Ste. AnneManitoba
Home to 3,587 people, this town lies in Manitoba. It is part of Division No. 2, a census division.
Is Ste. Anne a good place to live?
Some subjects shine; others lag. The local economy is weaker than most (C−). Overall, Ste. Anne earns a C+, which places it #80 of 181 in Manitoba. Nationally, it does better than just over two fifths of Canadian towns. Hazard risk is higher than most (D−). Safety is its strong suit (A−). Owners valued their homes at a median $300,000 in 2021, which is 4.1 years of the typical household’s pay. Walking, cycling and public transport work well here (B+).
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. 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. Wildfire lowers this town's Hazard risk Grade: a high share of the land around it has burned in the last 40 years.
How Ste. Anne grades
Each subject compares Ste. Anne 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 Ste. Anne stand out
The 3 things Ste. Anne does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Ste. Anne.
Ste. Anne faces more hazards than 96% of Canadian towns
The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Manitoba Infrastructure. Fire is a regular visitor: nearly a tenth of the land within 25 km of Ste. Anne has burned since 1986 (0.33% a year). About as many homes carry radon around Ste. Anne as elsewhere, 9.7% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Seismic risk runs low: $0.005 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Ste. Anne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 9.7% | 12% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.005 | $0.006 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the South Eastman health region
Violent crime weighs less on Ste. Anne than on Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 17
Property crime ran at 23.3 incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below Manitoba’s towns (58.8) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. Violence reaches 7.2 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Ste. Anne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 17 | 198 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 23.3 | 58.8 | 31.2 |
| Violent crime | 7.2 | 18 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Commuters in Ste. Anne travel further than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns, 31 min on average
94% of commuters drove, above both Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Ste. Anne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 31 min | 24 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 94% | 87% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
Ste. Anne households put 40% of their income into housing and transport, more than the 29% typical across Canada
Shelter took 30% or more of income for nearly a quarter of households, above both Manitoba’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took a fifth of household income, about level with both Manitoba’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Ste. Anne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 23% | 15% | 18% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $300,000 | $300,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
More of Ste. Anne’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in Manitoba’s towns or Canadian towns: 29%
Children under 15 make up 22%, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.2% of Ste. Anne’s residents are women
1,505 women and 1,380 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Ste. Anne | Manitoba | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 64% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 17% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 26% | 16% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 42% | 52% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Nights turn raw in Ste. Anne each January, colder than in 95% of Canadian towns
The thermometer drops below freezing on 193 days a year, near Manitoba’s towns (193) and higher than Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 122 frost-free days, from 23 May to 22 September. A normal July brings 77 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Snow peaks in December: 27 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Ste. Anne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| January night low | −21.2°C | −21.2°C | −13.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 519 mm | 519 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 193 | 193 | 159 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport))
Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Ste. Anne’s health region
A hospital lies 0.7 km from the typical home, below Manitoba’s towns (3.1 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. People in the region live to 80.7 on average: 82.9 for women and 78.7 for men in 2022/2024. For everyday care, the nearest pharmacy is 0.8 km away on average (1.0 within 3 km).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Ste. Anne | 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 · Data for health survey and life expectancy covers the Southern Health Region
Ste. Anne’s one school is École Pointe-des-Chênes
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| École Pointe-des-Chênes FrenchIn Ste. AnneAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Manitoba: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Ste. Anne in November: highs near freezing, lows near −9°C
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 26°C and January nights −21°C. In November, the normal is 25 mm of rain and snow. The month after, December, normally sees −8°C afternoons and −17°C nights. ECCC’s forecast for Richer is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −9°C | −19°C | 51 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −3°C | 128 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 10°C | −1°C | 116 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Winnipeg Richardson (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Ted Falk won Provencher by 15,823 votes in 2021, a wider lead than in 80% of Canada’s ridings
No provincial riding is named for Ste.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Ste. Anne’s public library is Ste. Anne Library
It stands 0.8 km from the centre of Ste.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Protected land is absent from the 10 km around Ste. Anne
There is no national park within 100 km of the town. 37 km from town is Birds Hill Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Ste. Anne | Manitoba | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 0% | 1.1% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Ste. Anne
Famous people from Ste. Anne
8 notable people were born in Ste. Anne.
Photo credits
Jocelyne Larocque: John Mac, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Maria Chaput: 233allo, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Raygan Kirk: Jenn G from Seattle, WA, CC BY-SA 4.0
About Ste. Anne
Town in Manitoba
TownRatings follows Statistics Canada’s map: Ste. Anne is one municipality in Manitoba, figures and all.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 3,587 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Manitoba
- Census division
- Division No. 2
- Census subdivision
- 4602061
Ste. Anne’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Ste. Anne
Who are the people of Ste. Anne?
3% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 29% have an Indigenous identity and 6% are immigrants.
Do people in Ste. Anne speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 35% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 0.7%.
Is Ste. Anne growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 2,114 to 2,891 residents (up 36.8%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 3,587.
What kind of homes are in Ste. Anne?
Single-detached houses make up 52% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 29% of households are one person, and the average is 2.4.
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).