#1Bouctouche
New Brunswick · 2,678 peopleOverall D·#2,440 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
Bouctouche, #1 on this list · Photo: Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0)New Brunswick · 2026
Most bilingual towns in New Brunswick
Leading New Brunswick on this list is Bouctouche, at 81.2%. The places after the leader belong to Wellington (79.7%) and Cocagne (79.1%). Halfway down the list sits Oromocto, at 25.3%. At the other end is Grand Manan, with 4.9%. Across Canada, the same list puts Bouctouche #1 of 2,589. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes 13 places in New Brunswick.
Share of residents who can hold a conversation in both English and French, 2021 census How grades work
#181.2% English and French
#2Wellington
New Brunswick · 3,458 peopleOverall A−·#514 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
#3Cocagne
New Brunswick · 2,982 peopleOverall B·#926 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk 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
#TownEnglish and FrenchCanada rankWhat drives it
5Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people77.3%#6 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
6Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people76.1%#8 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
8Cap-Pelé3,092 people75.6%#11 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
10Shediac9,849 people71.5%#39 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
12Beresford6,543 people68.5%#63 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
13Shediac5,699 people63.8%#94 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
14Edmundston18,174 people62.6%#104 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
15Bathurst4,840 people62.5%#107 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
16Dalhousie3,255 people60.3%#133 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
18Campbellton7,485 people58.9%#146 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
19Alnwick3,767 people57.8%#159 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
20Atholville3,346 people57.6%#162 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
21Caraquet4,572 people52.6%#218 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
22Haut-Madawaska4,098 people51.5%#232 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
23Tracadie16,453 people47.1%#290 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
24Moncton12,238 people45.1%#311 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
25Shippagan3,073 people43.7%#326 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
26Moncton102,378 people43.6%#328 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
27New Maryland4,455 people32.1%#461 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
28Shippagan4,721 people29.8%#498 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
29Starlight Village5,108 people29.5%#503 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
30Riverview22,614 people29.2%#513 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
31Oromocto9,451 people25.3%#578 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
32New Maryland3,198 people25.2%#580 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
33Fredericton74,655 people24.3%#602 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
34Coverdale5,167 people24.2%#605 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
35Kingsclear3,158 people23.9%#611 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
38Saint Marys5,701 people20.8%#654 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
40Lincoln8,093 people19.5%#673 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
41Miramichi19,402 people19.3%#679 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
42Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people18.9%#686 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
43Hampton4,754 people18.5%#698 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
44Burton5,424 people18.2%#703 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
45Salisbury2,585 people18.1%#705 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
46Douglas6,840 people17.4%#720 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
48Salisbury3,806 people15.8%#762 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
49Sussex2,742 people14.0%#803 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
50Saint John79,371 people13.6%#818 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
52Sussex4,994 people13.0%#848 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
54Woodstock6,260 people11.8%#910 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
55Studholm3,668 people11.7%#912 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
57St. Stephen4,876 people10.8%#955 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
58Wakefield2,749 people9.4%#1,053 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
59Saint George2,675 people7.8%#1,248 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
60Grand Manan2,648 people4.9%#1,963 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
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Photos: Bouctouche, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Wellington, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Cocagne, Phil284 (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).