Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer CoveNewfoundland and Labrador

TownGrade

B⁺

#627 of 2,556

It is a town of 2,601 residents in Newfoundland and Labrador. Statistics Canada counts it in the St. John's metro area.

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Photo: Claxton Ray · Public domain

Population

2,601

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

46.8

years · Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 49.4

Postsecondary

67%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove a good place to live?

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s strongest is jobs & income (A+). Buying a home costs less than in most towns (A−). What counts against it is walkability (C−). Safety is weaker too (C). The overall grade lands at B+, #3 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador. It comes out better than 73% of Canadian towns.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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.

StrongestA⁺Jobs & income AHazard risk A⁻Cost of livingWeakestC⁻Walkability

How Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove grades

Each subject compares Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedA⁺Open →Hazard riskIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Cost of livingBased on what homes cost against what households earnA⁻Open →WalkabilityAmong the hardest places to get around without a carC⁻Open →SafetyWeaker than most of the towns comparedCOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁻Open →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the province publishes no results school by school), there’s no schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove stand out

The 3 things Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

1% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Jobs & income

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A+.

Median household income, 2020

Income

$128,000 median household income

Before tax, against $81,000 for the median of Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021: household income in 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove.

Work & commuteJobs & income A⁺

Household incomes in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove are higher than in 98% of Canadian towns

1%walk, cycle or take transit

Getting to work takes 19 min on average.

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk1%

Census 2021	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Average trip	19 min	19 min	26 min

$128,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment9.5% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work1% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to650 commuters · The biggest flow out: to St. John's

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.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Few places are as safe from hazards as Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove: it beats 90% of Canadian towns

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from GNL Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change. Burn scars are few around Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, with 1.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.03% a year). In Health Canada’s survey, just 4% of homes tested in the area exceeded 200 Bq/m³ (6.6% typical).

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove4%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.013	$0.011	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

19 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

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WildfireLow wildfire band · 1.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.013 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon4% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority

HousingCost of living A⁻

Rent takes less of local pay in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 12% of household income

$424,000median home value, 2021A⁻Cost of living Grade

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, below both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 92%.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove$424,000

Newfoundland and Labrador$215,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	15%	18%
Rent as a share of income	12%	17%	20%
Households owning their home	92%	78%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$424,000	$215,000	$406,000

$1,348

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,120

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Renting$1,348 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $424,000, against the median household income Owners and renters92% own their home

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. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: one figure for all of the St. John's metro area

Climate

Winters are mild in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove: January nights hold at −7.8°C, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

20.9°CJuly afternoons

Rain and snow peak in December, at 174 mm. The frost-free season runs from 28 May to 18 October, 142 days. Also worth knowing: july afternoons reach 20.9°C on average, about level with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (21.2°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). A normal January brings 95 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.1°C

Spring5.9°C

Summer19.1°C

Autumn11.6°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Precipitation a year	1,539 mm	1,305 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	20.9°C	21.2°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	363 cm	363 cm	141 cm
January night low	−7.8°C	−8.7°C	−13.5°C

363 cm

of snow a year

142

frost-free days, 28 May to 18 Oct

162

days with precipitation a year

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The yearJuly highs 20.9°C, January lows −7.8°C Rain and snow1,539 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow363 cm of snow a year Weather station5.1 km to the station · St. John's (Airport)

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St. John's (Airport))

SafetySafety C

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove earns a C for safety

81Crime Severity Index

Shared with the rest of the St. John's service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

For violence alone, its police area’s index was 104, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Where it is policed, 17.9 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202382

202481

202579

2023–2025	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Violent crime	17.9	16.7	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	104	82	86

non-violent Crime Severity Index

31%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

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Safety81 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Weather

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove in November: highs near 7°C, lows near freezing

7°Ca normal November afternoon

A normal November brings 157 mm of rain and snow. Expect around 22 cm of snow in November. Then December: 2°C by day, −4°C at night. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for St. John's.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December2°C

January−1°C

February−1°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	0°C	−7°C	450 mm
Spring	6°C	−2°C	360 mm
Summer	19°C	10°C	288 mm
Autumn	12°C	4°C	441 mm

0°C

a normal November night

157 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest February

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St. John's (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Fewer of St. John's East voted in 2021 than in most ridings: 57%, behind 78%

With no licence on the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador’s ridings map, Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove isn’t placed in a riding here.

