Grand Bay-WestfieldNew Brunswick
5,202 residents make their home in this town in New Brunswick. It belongs to the Saint John metropolitan area.
Is Grand Bay-Westfield a good place to live?
Good value, with catches elsewhere. Its best grade is for cost of living (A). Grand Bay-Westfield’s overall grade, B, puts it better than 63% of Canadian towns. It ranks #8 of 59 in New Brunswick. Health is a weak point (C−). Walkability is weaker too (C).
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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 Grand Bay-Westfield grades
Each subject compares Grand Bay-Westfield with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
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What makes Grand Bay-Westfield stand out
The 2 things Grand Bay-Westfield does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Grand Bay-Westfield.
Rent takes less of local pay in Grand Bay-Westfield than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 16% of household income
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Saint John metro area
The owner-occupied share of households is 91%. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 7% | 9% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 91% | 86% | 74% |
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.
Most of Grand Bay-Westfield works elsewhere: the town has 0.3 jobs for each resident in work
97% of commuters drove, close to New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and above Canadian towns (89%). On average, the journey to work lasts 26 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Car or van | 97% | 95% | 89% |
| Average trip | 26 min | 21 min | 26 min |
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.
Grand Bay-Westfield’s health region reports 43% in very good or excellent health, behind the typical Canadian town’s 52%
The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Grand Bay-Westfield’s is long: 10 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 21% of adults, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.3, women 81.1 and men 77.3 (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 13% | 13% | 12% |
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 Zone 2 (Saint John area)
Summers stay cool in Grand Bay-Westfield: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns
November is the wettest month, with 138 mm of rain and snow on average. Snowfall adds up to 215 cm a year, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Between the last spring frost, 21 May, and the first in autumn, 27 September, lie 128 days. Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 60 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 23.0°C | 25.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 215 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,271 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Saint John)
Grand Bay-Westfield is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB
Earthquake risk in Grand Bay-Westfield is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.031 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. In Health Canada’s survey, just over one in ten homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Little of the land around Grand Bay-Westfield has burned: 0.4% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.01% a year. For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Region 2 health region, Grand Bay-Westfield included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.031 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
A normal November in Grand Bay-Westfield runs from −2°C to 7°C
By December, a normal day reaches 1°C and a night falls to −8°C. About 13 cm of snow falls in a normal November. For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Saint John forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −11°C | 336 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 301 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 10°C | 249 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 385 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Saint John); the forecast is on the Weather page
Grand Bay-Westfield’s MP is John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada), for Saint John—St. Croix
No provincial riding is named for Grand Bay-Westfield, as no open boundary file exists for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick that we could find.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Grand Bay-Westfield is Le Cormoran Library, 7.7 km away
The next is Ward Chipman Library (Saint John), 9.5 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Violent crime weighs less where Grand Bay-Westfield is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 55
Source area for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: the Grand Bay Westfield detachment area
Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 59 over 2023–25, below New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 24.7 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. Its police area records 11.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 55 | 82 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 24.7 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 59 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 11.5 | 14.9 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
A national route near Grand Bay-Westfield: the Trans Canada Trail (NB)
Protected areas cover 29% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%. For a swim, Vairs Beach is the nearest of 39 beaches within 5 km. The closest of Canada’s national parks is Fundy National Park, at 89 km. New River Beach Provincial Park is the closest provincial park, at 26 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 29% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 5 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
19% of Grand Bay-Westfield’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
People 65 and over make up 20% of the town, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (23%) yet higher than Canadian towns (19%). Children are 16% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.4% of Grand Bay-Westfield’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 2,505 women and 2,465 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 64% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 20% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 59% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
No high school in or near Grand Bay-Westfield: the closest is 7.9 km off
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Bay Primary SchoolIn Grand Bay-WestfieldElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Grand Bay-Westfield | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 7.9 km | 4.5 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in New Brunswick: none (the province publishes no results school by school).
Everything we know about Grand Bay-Westfield
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and 7 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Grand Bay-Westfield; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception13 km east
WaterfallReversing Falls12 km east
MuseumCarleton Martello Tower13 km east
FortFort Howe12 km east
FortFort La Tour12 km east
MuseumLoyalist House13 km eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: Cusack5239, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reversing Falls: Hinto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton Martello Tower: Sajith T S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Howe: Magu2k at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort La Tour: DDD DDD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loyalist House: B3251, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Grand Bay-Westfield
No notable person born in Grand Bay-Westfield is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Donald Sutherland: Festival TV Monte-Carlo, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Walter Pidgeon: MGM studio, Public domain · William Diller Matthew: (C) American Museum of Natural History, New York, Public domain
About Grand Bay-Westfield
Town in New Brunswick
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Grand Bay-Westfield is one census subdivision in New Brunswick, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 5,202 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kings
- Metro area
- Saint John
- Census subdivision
- 1305015
Grand Bay-Westfield’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Bay-Westfield | 5,202 | — | B | A | B− | C− |
| Westfield | 2,245 | 6.6 | — | B+ | B− | C− |
| Saint John | 79,371 | 12 | C− | C+ | C | C |
| Greenwich | 1,272 | 17 | — | B− | B− | D |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 19 | A | B+ | A+ | C− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Grand Bay-Westfield
Who are the people of Grand Bay-Westfield?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 3% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Grand Bay-Westfield?
Mostly 89% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.5 people on average, and 19% have just one.
Do people in Grand Bay-Westfield speak French?
French alone: 0%.
Has Grand Bay-Westfield grown?
It added people: 4,964 in 2016, 4,967 in 2021, 0.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 5,202.
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).