#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
Safest towns in New Brunswick
Last comes Woodstock, at D. Nationally, Quispamsis ranks #15 of 2,572. 4 places in New Brunswick reach the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in New Brunswick does better on this list than Quispamsis, at A+. Rothesay is second (A+) and Beresford third (A+). Of the 59 on the list, 10 earn an A.
Safety grade: the Crime Severity Index of the police force or detachment, 2023–2025 How grades work
#1A+Safety
#2Rothesay
New Brunswick · 12,626 peopleOverall A·#220 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
#3Beresford
New Brunswick · 4,389 peopleOverall B+·#723 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
All 59, ranked in New Brunswick
Best first in New Brunswick; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
59 places
#TownSafetyCanada rankWhat drives it
7Haut-Madawaska4,098 peopleA#202 of 2,572Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
12Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 peopleB−#909 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
13New Maryland4,455 peopleB−#970 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
14Starlight Village5,108 peopleB−#978 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
15New Maryland3,198 peopleB−#980 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
16Burton5,424 peopleB−#987 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
17Kingsclear3,158 peopleB−#988 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
18Lincoln8,093 peopleB−#993 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
19Saint Marys5,701 peopleB−#994 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
20Douglas6,840 peopleB−#996 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
21Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 peopleB−#1,093 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
22Caraquet4,572 peopleB−#1,279 of 2,572Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
23Moncton12,238 peopleC+#1,530 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
24Shediac5,699 peopleC+#1,531 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
25Salisbury2,585 peopleC+#1,532 of 2,572Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
26Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 peopleC+#1,533 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
28Cap-Pelé3,092 peopleC+#1,535 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
29Coverdale5,167 peopleC+#1,536 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
30Shediac9,849 peopleC+#1,538 of 2,572Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
31Hampton4,754 peopleC+#1,568 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
32Shippagan3,073 peopleC#1,670 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
33Shippagan4,721 peopleC#1,671 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
35Miramichi19,402 peopleC#1,760 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
37Edmundston18,174 peopleC#1,782 of 2,572Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
39Studholm3,668 peopleC#1,794 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
40Sussex4,994 peopleC#1,795 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
42Sussex2,742 peopleC#1,799 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
43Atholville3,346 peopleC#1,807 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
44Dalhousie3,255 peopleC#1,810 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
45Saint George2,675 peopleC#1,812 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
46Fredericton74,655 peopleC#1,828 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
47Tracadie16,453 peopleC−#1,934 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
48Bouctouche2,678 peopleC−#1,948 of 2,572Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
50Wakefield2,749 peopleC−#2,155 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
51Riverview22,614 peopleC−#2,210 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
53Moncton102,378 peopleC−#2,214 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
54Campbellton7,485 peopleC−#2,223 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
55Grand Manan2,648 peopleC−#2,256 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
57Oromocto9,451 peopleD#2,452 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
58St. Stephen4,876 peopleD#2,469 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
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Photos: Quispamsis, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Rothesay, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Beresford, 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).