#1Caraquet
New Brunswick · 4,572 peopleOverall C+·#1,520 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
Caraquet, #1 on this list · Photo: Gabriel Picard (CC BY-SA 4.0)New Brunswick · 2026
Snowiest towns in New Brunswick
Bottom of the list: Saint George, with 215 cm. On the national list, Caraquet is #55 of 2,538. The national top 100 holds 16 places from New Brunswick. Leading New Brunswick on this list is Caraquet, at 343 cm. The places after the leader belong to Shippagan (343 cm) and Shippagan (343 cm). Halfway down the list sits Shediac, at 310 cm.
Snowfall a year, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station that measures snow How grades work
#1343 cm Snowfall a year
#2Shippagan
New Brunswick · 3,073 peopleOverall C+·#1,607 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
#3Shippagan
New Brunswick · 4,721 peopleOverall C+·#1,678 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·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
#TownSnowfall a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
1Caraquet4,572 people343 cm#55 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
2Shippagan3,073 people343 cm#56 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
3Shippagan4,721 people343 cm#57 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
4Tracadie16,453 people343 cm#58 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
5Beresford4,389 people337 cm#60 of 2,538Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
6Beresford6,543 people337 cm#64 of 2,538Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
7Atholville3,346 people337 cm#65 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
8Miramichi19,402 people337 cm#66 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
9Dalhousie3,255 people337 cm#67 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
11Campbellton7,485 people337 cm#69 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
12Alnwick3,767 people337 cm#70 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
13Bathurst4,840 people337 cm#71 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
14Haut-Madawaska4,098 people329 cm#87 of 2,538Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
15Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people329 cm#88 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
16Edmundston18,174 people329 cm#89 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
17Wellington3,458 people310 cm#120 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
18Cocagne2,982 people310 cm#121 of 2,538Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
19Moncton12,238 people310 cm#122 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
20Riverview22,614 people310 cm#123 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
21Shediac5,699 people310 cm#124 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
22Dieppe35,986 people310 cm#125 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
23Memramcook5,616 people310 cm#126 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
24Salisbury2,585 people310 cm#127 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
25Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people310 cm#128 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
26Dundas4,733 people310 cm#129 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
28Cap-Pelé3,092 people310 cm#131 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
29Moncton102,378 people310 cm#132 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
30Coverdale5,167 people310 cm#133 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
31Shediac9,849 people310 cm#134 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
32Salisbury3,806 people310 cm#135 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
33Bouctouche2,678 people310 cm#136 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
34Wakefield2,749 people292 cm#197 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
35Woodstock6,260 people292 cm#199 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
36Studholm3,668 people248 cm#323 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
37Sussex4,994 people248 cm#324 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
38Sussex2,742 people248 cm#325 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
39New Maryland4,455 people241 cm#326 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
40Starlight Village5,108 people241 cm#327 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
41New Maryland3,198 people241 cm#328 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
42Burton5,424 people241 cm#329 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
43Kingsclear3,158 people241 cm#330 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
44Lincoln8,093 people241 cm#331 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
45Saint Marys5,701 people241 cm#332 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
46Oromocto9,451 people241 cm#333 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
47Douglas6,840 people241 cm#334 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
48Fredericton74,655 people241 cm#335 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
49St. Stephen4,876 people241 cm#336 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
53Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people215 cm#647 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
54Hampton3,268 people215 cm#648 of 2,538Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
56Grand Manan2,648 people215 cm#650 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
58Hampton4,754 people215 cm#652 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
59Saint John79,371 people215 cm#653 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
60Saint George2,675 people215 cm#654 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
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Photos: Caraquet, Gabriel Picard (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Shippagan, Marinadeshippagan (Public domain) · Shippagan, 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).