#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
Towns with the lowest hazard risk in Manitoba
Of the 185 on the list, 9 earn an A. The list ends with Flin Flon (Part), at D−. Niverville is #635 of 2,589 on the list for all of Canada. No place in Manitoba makes the national top 100 on this list. First place in Manitoba goes to Niverville, with A−. St. Adolphe takes second place with A−; Emerson-Franklin is third with A−.
Hazard risk grade: earthquake loss and radon, with high wildfire as a ceiling How grades work
#1A−Hazard risk
#2St. Adolphe
Manitoba · 8,770 peopleOverall B+·#741 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: walkability C
#3Emerson-Franklin
Manitoba · 2,686 peopleOverall B+·#822 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income 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
#TownHazard riskCanada rankWhat drives it
3Emerson-Franklin2,686 peopleA−#638 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income C−
4De Salaberry4,401 peopleA−#639 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
6Lorette13,509 peopleA−#641 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C
9East St. Paul10,321 peopleA−#879 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability C−
10North River Heights7,228 peopleB+#940 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: safety D
11Central River Heights2,736 peopleB+#941 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D
12Crescentwood3,060 peopleB+#942 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A+·lowest: safety D
13Whyte Ridge7,299 peopleB+#943 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety D
15Tyndall Park12,393 peopleB+#945 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability A·lowest: safety D
18Island Lakes4,148 peopleB+#948 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D
19Canterbury Park8,744 peopleB+#949 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety D
22West St. Paul10,796 peopleB+#952 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: walkability D
25South River Heights2,632 peopleB+#955 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
27River Park South12,304 peopleB+#957 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
28Linden Woods11,134 peopleB+#958 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
31Amber Trails9,256 peopleB+#961 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
32Springfield North8,327 peopleB+#962 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
33Sargent Park6,242 peopleB+#963 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
34Dakota Crossing13,048 peopleB+#964 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
40Mandalay West5,423 peopleB+#970 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
41West Kildonan Industrial3,678 peopleB+#971 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
43Norwood West2,909 peopleB+#973 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
49North Inkster Industrial3,661 peopleB+#979 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
50Shaughnessy Park5,169 peopleB+#980 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
51Varsity View2,985 peopleB+#981 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D
55Mission Gardens3,979 peopleB+#985 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
56Inkster Gardens6,115 peopleB+#986 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
60South Tuxedo3,629 peopleB+#990 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
62Bridgwater Forest5,076 peopleB+#992 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
71King Edward7,190 peopleB+#1,001 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
72Richmond West6,114 peopleB+#1,002 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
74Kildonan Drive5,063 peopleB+#1,004 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety D
75North St. Boniface3,358 peopleB+#1,005 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
76Inkster-Faraday3,700 peopleB+#1,006 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
78Wolseley8,127 peopleB+#1,008 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
80Windsor Park12,523 peopleB+#1,010 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
83Munroe West2,532 peopleB+#1,013 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
84McMillan3,568 peopleB+#1,014 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
87Silver Heights7,883 peopleB+#1,017 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
89Victoria West3,687 peopleB+#1,019 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
90Talbot-Grey2,756 peopleB+#1,020 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
92Burrows Central5,565 peopleB+#1,022 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
93East Elmwood3,611 peopleB+#1,023 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
94Earl Grey5,152 peopleB+#1,024 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
95Norwood East3,881 peopleB+#1,025 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
96Lord Roberts5,104 peopleB+#1,026 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
97Templeton-Sinclair3,987 peopleB+#1,027 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: safety D
102St. Boniface Industrial Park5,252 peopleB+#1,032 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B+, walkability B+·lowest: safety D
103Leila-McPhillips Triangle3,824 peopleB+#1,033 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
104Daniel McIntyre9,584 peopleB+#1,034 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
106Kildare-Redonda8,294 peopleB+#1,036 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
107Grant Park2,898 peopleB+#1,037 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
108Eaglemere3,631 peopleB+#1,038 of 2,589Strongest: health B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
110Mathers2,785 peopleB+#1,040 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
111Tuxedo Industrial2,726 peopleB+#1,041 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D−
112Broadway-Assiniboine5,871 peopleB+#1,042 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: safety D
