7,359 people−1.2%#949 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
44Carman3,547 people−1.6%#965 of 1,117Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living C
45St. Andrews12,021 people−1.6%#966 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income B+, hazard risk B·lowest: health C−
46Bifrost-Riverton3,518 people−1.7%#972 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: safety D−
47Division No. 19, Unorganized3,324 people−2.1%#985 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D−
49Swan Valley West2,702 people−2.5%#1,003 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
50Roblin3,184 people−3.9%#1,047 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D
51Emerson-Franklin2,686 people−3.9%#1,049 of 1,117Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income C−
53Thompson12,917 people−4.7%#1,066 of 1,117Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety D−
56Wallace-Woodworth2,983 people−6.8%#1,095 of 1,117Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A·lowest: health C
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Photos: Niverville, Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain) · West St. Paul, Dig deeper (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Neepawa, Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain), 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).