Baie VerteNewfoundland and Labrador
Its census division is Division No. 8. A town of 1,386 in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Is Baie Verte a good place to live?
Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A+). Crime is low (A). Residents’ health trails most towns (C). It lags on jobs & income as well (C+).
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Baie Verte has subject grades only.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
What makes Baie Verte stand out
The 3 things Baie Verte does most differently from other towns.
How Baie Verte grades
Each subject compares Baie Verte with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Baie Verte has subject grades only.
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The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Baie Verte.
Renting in Baie Verte costs 13% of household income, less than in both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns
9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Home ownership covers 78% of households.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 13% | 17% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 9% | 15% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Hazard risk in Baie Verte is lower than in 95% of Canadian towns
The burn rate around Baie Verte is 0.10% a year (3.9% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. The town’s survey area, 5% over the radon guideline, is close to the typical town’s 6.6%. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.007 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). For radon tests, the only official count covers all of the Central Regional Integrated Health Authority, Baie Verte included.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 5% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.007 | $0.011 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Crime runs lighter where Baie Verte is policed than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 34
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 49, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Property crime in the area its police cover: 9.9 per 1,000 people a year. Violence across its police area runs at 9.1 per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 9.9 | 34.8 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 34 | 81 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 49 | 82 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 9.1 | 16.7 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Data for Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 covers the Baie Verte detachment area
Copper Ridge Academy is the only school in and around Baie Verte
An elementary school stands 43 km from the centre, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.5 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Copper Ridge AcademyIn Baie VerteAll grades | All grades | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 43 km | 3.5 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 43 km | 25 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · The schools grade is given only where results are open; in Newfoundland and Labrador, the province publishes no results school by school.
January lows in Baie Verte: −12.5°C, against −8.7°C in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and −13.5°C in Canadian towns
Snowfall adds up to 345 cm a year, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (363 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The frost-free season runs from 15 June to 25 September, 102 days. The warmest afternoons come in July, at around 21.5°C in Baie Verte. Most of the snow comes in February, about 84 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 345 cm | 363 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 21.5°C | 21.2°C | 25.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 204 | 171 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,215 mm | 1,305 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Middle Arm)
Chronic conditions run high around Baie Verte: 22% on average, against 17% for the typical Canadian town
Women in the region live to 80.5 and men to 77.4, 79.0 years taken together (2022/2024). In the health survey, 54% of adults in the region rated their health very good or excellent, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (50%) and Canadian towns (52%) alike. For Baie Verte itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 1.9 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 22% | 22% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 54% | 50% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.0 | 78.6 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 15% | 15% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Central Zone, not by town
Trips to work from Baie Verte are shorter than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 15 min on average
By car: that was how 90% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 15 min | 19 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 92% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
In Baie Verte, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights
Snowfall in a normal November: 23 cm. A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −8°C. Precipitation in November averages 113 mm. August brings the warmest days, 22°C; February the coldest nights, −13°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −11°C | 295 mm |
| Spring | 6°C | −4°C | 252 mm |
| Summer | 20°C | 8°C | 311 mm |
| Autumn | 11°C | 2°C | 356 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Middle Arm); the forecast is on the Weather page
Clifford Small (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Central Newfoundland, the riding that includes Baie Verte
Locally, Baie Verte is run as a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Baie Verte has one public library, Baie Verte Public Library
The library is 1.3 km from the centre of Baie Verte.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Who lives in Baie Verte: a median age of 46.4, 560 households
Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Canadian towns (16%) and above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (13%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 50.2% of Baie Verte
Women numbered 660 and men 655 in 2021, next to a 50.9% share of women for Canada.
| Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 13% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 61% | 64% |
| 65+ | 23% | 26% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 26% | 21% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 52% | 53% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Baie Verte is 4.0 km from Flatwater Pond Provincial Park
0.1% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). Gros Morne National Park is the closest national park, 80 km from town. One unnamed beach is mapped within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.1% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
91% of Baie Verte’s homes date from 1961 or later
| Heritage | Baie Verte | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 9% | 17% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Baie Verte
Questions about Baie Verte
What kind of homes are in Baie Verte?
Single-detached houses make up 84% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 25% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
Is Baie Verte growing?
Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 1,313 to 1,311 residents (0.2% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,386.
How old are the people of Baie Verte?
At 46.4, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 16% of the population and seniors 23%.
About Baie Verte
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Baie Verte is one census subdivision in Newfoundland and Labrador, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,386 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Census division
- Division No. 8
- Census subdivision
- 1008079
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).