#1Hampton
New Brunswick · 3,268 peopleOverall B−·#1,325 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
Hampton, #1 on this list · Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (Public domain)New Brunswick · 2026
Towns with the lowest hazard risk in New Brunswick
Second place goes to Simonds, at C+, and third to Sussex, at C+. The A range holds none of the 60 on this list. Bottom of the list: Tracadie, with D−. On the national list, Hampton is #1,666 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds no place from New Brunswick. Leading New Brunswick on this list is Hampton, at B−.
Hazard risk grade: earthquake loss and radon, with high wildfire as a ceiling How grades work
#1B−Hazard risk
#2Simonds
New Brunswick · 4,263 peopleOverall C+·#1,727 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
#3Sussex
New Brunswick · 2,742 peopleOverall D·#2,455 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability 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
#TownHazard riskCanada rankWhat drives it
3Sussex2,742 peopleC+#1,776 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
6Studholm3,668 peopleC+#1,833 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
8Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 peopleC+#1,849 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
11Sussex4,994 peopleC+#1,893 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
13Kingsclear3,158 peopleC#2,236 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
14Saint Marys5,701 peopleC#2,237 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
17Starlight Village5,108 peopleC#2,249 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
18Douglas6,840 peopleC#2,250 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
19Salisbury3,806 peopleC−#2,293 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
21Riverview22,614 peopleC−#2,303 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
22Coverdale5,167 peopleC−#2,304 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
23Fredericton74,655 peopleC−#2,310 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
24Shediac9,849 peopleC−#2,314 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
25Moncton12,238 peopleC−#2,323 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
28Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 peopleC−#2,334 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
29Dalhousie3,255 peopleC−#2,339 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
31Salisbury2,585 peopleC−#2,346 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
32Saint George2,675 peopleC−#2,350 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
33Shediac5,699 peopleC−#2,353 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
34Cap-Pelé3,092 peopleC−#2,354 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
35New Maryland4,455 peopleC−#2,357 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
36Wellington3,458 peopleC−#2,389 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
37Wakefield2,749 peopleC−#2,390 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
38Atholville3,346 peopleC−#2,391 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
39New Maryland3,198 peopleC−#2,397 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
40Bouctouche2,678 peopleC−#2,398 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
41Moncton102,378 peopleC−#2,404 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
42Lincoln8,093 peopleC−#2,405 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
43Campbellton7,485 peopleC−#2,407 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
44Grand Manan2,648 peopleC−#2,412 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
45Caraquet4,572 peopleD#2,426 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
46Miramichi19,402 peopleD#2,437 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
47Shippagan4,721 peopleD#2,439 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
48St. Stephen4,876 peopleD#2,461 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
50Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 peopleD#2,479 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
51Edmundston18,174 peopleD#2,481 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
52Haut-Madawaska4,098 peopleD#2,491 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
53Beresford6,543 peopleD#2,494 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
54Shippagan3,073 peopleD#2,495 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
57Bathurst4,840 peopleD#2,506 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
58Burton5,424 peopleD#2,534 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
59Oromocto9,451 peopleD#2,538 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
60Tracadie16,453 peopleD−#2,543 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: 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), 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).