Two BordersManitoba

1,082 people call this town in Manitoba home. It is part of Division No. 5, a census division.

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Population

1,082

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

47.2

years · Manitoba’s towns: 40

Postsecondary

40%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

14%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Two Borders a good place to live?

Homes are affordable (A+). Add jobs & income to its strengths (A). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Two Borders gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

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 Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. 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.

StrongestA⁺Cost of living AJobs & income

How Two Borders grades

Each subject compares Two Borders 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 grading works

With fewer than 2,500 residents, Two Borders gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesCOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedBOpen →

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsIn Manitoba, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Two Borders stand out

The 3 things Two Borders does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $150,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

4% unemployment

The median of Canadian towns: 10%

71% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

Cost of living

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A+.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Two Borders.

HousingCost of living A⁺

Renting in Two Borders costs 10% of household income, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

$150,000median home value, 2021A⁺Cost of living Grade

92% of households own their home.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Two Borders$150,000

Manitoba$300,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Rent as a share of income	10%	20%	20%
Households owning their home	92%	75%	74%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	10%	15%	18%

$528

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$592

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$528 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $150,000, against the median household income Owners and renters92% own their home

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.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Two Borders have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

14%walk, cycle or take transit

89% of commuters drove, in line with Manitoba’s towns (87%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk10%

Public transit4%

Census 2021	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Average trip	19 min	24 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	87%	89%

$73,500

median household income, 2020

40%

worked from home, May 2021

32%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment3.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work14% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to140 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Melita

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.

Schools

Two Borders’s one school is Melita School

1school within 3 km

From the middle of town, the first elementary school is 22 km off, higher than both Manitoba’s towns (0.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Melita SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.4 kmAll grades	All grades	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Nearest elementary school	22 km	0.5 km	0.5 km
Nearest secondary school	22 km	1.1 km	1.2 km

22 km

to the nearest secondary school

22 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 school for every grade Language0 of 1 teach in French · 3% of schools in Manitoba Questions“What schools are there in Two Borders?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Manitoba, because the province publishes no results school by school.

HealthHealth C

People in Two Borders’ health region live to 78.8 on average, 2.7 years short of the typical Canadian town

51%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Prairie Mountain Health Region

At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 12% for Manitoba. In the health survey, just over half of adults in the region rate their health very good or excellent, close to Manitoba’s 51%. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Two Borders’ is long: 15 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Two Borders51%

Manitoba’s towns52%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Smokers	15%	10%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	78.8	80.0	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	18%	17%

78.8

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

15 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

15 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting careA pharmacy 15 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.2, men 76.6 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Two Borders is drier than 94% of Canadian towns: 422 mm of rain and snow a year

25.6°CJuly afternoons

January nights fall to −19.9°C on average, between Manitoba’s towns (−21.2°C) and Canadian towns (−13.5°C). June is the wettest month, with 82 mm of rain and snow on average. Gardeners get 125 frost-free days, from 19 May to 22 September. Also worth knowing: a normal December brings 26 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−8.0°C

Spring9.4°C

Summer24.6°C

Autumn10.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Precipitation a year	422 mm	519 mm	883 mm
January night low	−19.9°C	−21.2°C	−13.5°C
Days with frost a year	194	193	159

194

days with frost a year

125

frost-free days, 19 May to 22 Sep

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow422 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.6°C, January lows −19.9°C Snow142 cm of snow a year Weather station22 km to the station · Melita

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Melita)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Radon is Two Borders’ main hazard: 35% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

Earthquakes matter little: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.007 a year per $1,000 of value, against $0.030 for the typical town. The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Manitoba Infrastructure. Nobody publishes radon tests for Two Borders alone, so this card uses the figure for the Assiniboine health region.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Two Borders35%

Manitoba’s towns12%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	35%	12%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.007	$0.006	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

8.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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Radon35% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.007 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Weather

In Two Borders, November normally means 1°C afternoons and −9°C nights

1°Ca normal November afternoon

The month after, December, normally sees −7°C afternoons and −17°C nights. In November, the normal is 16 mm of rain and snow. ECCC’s forecast for Melita is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November1°C

December−7°C

January−10°C

February−8°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−8°C	−18°C	39 mm
Spring	9°C	−3°C	110 mm
Summer	25°C	12°C	188 mm
Autumn	11°C	−1°C	84 mm

−9°C

a normal November night

16 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest August, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Melita); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Grant Jackson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Two Borders in Ottawa as MP for Brandon—Souris

For local government, Two Borders is a municipality.

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Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁺

No public library stands in Two Borders: the closest, Gainsborough Public Library Branch, is 15 km away

The next is Southwestern Manitoba Regional Library (Melita), 21 km away.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

Two Borders touches Fish and Wildlife Development Fund

0.3%of the land within 10 km protected

The protected share within 10 km is 0.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off. 36 km from town is Turtle Mountain Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Two Borders0.3%

Manitoba’s towns1.1%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	12	4
Protected land within 10 km	0.3%	1.1%	2.3%

36 km

to Turtle Mountain Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas11 protected areas within 10 km · Fish and Wildlife Development Fund National & provincial parks36 km to a provincial park · Turtle Mountain Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

Two Borders skews older, with 25% of residents 65 or over, more than in Manitoba’s towns and across Canadian towns

47.2median age

Children under 15 make up 18%, above both Manitoba’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). 2.7% of residents have an Indigenous identity, lower than Manitoba’s towns (12%) and near Canadian towns (2.8%).

Two BordersManitobaCanada

ManitobaCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

25%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree22%

Postsecondary qualification40%

Women and men · all residents

48.2% of Two Borders’ residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 540 were women and 580 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in Two Borders
	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Under 15	18%	17%	16%
15 to 64	57%	64%	64%
65+	25%	17%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	22%	16%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	40%	52%	56%

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Ages47.2 median age · 25% are 65 or over Households480 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 0% belong to a visible minority English and French2% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Manitoba and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

History

Heritage in Two Borders

2historic places

Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 34% of homes, above both Manitoba’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations2

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

34%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

National Historic Sites

Heritage	Two Borders	Manitoba	Canada
Homes built before 1961	34%	23%	18%

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On the registers2 historic places inside the town Highest designations2 top designations · Brockinton Older homes34% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Two Borders have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Two Borders

15pages on Two Borders

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costA⁺Homes 2 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthCLife expectancy 78.8 in its region Work & commuteA71% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors0.3% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 47.2 History2 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Monument 670A and 6 more in and around Two Borders

The best-known places to visit in and around Two Borders come first; the full list is on the Attractions page.

All attractions →

Historic siteHistoric siteMonument 670Ain town

Historic siteHistoric siteNapinka School400 m outside town, to the east

MuseumMuseumBank1.9 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumMuseumChurch1.9 km outside town, to the southeast

Water parkWater parkGainsborough Swimming Pool4.7 km outside town, to the west

MuseumMuseumSchool house1.9 km outside town, to the southeast

About Two Borders

Town in Manitoba

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Two Borders is one census subdivision in Manitoba, and TownRatings describes all of it.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 1,082 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Manitoba
Census division: Division No. 5
Census subdivision: 4605056

Questions about Two Borders

Who are the people of Two Borders?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 3%.

What kind of homes are in Two Borders?

27% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.

Has Two Borders grown?

No: the census counted 1,175 in 2016 and 1,120 in 2021, 4.7% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,082.

Is Two Borders a young town or an old one?

At 47.2, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 18% of the population and seniors 25%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · 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).