#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
Wettest towns in New Brunswick
Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no place in New Brunswick. Quispamsis tops the list in New Brunswick, at 1,271 mm. Second place goes to Rothesay, at 1,271 mm, and third to Grand Bay-Westfield, at 1,271 mm. Beresford, in the middle of the list, comes in at 1,118 mm. Bottom of the list: Tracadie, with 984 mm. On the national list, Quispamsis is #200 of 2,589.
Rain and snow a year (total precipitation), 1991–2020 normals How grades work
#11,271 mm Precipitation a year
#2Rothesay
New Brunswick · 12,626 peopleOverall A·#220 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
#3Grand Bay-Westfield
New Brunswick · 5,202 peopleOverall B·#907 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health 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
#TownPrecipitation a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
3Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people1,271 mm#202 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
4Hampton3,268 people1,271 mm#203 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
5Simonds4,263 people1,271 mm#204 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
7Hampton4,754 people1,271 mm#206 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
8Saint John79,371 people1,271 mm#207 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
9Moncton12,238 people1,203 mm#269 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
10Riverview22,614 people1,203 mm#270 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
11Shediac5,699 people1,203 mm#271 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
12Dieppe35,986 people1,203 mm#272 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
13Memramcook5,616 people1,203 mm#273 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
14Salisbury2,585 people1,203 mm#274 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
15Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people1,203 mm#275 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
16Cap-Pelé3,092 people1,203 mm#276 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
17Moncton102,378 people1,203 mm#277 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
18Coverdale5,167 people1,203 mm#278 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
19Shediac9,849 people1,203 mm#279 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
20Salisbury3,806 people1,203 mm#280 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
21Sackville6,572 people1,161 mm#362 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
22Wakefield2,749 people1,161 mm#370 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
23Woodstock6,260 people1,161 mm#371 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
24Studholm3,668 people1,152 mm#405 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
25Sussex4,994 people1,152 mm#406 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
26Sussex2,742 people1,152 mm#407 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
27Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people1,128 mm#440 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
28Grand Manan2,648 people1,125 mm#441 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
29St. Stephen4,876 people1,125 mm#442 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
30Saint George2,675 people1,125 mm#443 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
31Beresford4,389 people1,118 mm#456 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
32Beresford6,543 people1,118 mm#457 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
33Bathurst13,331 people1,118 mm#458 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
34Bathurst4,840 people1,118 mm#459 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
35Miramichi19,402 people1,083 mm#517 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
36Alnwick3,767 people1,083 mm#518 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
37New Maryland4,455 people1,022 mm#773 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
38Starlight Village5,108 people1,022 mm#774 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
39New Maryland3,198 people1,022 mm#775 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
40Burton5,424 people1,022 mm#776 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
41Kingsclear3,158 people1,022 mm#777 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
42Lincoln8,093 people1,022 mm#778 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
43Saint Marys5,701 people1,022 mm#779 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
44Oromocto9,451 people1,022 mm#780 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
45Douglas6,840 people1,022 mm#781 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
46Fredericton74,655 people1,022 mm#782 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
48Haut-Madawaska4,098 people1,012 mm#815 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
49Edmundston18,174 people1,012 mm#816 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
50Atholville3,346 people1,011 mm#820 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
51Dalhousie3,255 people1,011 mm#821 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
52Campbellton7,485 people1,011 mm#822 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
53Wellington3,458 people1,002 mm#829 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
54Cocagne2,982 people1,002 mm#830 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
55Dundas4,733 people1,002 mm#831 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
56Bouctouche2,678 people1,002 mm#832 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
57Caraquet4,572 people984 mm#834 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
58Shippagan3,073 people984 mm#835 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
59Shippagan4,721 people984 mm#836 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
60Tracadie16,453 people984 mm#837 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: Quispamsis, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Rothesay, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Grand Bay-Westfield, Brad4826 (CC BY 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).