
StanleyManitoba
9,929 people call this town in Manitoba home. It belongs to the Winkler metropolitan area.
Is Stanley a good place to live?
A strong record with one exception. Overall, Stanley earns an A−: better than just over four fifths of Canadian towns, and #8 of 181 in Manitoba. Its strongest subject is safety (A+). Households here earn well (A). The trade-off is walkability (C−). At $376,000, the median home value in 2021 came to 4.2 times local household income. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for hazard risk.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021.
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. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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 Stanley grades
Each subject compares Stanley with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Stanley stand out
The 3 things Stanley does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Stanley.
Violent crime weighs less where Stanley is policed than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 39
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Stanley · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Carman Area detachment area
The force’s area logs 4.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. The index for the force that serves it came to 27, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (129) and Canadian towns (67). On top of that, for every 1,000 residents of its police area, 8.7 property crimes are reported each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 8.7 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 27 | 129 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 39 | 198 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 4.6 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Trips to work from Stanley are shorter than from Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 16 min on average
By car: that was how 95% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 16 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 95% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Fewer of Stanley’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.8%
Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, 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
48.7% of Stanley’s residents are women
Census 2021 put women at 4,375 and men at 4,605; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| Stanley | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 31% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 5.4% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 36% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 27% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Stanley has colder winter nights than 85% of Canadian towns
June is the wettest month, with 89 mm of rain and snow on average. There are 182 days of frost in a typical year, lower than Manitoba’s towns (193) yet higher than Canadian towns (159). Between the last spring frost, 15 May, and the first in autumn, 28 September, lie 135 days. December is the snowiest month, with 34 cm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −18.5°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 528 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 182 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Morden)
The 3 schools of Stanley: 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 5.6 km off, above both Manitoba’s towns (1.1 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morden Middle SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.8 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Garden Valley CollegiateNearest secondary school, 1.1 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 2 | 6 | 3 |
| Nearest elementary school | 5.6 km | 0.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 5.6 km | 1.1 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In Manitoba, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
Around Stanley, 43% of tested homes have radon above the guideline
Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.004 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for Stanley. Stanley shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Central health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 43% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.004 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
In Stanley, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −8°C nights
Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −19°C in January. By December, a normal day reaches −7°C and a night falls to −15°C. November normally sees 27 mm of precipitation. Snow is normal by November, about 22 cm over the month.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −8°C | −17°C | 55 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 126 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 13°C | 227 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 1°C | 120 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Morden); the forecast is on the Weather page
Branden Leslie (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Portage—Lisgar, the riding that includes Stanley
For local government, Stanley is a rural municipality.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
No public library stands in Stanley: the closest, Public library, is 4.5 km away
The next is Morden Library (Morden), 13 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Stanley borders Pembina Valley Provincial Park
For a swim, The Beach is the nearest of 3 beaches within 5 km. Biggest among them: Pembina Valley Wildlife Management Area, 3,059 ha, 0.4 km off. Of the country within 10 km, 0.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.5% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Around Stanley, 51% of adults call their health very good or excellent
Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Southern Health Region
Across the region, life runs to 80.7 years on average: women 82.9, men 78.7, in 2022/2024. On average 19% of adults live with arthritis, diabetes or high blood pressure, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Stanley’s is long: 8.0 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 13% | 10% | 12% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 19% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.7 | 80.0 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
More households own their home in Stanley than in Manitoba’s towns or across Canadian towns: 96%
Rent took 15% of household income, below Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. Shelter took 30% or more of income for just over one in ten households, lower than both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Stanley | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 96% | 75% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 15% | 20% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 15% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Everything we know about Stanley
Pembina Threshermen's Museum and 3 more in and around Stanley
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Stanley, the best known first.
Famous people from around Stanley
One notable person was born in Stanley; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.





Photo credits
Ed Bickert: Courtesy of the Fraser MacPherson estate c/o Guy MacPherson, CC BY 2.0 · Loreena McKennitt: Małgorzata Skibińska, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Chay Genoway: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Eric Fehr: Pens Through My Lens, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Dustin Penner: Dan4th Nicholas, CC BY 2.0
About Stanley
Town in Manitoba
Every figure TownRatings gives for Stanley 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
- 9,929 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 3
- Metro area
- Winkler
- Census subdivision
- 4603047
Stanley’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Stanley
What kind of homes are in Stanley?
92% 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. A household averages 3.9 people; 8% are one person living alone.
Is Stanley a young town or an old one?
The typical resident is 25.6 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 5% of the population and under-15s at 31%.
Has Stanley grown?
It added people: 8,969 in 2016, 8,981 in 2021, 0.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 9,929.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · 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).