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New Brunswick · 2026

New Brunswick’s rankings: 24 lists

Quispamsis makes the top three on 7 lists. One leader here is also Canada’s #1 on the same list. Between them, 24 lists take in 60 places in New Brunswick. First overall is Quispamsis, graded A. Quispamsis tops 4 of the lists, more than any other.

Each list ranks the places in New Brunswick against one another; the letters compare every place with Canada’s towns. How grades work

Rankings

Every list for New Brunswick

Grouped by what they measure, each card with its top three.

Lists for all of Canada

Overall, and by size

Best places to live
  1. QuispamsisA
  2. RothesayA
  3. WellingtonA−
All 59 →Best small towns
  1. WellingtonA−
  2. New MarylandB+
  3. Haut-MadawaskaB+
All 47 →

Subject by subject

Most affordable
  1. WellingtonA+
  2. ShippaganA
  3. QuispamsisA
All 60 →Safest
  1. QuispamsisA+
  2. RothesayA+
  3. BeresfordA+
All 59 →Healthiest
  1. CaraquetB−
  2. BathurstB−
  3. SackvilleB−
All 60 →Jobs & income
  1. New MarylandA+
  2. Starlight VillageA+
  3. OromoctoA+
All 60 →Most walkable
  1. SussexA
  2. CampbelltonA
  3. MonctonA
All 60 →Lowest hazard risk
  1. HamptonB−
  2. SimondsC+
  3. SussexC+
All 60 →Civic life
  1. Grand MananA−
  2. St. StephenA−
  3. Saint GeorgeA−
All 60 →

Described: figures, no letters

Highest incomes
  1. New Maryland$117,900
  2. Quispamsis$112,900
  3. Starlight Village$107,100
All 60 →Fastest-growing
  1. Sackville+14.4%
  2. Shediac+13.1%
  3. Dieppe+10.8%
All 55 →Most historic
  1. Grand Manan11
  2. Caraquet9
  3. Bouctouche7
All 60 →Most bilingual
  1. Bouctouche81.2%
  2. Wellington79.7%
  3. Cocagne79.1%
All 60 →Youngest
  1. Oromocto31.8 years
  2. Lincoln40 years
  3. Fredericton40 years
All 60 →Oldest
  1. Dalhousie58 years
  2. Shippagan54.8 years
  3. Wellington54.4 years
All 60 →Mildest winters
  1. Grand Manan-5°C (23°F)
  2. Saint George-5°C (23°F)
  3. Sackville-7°C (20°F)
All 60 →Coldest winters
  1. Haut-Madawaska-13°C (9°F)
  2. Edmundston-13°C (9°F)
  3. Grand Falls / Grand-Sault-13°C (10°F)
All 60 →Warmest summers
  1. New Maryland26°C (79°F)
  2. Starlight Village26°C (79°F)
  3. New Maryland26°C (79°F)
All 60 →Coolest summers
  1. Saint George20°C (68°F)
  2. Grand Manan23°C (73°F)
  3. Quispamsis23°C (73°F)
All 60 →Fewest frosts
  1. Saint George135 frost days
  2. Grand Manan151 frost days
  3. Sackville162 frost days
All 60 →Least snow
  1. Quispamsis215 cm
  2. Rothesay215 cm
  3. Grand Bay-Westfield215 cm
All 60 →Snowiest
  1. Caraquet343 cm
  2. Shippagan343 cm
  3. Shippagan343 cm
All 60 →Driest
  1. Caraquet984 mm
  2. Shippagan984 mm
  3. Shippagan984 mm
All 60 →Wettest
  1. Quispamsis1,271 mm
  2. Rothesay1,271 mm
  3. Grand Bay-Westfield1,271 mm
All 60 →
Province by province

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Photos: Quispamsis, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Rothesay, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Wellington, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · New Maryland, Scott Worsley (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Haut-Madawaska, Fralambert (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Shippagan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Beresford, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Caraquet, Gabriel Picard (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Bathurst, Diablo2003 (Public domain) · Sackville, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Starlight Village, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Oromocto, Skaarup.HA (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Sussex, Original uploader was Rangeley at en.wikipedia (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Campbellton, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Moncton, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Hampton, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Simonds, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Sussex, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Grand Manan, Meantimeus (Public domain) · St. Stephen, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Saint George, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Shediac, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Dieppe, Shamus7792003 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Bouctouche, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Cocagne, Phil284 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Lincoln, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Fredericton, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Dalhousie, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Edmundston, Dr Wilson (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Grand Falls / Grand-Sault, Hayden Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · New Maryland, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Grand Bay-Westfield, Brad4826 (CC BY 3.0) · Shippagan, Marinadeshippagan (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.

Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).