Grand MananNew Brunswick

Commuters in Grand Manan have a short way to work, 12 min on average, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

Violent crime weighs more where Grand Manan is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 156

Where it is policed, 31 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 119 over 2023–25, above New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 35.2 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year. For Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, the only official count covers all of the Grand Manan detachment area, Grand Manan included.

A flood study covers Grand Manan: 1 on the national inventory, the newest from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB

Just over a tenth of radon tests in the survey area came in above the guideline, between New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (6.6%). Seismic risk runs high: $0.13 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030.

Renting in Grand Manan costs 17% of household income, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

Nearly one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and below Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 78%.

Fewer adults feel healthy around Grand Manan: 43% say very good or excellent (52% for the typical Canadian town)

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Zone 2 (Saint John area)

Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.3, women 81.1 and men 77.3 (2022/2024). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 21% of adults, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). Closer to home, a hospital is 6.9 km from the average resident of Grand Manan, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Grand Manan has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 22.8°C

A normal winter brings 215 cm of snow, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). The coldest nights come in January, when Grand Manan averages a low of −9.2°C. Most of the snow comes in January, about 60 cm. October is the wettest month, with 120 mm of rain and snow on average.

A normal November in Grand Manan runs from freezing to 8°C

Rain and snow over a typical November come to 103 mm. A normal December brings highs of 3°C, lows of −5°C. Expect around 13 cm of snow in November. August brings the warmest days, 23°C; January the coldest nights, −9°C.

Grand Manan sends John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Saint John—St. Croix

Grand Manan is a village by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

Grand Manan Library and Grand Manan Library are Grand Manan’s two public libraries

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in New Brunswick, so this page has none for Grand Manan.

Fewer people in Grand Manan speak both English and French than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.9%

People 65 and over make up 22% of the town, close to New Brunswick’s towns (23%) and above Canadian towns (19%). The share of residents under 15 is 18%.

Schools in and around Grand Manan

Teenagers have 2.1 km to go to the closest secondary school, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) yet higher than Canadian towns (1.2 km).

Beaches near Grand Manan: 31 within 5 km

OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Ox Head Trail. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 0.8% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The closest provincial park is New River Beach Provincial Park, 41 km from the edge of town.

Grand Manan has 3 historic places on the registers, one in the top tier

Homes from before 1961 make up 35% of the stock, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%). The earliest construction date, 1840, belongs to St. Paul's Anglican Church. The list takes in a heritage lighthouse and a provincial or municipal listing.