#1Oromocto
New Brunswick · 9,451 peopleOverall C·#1,818 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
Oromocto, #1 on this list · Photo: Skaarup.HA (CC BY-SA 3.0)New Brunswick · 2026
Towns with the youngest residents in New Brunswick
Lincoln takes second place with 40 years; Fredericton is third with 40 years. At the halfway mark stands Saint George, at 46.8 years. Last comes Dalhousie, at 58 years. Nationally, Oromocto ranks #44 of 2,589. A single place in New Brunswick reaches the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in New Brunswick does better on this list than Oromocto, at 31.8 years.
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#131.8 years Median age
#2Lincoln
New Brunswick · 8,093 peopleOverall C+·#1,700 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
#3Fredericton
New Brunswick · 74,655 peopleOverall C−·#2,037 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·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
#TownMedian ageCanada rankWhat drives it
1Oromocto9,451 people31.8 years#44 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
2Lincoln8,093 people40 years#940 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
3Fredericton74,655 people40 years#945 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
4New Maryland3,198 people40.8 years#1,077 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
5Dieppe35,986 people40.8 years#1,088 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
6Moncton102,378 people40.8 years#1,095 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
7Burton5,424 people42 years#1,278 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
8Saint Marys5,701 people42 years#1,285 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
9Quispamsis20,240 people43.2 years#1,447 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
10Douglas6,840 people43.2 years#1,473 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
11New Maryland4,455 people43.6 years#1,522 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
12Grand Manan2,648 people43.6 years#1,530 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
13Starlight Village5,108 people44 years#1,588 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
14Saint John79,371 people44 years#1,603 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
15Hampton3,268 people44.4 years#1,653 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
16Simonds4,263 people44.4 years#1,656 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
17Hampton4,754 people44.4 years#1,662 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
18Moncton12,238 people44.8 years#1,721 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
19Coverdale5,167 people44.8 years#1,731 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
20Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people45.2 years#1,766 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
21Riverview22,614 people45.2 years#1,780 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
22Salisbury2,585 people45.2 years#1,785 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
23Rothesay12,626 people45.6 years#1,816 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health C−
24Memramcook5,616 people45.6 years#1,829 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
25Woodstock6,260 people45.6 years#1,839 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
26Kingsclear3,158 people46 years#1,869 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
27Sackville6,572 people46 years#1,875 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
28Wakefield2,749 people46 years#1,876 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
29Sussex2,742 people46.4 years#1,919 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
30Salisbury3,806 people46.8 years#1,963 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
31Saint George2,675 people46.8 years#1,966 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
32Studholm3,668 people47.2 years#2,001 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
33Bright3,648 people47.2 years#2,008 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, safety C·lowest: health C−
34Sussex4,994 people48 years#2,071 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
35St. Stephen4,876 people48 years#2,074 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
36Kingston3,577 people48.4 years#2,101 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
37Haut-Madawaska4,098 people49.6 years#2,178 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
38Miramichi19,402 people50 years#2,212 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
39Beresford6,543 people50.8 years#2,252 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
40Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people50.8 years#2,264 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
41Cap-Pelé3,092 people50.8 years#2,265 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
42Shippagan3,073 people51.2 years#2,284 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
43Shediac5,699 people51.2 years#2,285 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
44Cocagne2,982 people51.6 years#2,297 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
45Dundas4,733 people51.6 years#2,304 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
46Tracadie16,453 people52 years#2,330 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
47Bathurst4,840 people52.4 years#2,347 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
48Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people52.8 years#2,356 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
49Atholville3,346 people52.8 years#2,358 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
50Shediac9,849 people52.8 years#2,361 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
51Bathurst13,331 people53.2 years#2,380 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
52Campbellton7,485 people53.6 years#2,396 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
53Alnwick3,767 people53.6 years#2,398 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
54Edmundston18,174 people54 years#2,410 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
55Wellington3,458 people54.4 years#2,418 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
56Beresford4,389 people54.4 years#2,419 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
57Caraquet4,572 people54.4 years#2,424 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
58Bouctouche2,678 people54.4 years#2,432 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
59Shippagan4,721 people54.8 years#2,442 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
60Dalhousie3,255 people58 years#2,539 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
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Photos: Oromocto, Skaarup.HA (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Lincoln, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Fredericton, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0), 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).