114Bridgwater Trails11,365 peopleB+#1,044 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B+, health B+·lowest: safety D
115St. John's8,492 peopleB+#1,045 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
117Brockville2,632 peopleB+#1,047 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
118Rossmere-A13,613 peopleB+#1,048 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
119West Alexander5,161 peopleB+#1,049 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D
120Normand Park5,299 peopleB+#1,050 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
121Central St. Boniface7,772 peopleB+#1,051 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
122Burrows-Keewatin2,506 peopleB+#1,052 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
123Valhalla3,153 peopleB+#1,053 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
124William Whyte11,432 peopleB+#1,054 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
125Alpine Place3,721 peopleB+#1,055 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
126Centennial4,483 peopleB+#1,056 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
127Fort Richmond11,563 peopleB+#1,057 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
128North Point Douglas2,670 peopleB+#1,058 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
129Worthington6,093 peopleB+#1,059 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
130Niakwa Place3,461 peopleB+#1,060 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk B+·lowest: cost of living D
132West Broadway6,537 peopleB+#1,062 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
133Central Park4,328 peopleB+#1,063 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: jobs & income D−
134South Portage3,037 peopleB+#1,064 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk B+·lowest: jobs & income D
135Lac du Bonnet3,592 peopleB#1,399 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: jobs & income D
136Alexander4,032 peopleB#1,400 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B·lowest: safety D−
139Beausejour3,565 peopleB#1,453 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B·lowest: cost of living C
141Woodlands4,057 peopleB#1,472 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B·lowest: health D
142St. Andrews12,021 peopleB#1,473 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, hazard risk B·lowest: health C−
143Stony Mountain9,180 peopleB#1,474 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B·lowest: health C−
144Bifrost-Riverton3,518 peopleB#1,475 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: safety D−
145St. Clements12,029 peopleB#1,476 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
149Pembina2,502 peopleB#1,566 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living A·lowest: jobs & income C+
151Morden11,578 peopleB#1,568 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C
152Roblin3,184 peopleB−#1,577 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: safety D
153Neepawa6,328 peopleB−#1,609 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: health B−
155Killarney3,708 peopleB−#1,611 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C
156Minnedosa2,859 peopleB−#1,612 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, walkability B·lowest: safety C
157North Cypress-Langford3,234 peopleB−#1,613 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C
158Dufferin2,587 peopleB−#1,651 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A+·lowest: walkability C
160Altona4,989 peopleB−#1,653 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living B−
161North Norfolk4,084 peopleB−#1,654 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C+
162Winkler16,156 peopleB−#1,655 of 2,589Strongest: safety A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C−
163WestLake-Gladstone3,604 peopleB−#1,656 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
164Morris3,550 peopleB−#1,657 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C
166Carman3,547 peopleB−#1,659 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: cost of living C
167Portage la Prairie7,359 peopleB−#1,660 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
168Swan Valley West2,702 peopleB−#1,707 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D
169Dauphin8,587 peopleB−#1,708 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living B−·lowest: safety D−
170Brandon59,444 peopleB−#1,713 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety C−
171Cornwallis4,705 peopleB−#1,714 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C
172Souris2,737 peopleC+#1,766 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk C+
173Wallace-Woodworth2,983 peopleC+#1,767 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A·lowest: health C
174La Salle9,215 peopleC+#1,819 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health C+
175Headingley5,368 peopleC+#1,820 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B·lowest: walkability C−
176Cartier3,739 peopleC+#1,821 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety B−·lowest: walkability D
177Portage la Prairie14,738 peopleC+#1,823 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: safety D
179Swan River4,048 peopleC+#1,835 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living B·lowest: safety D−
181The Pas5,634 peopleD−#2,545 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability A·lowest: safety D−
182Ste. Anne3,587 peopleD−#2,550 of 2,589Strongest: safety A−, walkability B+·lowest: hazard risk D−
183Thompson12,917 peopleD−#2,557 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: safety D−
184Division No. 19, Unorganized3,324 peopleD−#2,579 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D−
185Flin Flon (Part)4,732 peopleD−#2,586 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, walkability A·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: Niverville, Unknown author Unknown author (Public domain) · St. Adolphe, Robert Linsdell from St. Andrews, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Emerson-Franklin, Rkehler3 (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).