BurinNewfoundland and Labrador
With 2,249 residents, it is a town in Newfoundland and Labrador. It lies in Division No. 2.
Is Burin a good place to live?
Homes are affordable (A). Health lags (D−). Natural hazards weigh less here than in most Canadian towns (A). It lags on jobs & income as well (C−).
Burin has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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 less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.
How Burin grades
Each subject compares Burin with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Burin has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Burin stand out
The 3 things Burin does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Burin.
Burin’s grade for health: a D−
People in the region live to 78.6 on average: 80.8 for women and 76.4 for men in 2022/2024. The region has more smokers than Newfoundland and Labrador, 17% of adults to 15%. Across the region, 44% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole reaches 52%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 24% | 22% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 44% | 50% | 52% |
| Smokers | 17% | 15% | 12% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 78.6 | 78.6 | 81.5 |
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 Eastern Rural Zone, not by town
Burin faces fewer hazards than 89% of Canadian towns
In Health Canada’s survey, just 4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical). Fire seldom reaches Burin: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). Flood mapping: none on the national inventory of the town. Behind radon tests sits data gathered across the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority, with Burin one part of it.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 4% | 4% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.014 | $0.011 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Rent takes less of local pay in Burin than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 14% of household income
Home ownership covers 86% of households. The median home value was $174,000, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns ($215,000) and Canadian towns ($406,000).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rent as a share of income | 14% | 17% | 20% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 12% | 15% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 86% | 78% | 74% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $174,000 | $215,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Burin has a smaller share of its working-age people in jobs than 88% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 23 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 19 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Burin has cooler summers than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 18.8°C
There are 153 days of frost in a typical year, about level with Canadian towns (159) and below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (171). Expect January lows of around −6.9°C in Burin. January is the snowiest month, with 54 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to October: 162 mm on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 18.8°C | 21.2°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,505 mm | 1,305 mm | 883 mm |
| Snowfall a year | 173 cm | 363 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −6.9°C | −8.7°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St. Lawrence)
Burin’s grade for safety: a C
These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Burin itself
For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 21.3 violent incidents are reported each year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 91 over 2023–25, higher than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (81) and Canadian towns (67). Burin doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Burin Peninsula detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crime | 21.3 | 16.7 | 12 |
| Crime Severity Index | 91 | 81 | 67 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 29.7 | 34.8 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Children make up only 13% of Burin, fewer than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns
A quarter of residents are 65 or over. First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 0.9% of residents, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
50.8% of Burin’s residents are women
The 2021 census counted 1,135 women and 1,100 men here, where women make up 50.9% of Canada.
| Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 61% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 26% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 27% | 21% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 51% | 53% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
A normal November in Burin runs from 1°C to 8°C
Over the year, August is warmest at 20°C by day and February coldest at −7°C by night. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 3°C and lows near −4°C. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Marystown forecast, on the Weather page.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | 1°C | −6°C | 401 mm |
| Spring | 6°C | −2°C | 338 mm |
| Summer | 18°C | 10°C | 320 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 5°C | 447 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St. Lawrence); the forecast is on the Weather page
Terra Nova—The Peninsulas, which takes in Burin, is held by Jonathan Rowe (Conservative Party of Canada)
The Liberal Party of Canada has 4 of the 7 MPs elected in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Burin has two public libraries, Burin Memorial Library and Burin Public Library
Library statistics aren’t published openly in Newfoundland and Labrador, so there are no visit or loan figures for Burin.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Burin has 0.6% protected land within 10 km
Within 100 km there is no national park. 17 km from town is Frenchman's Cove Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Burin | Newfoundland and Labrador | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.6% | 0.4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Burin
Famous people from Burin
5 notable people were born in Burin.
About Burin
Town in Newfoundland and Labrador
For Burin, TownRatings uses Statistics Canada’s census-subdivision boundary in Newfoundland and Labrador, and every figure on its pages covers that whole area.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,249 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Census division
- Division No. 2
- Census subdivision
- 1002005
Burin’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Burin
What kind of homes are in Burin?
Mostly 91% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.2 people on average, and 26% have just one.
Is Burin growing?
No: the census counted 2,315 in 2016 and 2,237 in 2021, 3.4% fewer, against growth of 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,249.
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).