#1Saint George
New Brunswick · 2,675 peopleOverall D·#2,493 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
Saint George, #1 on this list · Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (Public domain)New Brunswick · 2026
Towns with the coolest summers in New Brunswick
Nowhere in New Brunswick does better on this list than Saint George, at 20°C (68°F). Grand Manan is second (23°C (73°F)) and Quispamsis third (23°C (73°F)). The middle of the list is Salisbury, with 25°C (77°F). The list ends with Bright, at 26°C (79°F). Saint George is #21 of 2,589 on the list for all of Canada. Of the places on this list, only one makes the national top 100.
Average July high, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station How grades work
#120°C (68°F) July high
#2Grand Manan
New Brunswick · 2,648 peopleOverall C+·#1,733 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
#3Quispamsis
New Brunswick · 20,240 peopleOverall A·#179 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
All 60, ranked in New Brunswick
Best first in New Brunswick; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
60 places
#TownJuly highCanada rankWhat drives it
1Saint George2,675 people20°C (68°F)#21 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
2Grand Manan2,648 people23°C (73°F)#189 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
3Quispamsis20,240 people23°C (73°F)#215 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
4Rothesay12,626 people23°C (73°F)#216 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
5Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people23°C (73°F)#238 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
6Hampton3,268 people23°C (73°F)#266 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
7Simonds4,263 people23°C (73°F)#282 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
9Hampton4,754 people23°C (73°F)#289 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
10Saint John79,371 people23°C (73°F)#290 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
11Caraquet4,572 people24°C (74°F)#721 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
12Shippagan3,073 people24°C (74°F)#723 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
13Shippagan4,721 people24°C (74°F)#724 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
14Tracadie16,453 people24°C (74°F)#733 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
15Atholville3,346 people24°C (75°F)#764 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
16Dalhousie3,255 people24°C (75°F)#765 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
17Campbellton7,485 people24°C (75°F)#766 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
18Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people24°C (76°F)#803 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
19Sackville6,572 people24°C (76°F)#822 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
20Haut-Madawaska4,098 people25°C (77°F)#949 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
21Edmundston18,174 people25°C (77°F)#1,020 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
22Wellington3,458 people25°C (77°F)#1,073 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
23Beresford4,389 people25°C (77°F)#1,081 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
24Cocagne2,982 people25°C (77°F)#1,086 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
25Beresford6,543 people25°C (77°F)#1,089 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
26Moncton12,238 people25°C (77°F)#1,098 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
27Riverview22,614 people25°C (77°F)#1,102 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
28Shediac5,699 people25°C (77°F)#1,103 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
29Dieppe35,986 people25°C (77°F)#1,104 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
30Memramcook5,616 people25°C (77°F)#1,105 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
31Salisbury2,585 people25°C (77°F)#1,106 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
32Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people25°C (77°F)#1,107 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
33Dundas4,733 people25°C (77°F)#1,108 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
34Cap-Pelé3,092 people25°C (77°F)#1,112 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
35Moncton102,378 people25°C (77°F)#1,113 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
36Coverdale5,167 people25°C (77°F)#1,114 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
37Shediac9,849 people25°C (77°F)#1,115 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
38Bathurst13,331 people25°C (77°F)#1,116 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
39Salisbury3,806 people25°C (77°F)#1,117 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
40Bouctouche2,678 people25°C (77°F)#1,118 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
41Bathurst4,840 people25°C (77°F)#1,121 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
42Wakefield2,749 people25°C (78°F)#1,191 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
43Woodstock6,260 people25°C (78°F)#1,199 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
44Miramichi19,402 people26°C (78°F)#1,297 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
45Alnwick3,767 people26°C (78°F)#1,308 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
46Studholm3,668 people26°C (78°F)#1,390 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
47Sussex4,994 people26°C (78°F)#1,393 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
48St. Stephen4,876 people26°C (78°F)#1,394 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
49Sussex2,742 people26°C (78°F)#1,395 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
50New Maryland4,455 people26°C (79°F)#1,541 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
51Starlight Village5,108 people26°C (79°F)#1,543 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
52New Maryland3,198 people26°C (79°F)#1,545 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
53Burton5,424 people26°C (79°F)#1,547 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
54Kingsclear3,158 people26°C (79°F)#1,548 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
55Lincoln8,093 people26°C (79°F)#1,549 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
56Saint Marys5,701 people26°C (79°F)#1,550 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
57Oromocto9,451 people26°C (79°F)#1,552 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
58Douglas6,840 people26°C (79°F)#1,553 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
59Fredericton74,655 people26°C (79°F)#1,554 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
60Bright3,648 people26°C (79°F)#1,561 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, safety C·lowest: health C−
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Photos: Saint George, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Grand Manan, Meantimeus (Public domain) · Quispamsis, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0), 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).