#1Grand Manan
New Brunswick · 2,648 peopleOverall C+·#1,733 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
Grand Manan, #1 on this list · Photo: Meantimeus (Public domain)New Brunswick · 2026
Towns with the mildest winters in New Brunswick
The list ends with Edmundston, at -13°C (9°F). Grand Manan is #487 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 Grand Manan, with -5°C (23°F). Saint George takes second place with -5°C (23°F); Sackville is third with -7°C (20°F). At the halfway mark stands Salisbury, at -8°C (17°F).
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#2Saint George
New Brunswick · 2,675 peopleOverall D·#2,493 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
#3Sackville
New Brunswick · 6,572 peopleOverall C·#1,943 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
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Best first in New Brunswick; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
60 places
#TownJanuary averageCanada rankWhat drives it
1Grand Manan2,648 people-5°C (23°F)#487 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
2Saint George2,675 people-5°C (23°F)#652 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
3Sackville6,572 people-7°C (20°F)#967 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
4Quispamsis20,240 people-8°C (18°F)#1,217 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
5Rothesay12,626 people-8°C (18°F)#1,218 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
6Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people-8°C (18°F)#1,219 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
7Hampton3,268 people-8°C (18°F)#1,220 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
8Simonds4,263 people-8°C (18°F)#1,221 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
9Kingston3,577 people-8°C (18°F)#1,222 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
10Hampton4,754 people-8°C (18°F)#1,223 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
11Saint John79,371 people-8°C (18°F)#1,224 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
12Studholm3,668 people-8°C (18°F)#1,225 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
13Sussex4,994 people-8°C (18°F)#1,226 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
14Sussex2,742 people-8°C (18°F)#1,227 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
15St. Stephen4,876 people-8°C (18°F)#1,231 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
16Wellington3,458 people-8°C (17°F)#1,242 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
17Cocagne2,982 people-8°C (17°F)#1,243 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
18Dundas4,733 people-8°C (17°F)#1,244 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
19Bouctouche2,678 people-8°C (17°F)#1,245 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
20Moncton12,238 people-8°C (17°F)#1,246 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
21Riverview22,614 people-8°C (17°F)#1,247 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
22Shediac5,699 people-8°C (17°F)#1,248 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
23Dieppe35,986 people-8°C (17°F)#1,249 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
24Memramcook5,616 people-8°C (17°F)#1,250 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
25Salisbury2,585 people-8°C (17°F)#1,251 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
26Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people-8°C (17°F)#1,252 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
27Cap-Pelé3,092 people-8°C (17°F)#1,253 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
28Moncton102,378 people-8°C (17°F)#1,254 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
29Coverdale5,167 people-8°C (17°F)#1,255 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
30Shediac9,849 people-8°C (17°F)#1,256 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
31Salisbury3,806 people-8°C (17°F)#1,257 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
32Caraquet4,572 people-9°C (16°F)#1,309 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
33Shippagan3,073 people-9°C (16°F)#1,310 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
34Shippagan4,721 people-9°C (16°F)#1,311 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
35Tracadie16,453 people-9°C (16°F)#1,315 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
36New Maryland4,455 people-9°C (15°F)#1,370 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
37Starlight Village5,108 people-9°C (15°F)#1,379 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
38New Maryland3,198 people-9°C (15°F)#1,388 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
39Burton5,424 people-9°C (15°F)#1,400 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
40Kingsclear3,158 people-9°C (15°F)#1,403 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
41Lincoln8,093 people-9°C (15°F)#1,419 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
42Saint Marys5,701 people-9°C (15°F)#1,421 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
43Oromocto9,451 people-9°C (15°F)#1,425 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
44Douglas6,840 people-9°C (15°F)#1,439 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
45Fredericton74,655 people-9°C (15°F)#1,445 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
46Bright3,648 people-9°C (15°F)#1,488 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, safety C·lowest: health C−
47Miramichi19,402 people-10°C (14°F)#1,597 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
48Alnwick3,767 people-10°C (14°F)#1,601 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
49Wakefield2,749 people-10°C (13°F)#1,868 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
50Woodstock6,260 people-10°C (13°F)#1,869 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
51Beresford4,389 people-11°C (13°F)#1,884 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
52Beresford6,543 people-11°C (13°F)#1,885 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
53Bathurst13,331 people-11°C (13°F)#1,887 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
54Bathurst4,840 people-11°C (13°F)#1,889 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
55Atholville3,346 people-12°C (11°F)#2,065 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
56Dalhousie3,255 people-12°C (11°F)#2,066 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
57Campbellton7,485 people-12°C (11°F)#2,067 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
58Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people-13°C (10°F)#2,178 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
59Haut-Madawaska4,098 people-13°C (9°F)#2,199 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
60Edmundston18,174 people-13°C (9°F)#2,200 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
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Photos: Grand Manan, Meantimeus (Public domain) · Saint George, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Sackville, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0), 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).