#1Dalhousie
New Brunswick · 3,255 peopleOverall D·#2,380 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
Dalhousie, #1 on this list · Photo: Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0)New Brunswick · 2026
Towns with the oldest residents in New Brunswick
Saint George, in the middle of the list, comes in at 46.8 years. Bottom of the list: Oromocto, with 31.8 years. On the national list, Dalhousie is #60 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds just one place from New Brunswick. Leading New Brunswick on this list is Dalhousie, at 58 years. The places after the leader belong to Shippagan (54.8 years) and Wellington (54.4 years).
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#158 years Median age
#2Shippagan
New Brunswick · 4,721 peopleOverall C+·#1,678 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
#3Wellington
New Brunswick · 3,458 peopleOverall A−·#514 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·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
#TownMedian ageCanada rankWhat drives it
1Dalhousie3,255 people58 years#60 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
2Shippagan4,721 people54.8 years#139 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
3Wellington3,458 people54.4 years#155 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
4Beresford4,389 people54.4 years#156 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
5Caraquet4,572 people54.4 years#161 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
6Bouctouche2,678 people54.4 years#169 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
7Edmundston18,174 people54 years#187 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
8Campbellton7,485 people53.6 years#203 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
9Alnwick3,767 people53.6 years#205 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
10Bathurst13,331 people53.2 years#216 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
11Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people52.8 years#232 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
12Atholville3,346 people52.8 years#234 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
13Shediac9,849 people52.8 years#237 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
14Bathurst4,840 people52.4 years#253 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
15Tracadie16,453 people52 years#266 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
16Cocagne2,982 people51.6 years#278 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
17Dundas4,733 people51.6 years#285 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
18Shippagan3,073 people51.2 years#309 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
19Shediac5,699 people51.2 years#310 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
20Beresford6,543 people50.8 years#328 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
21Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people50.8 years#340 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
22Cap-Pelé3,092 people50.8 years#341 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
23Miramichi19,402 people50 years#391 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
24Haut-Madawaska4,098 people49.6 years#402 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
26Sussex4,994 people48 years#528 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
27St. Stephen4,876 people48 years#531 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
28Studholm3,668 people47.2 years#604 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
30Salisbury3,806 people46.8 years#645 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
31Saint George2,675 people46.8 years#648 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
32Sussex2,742 people46.4 years#691 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
33Kingsclear3,158 people46 years#718 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
34Sackville6,572 people46 years#724 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
35Wakefield2,749 people46 years#725 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
36Rothesay12,626 people45.6 years#749 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
37Memramcook5,616 people45.6 years#762 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
38Woodstock6,260 people45.6 years#772 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
39Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people45.2 years#815 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
40Riverview22,614 people45.2 years#829 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
41Salisbury2,585 people45.2 years#834 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
42Moncton12,238 people44.8 years#886 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
43Coverdale5,167 people44.8 years#896 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
44Hampton3,268 people44.4 years#952 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
45Simonds4,263 people44.4 years#955 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
46Hampton4,754 people44.4 years#961 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
47Starlight Village5,108 people44 years#1,004 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
48Saint John79,371 people44 years#1,019 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
49New Maryland4,455 people43.6 years#1,068 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
50Grand Manan2,648 people43.6 years#1,076 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
51Quispamsis20,240 people43.2 years#1,115 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
52Douglas6,840 people43.2 years#1,141 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
53Burton5,424 people42 years#1,328 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
54Saint Marys5,701 people42 years#1,335 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
55New Maryland3,198 people40.8 years#1,509 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
56Dieppe35,986 people40.8 years#1,520 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
57Moncton102,378 people40.8 years#1,527 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
58Lincoln8,093 people40 years#1,658 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
59Fredericton74,655 people40 years#1,663 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
60Oromocto9,451 people31.8 years#2,549 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
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Photos: Dalhousie, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Shippagan, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Wellington, P199 (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).