#1Quispamsis
New Brunswick · 20,240 peopleOverall A·#179 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
Quispamsis, #1 on this list · Photo: P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0)New Brunswick · 2026
Towns with the least snow in New Brunswick
At the halfway mark stands Riverview, at 310 cm. Last comes Tracadie, at 343 cm. Nationally, Quispamsis ranks #1,885 of 2,538. Not one of New Brunswick’s places reaches the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in New Brunswick does better on this list than Quispamsis, at 215 cm. Rothesay is second (215 cm) and Grand Bay-Westfield third (215 cm).
Snowfall a year, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station that measures snow How grades work
#1215 cm Snowfall a year
#2Rothesay
New Brunswick · 12,626 peopleOverall A·#220 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
#3Grand Bay-Westfield
New Brunswick · 5,202 peopleOverall B·#907 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
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
#TownSnowfall a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
3Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people215 cm#1,887 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
4Hampton3,268 people215 cm#1,888 of 2,538Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
5Simonds4,263 people215 cm#1,889 of 2,538Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
6Grand Manan2,648 people215 cm#1,890 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
8Hampton4,754 people215 cm#1,892 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
9Saint John79,371 people215 cm#1,893 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
10Saint George2,675 people215 cm#1,894 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
11New Maryland4,455 people241 cm#2,202 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
12Starlight Village5,108 people241 cm#2,203 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
13New Maryland3,198 people241 cm#2,204 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
14Burton5,424 people241 cm#2,205 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
15Kingsclear3,158 people241 cm#2,206 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
16Lincoln8,093 people241 cm#2,207 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
17Saint Marys5,701 people241 cm#2,208 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
18Oromocto9,451 people241 cm#2,209 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
19Douglas6,840 people241 cm#2,210 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
20Fredericton74,655 people241 cm#2,211 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
21St. Stephen4,876 people241 cm#2,212 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
23Studholm3,668 people248 cm#2,214 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
24Sussex4,994 people248 cm#2,215 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
25Sussex2,742 people248 cm#2,216 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
26Wakefield2,749 people292 cm#2,339 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
27Woodstock6,260 people292 cm#2,341 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
28Wellington3,458 people310 cm#2,401 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
29Cocagne2,982 people310 cm#2,402 of 2,538Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
30Moncton12,238 people310 cm#2,403 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
31Riverview22,614 people310 cm#2,404 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
32Shediac5,699 people310 cm#2,405 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
33Dieppe35,986 people310 cm#2,406 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
34Memramcook5,616 people310 cm#2,407 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
35Salisbury2,585 people310 cm#2,408 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
36Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people310 cm#2,409 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
37Dundas4,733 people310 cm#2,410 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
38Sackville6,572 people310 cm#2,411 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
39Cap-Pelé3,092 people310 cm#2,412 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
40Moncton102,378 people310 cm#2,413 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
41Coverdale5,167 people310 cm#2,414 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
42Shediac9,849 people310 cm#2,415 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
43Salisbury3,806 people310 cm#2,416 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
44Bouctouche2,678 people310 cm#2,417 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
45Haut-Madawaska4,098 people329 cm#2,451 of 2,538Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
46Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people329 cm#2,452 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
47Edmundston18,174 people329 cm#2,453 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
48Beresford4,389 people337 cm#2,469 of 2,538Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
49Beresford6,543 people337 cm#2,473 of 2,538Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
50Atholville3,346 people337 cm#2,474 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
51Miramichi19,402 people337 cm#2,475 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
52Dalhousie3,255 people337 cm#2,476 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
53Bathurst13,331 people337 cm#2,477 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
54Campbellton7,485 people337 cm#2,478 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
55Alnwick3,767 people337 cm#2,479 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
56Bathurst4,840 people337 cm#2,480 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
57Caraquet4,572 people343 cm#2,482 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
58Shippagan3,073 people343 cm#2,483 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
59Shippagan4,721 people343 cm#2,484 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
60Tracadie16,453 people343 cm#2,485 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: Quispamsis, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Rothesay, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Grand Bay-Westfield, Brad4826 (CC BY 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).