#1Caraquet
New Brunswick · 4,572 peopleOverall C+·#1,520 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
Caraquet, #1 on this list · Photo: Gabriel Picard (CC BY-SA 4.0)New Brunswick · 2026
Driest towns in New Brunswick
Caraquet is #1,753 of 2,589 on the list for all of Canada. No place in New Brunswick makes the national top 100 on this list. First place in New Brunswick goes to Caraquet, with 984 mm. Shippagan takes second place with 984 mm; Shippagan is third with 984 mm. At the halfway mark stands Grand Manan, at 1,125 mm. Last comes Saint John, at 1,271 mm.
Rain and snow a year (total precipitation), 1991–2020 normals How grades work
#1984 mm Precipitation a year
#2Shippagan
New Brunswick · 3,073 peopleOverall C+·#1,607 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
#3Shippagan
New Brunswick · 4,721 peopleOverall C+·#1,678 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability 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
#TownPrecipitation a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
1Caraquet4,572 people984 mm#1,753 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
2Shippagan3,073 people984 mm#1,754 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
3Shippagan4,721 people984 mm#1,755 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
4Tracadie16,453 people984 mm#1,756 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
5Wellington3,458 people1,002 mm#1,757 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
6Cocagne2,982 people1,002 mm#1,758 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
7Dundas4,733 people1,002 mm#1,759 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
8Bouctouche2,678 people1,002 mm#1,760 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
9Atholville3,346 people1,011 mm#1,771 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
10Dalhousie3,255 people1,011 mm#1,772 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
11Campbellton7,485 people1,011 mm#1,773 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
12Haut-Madawaska4,098 people1,012 mm#1,776 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
13Edmundston18,174 people1,012 mm#1,777 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
14New Maryland4,455 people1,022 mm#1,807 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
15Starlight Village5,108 people1,022 mm#1,808 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
16New Maryland3,198 people1,022 mm#1,809 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
17Burton5,424 people1,022 mm#1,810 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
18Kingsclear3,158 people1,022 mm#1,811 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
19Lincoln8,093 people1,022 mm#1,812 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
20Saint Marys5,701 people1,022 mm#1,813 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
21Oromocto9,451 people1,022 mm#1,814 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
22Douglas6,840 people1,022 mm#1,815 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
23Fredericton74,655 people1,022 mm#1,816 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
25Miramichi19,402 people1,083 mm#2,072 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
26Alnwick3,767 people1,083 mm#2,073 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
27Beresford4,389 people1,118 mm#2,131 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
28Beresford6,543 people1,118 mm#2,132 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
29Bathurst13,331 people1,118 mm#2,133 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
30Bathurst4,840 people1,118 mm#2,134 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
31Grand Manan2,648 people1,125 mm#2,147 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
32St. Stephen4,876 people1,125 mm#2,148 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
33Saint George2,675 people1,125 mm#2,149 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
34Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people1,128 mm#2,150 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
35Studholm3,668 people1,152 mm#2,183 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
36Sussex4,994 people1,152 mm#2,184 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
37Sussex2,742 people1,152 mm#2,185 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
38Wakefield2,749 people1,161 mm#2,219 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
39Woodstock6,260 people1,161 mm#2,220 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
40Sackville6,572 people1,161 mm#2,225 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
41Moncton12,238 people1,203 mm#2,310 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
42Riverview22,614 people1,203 mm#2,311 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
43Shediac5,699 people1,203 mm#2,312 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
44Dieppe35,986 people1,203 mm#2,313 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
45Memramcook5,616 people1,203 mm#2,314 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
46Salisbury2,585 people1,203 mm#2,315 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
47Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people1,203 mm#2,316 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
48Cap-Pelé3,092 people1,203 mm#2,317 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
49Moncton102,378 people1,203 mm#2,318 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
50Coverdale5,167 people1,203 mm#2,319 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
51Shediac9,849 people1,203 mm#2,320 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
52Salisbury3,806 people1,203 mm#2,321 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
53Quispamsis20,240 people1,271 mm#2,383 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
54Rothesay12,626 people1,271 mm#2,384 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
55Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people1,271 mm#2,385 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
56Hampton3,268 people1,271 mm#2,386 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
57Simonds4,263 people1,271 mm#2,387 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
59Hampton4,754 people1,271 mm#2,389 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
60Saint John79,371 people1,271 mm#2,390 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
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Photos: Caraquet, Gabriel Picard (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Shippagan, Marinadeshippagan (Public domain) · Shippagan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (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).