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Who runs itTown Member of ParliamentJoanne Thompson

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove has no public library of its own; the nearest is Torbay Public Library, 3.9 km away

After it comes Marjorie Mews Public Library (St.

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Places to belong0 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

HealthHealth B⁻

Around Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, 54% of adults call their health very good or excellent

54%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the Eastern Urban Zone

The survey counts 13% of adults as smokers, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) but above Canadian towns (12%). People in the region live to 80.2 on average: 82.1 for women and 78.2 for men in 2022/2024. Closer to home, a hospital is 8.3 km from the average resident of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, further than the usual 3.7 km.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove54%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	19%	22%	17%
Very good or excellent health	54%	50%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	80.2	78.6	81.5
Smokers	13%	15%	12%

80.2

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

8.3 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care8.3 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 82.1, men 78.2 Conditions and habits19% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Who lives here

Who lives in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove: a median age of 46.8, 890 households

46.8median age

Those 65 and older account for nearly a fifth of residents. Children under 15 make up 16%, about level with Canadian towns (16%) and above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (13%).

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer CoveNewfoundland and LabradorCanada

Newfoundland and LabradorCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

16%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree11%

Postsecondary qualification67%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 50.0% of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

1,180 men and 1,180 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Under 15	16%	13%	16%
15 to 64	65%	61%	64%
65+	19%	26%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	11%	21%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	67%	53%	56%

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Ages46.8 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households890 households · 2.7 people per household Immigrants4% belong to a visible minority English and French7% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove has 20 beaches within 5 km

1.1%of the land within 10 km protected

There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For walks, the East Coast Trail runs within 2 km. The nearest provincial park, Marine Drive Provincial Park, is 11 km away. Within 10 km are 3 protected areas.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove1.1%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.1%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	1	4

11 km

to Marine Drive Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

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Footpaths & routes1 named route · East Coast Trail Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas3 protected areas within 10 km · Pippy Park Barren Lands Zone National & provincial parks11 km to a provincial park · Marine Drive Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Schools

In and around Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, 7 schools: 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

7schools within 3 km

Secondary school means a trip of 4.2 km at the nearest, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (25 km) yet higher than Canadian towns (1.2 km).

School	Level	Students	System
St. Francis of Assisi ElementaryIn Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer CoveElementary	Elementary	–	English public
St. Paul's Junior HighNearest secondary school, 1.8 kmSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

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Schools within 3 km	Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Nearest secondary school	4.2 km	25 km	1.2 km

4.2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school7 schools within 3 km · 5 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language0 of 7 teach in French · 2% of schools in Newfoundland and Labrador Questions“What schools are there in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in Newfoundland and Labrador aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

15pages on Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 81 Housing & costA⁻Homes 3.3 × income Property pricesSchools7 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 80.2 in its region Work & commuteA⁺60% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 21°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 46.8 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museum and 9 more in and around Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

From museums to parks and historic sites: Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumLogy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove Museumin town

Museum · Parks CanadaSignal Hill4.8 km outside town, to the southeast

MuseumJohnson Geo Centre4.5 km outside town, to the southeast

Museum · Parks CanadaCabot Tower4.8 km outside town, to the southeast

GardenSt. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden4.6 km outside town, to the southeast AquariumAquariumSuncor Energy Fluvarium4.9 km outside town, to the south

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (4)

Signal Hill: Tolivero~commonswiki, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Johnson Geo Centre: HJKeats, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Cabot Tower: Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
St. Thomas Rectory / Commissariat House and Garden: Mo Laidlaw, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

No notable person born in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.

How we find them →

Percy Hynes WhiteCanadian actor · born in St. John's · born 2001

Shannon TweedCanadian actress and model · born in St. John's · born 1957

Brad GushueCanadian male curler · born in St. John's · born 1980

Harry WatsonIce hockey player · born in St. John's · 1898–1957

Mark O'BrienCanadian actor and director · born in St. John's · born 1984

Maurice PrendergastAmerican-Canadian artist · born in St. John's · 1858–1924

Photo credits

Percy Hynes White: Raboe001, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Shannon Tweed: Glenn Francis, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Brad Gushue: Krazytea, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Harry Watson: Unknown author, Public domain · Mark O'Brien: Canadian Film Centre, CC BY 2.0 · Maurice Prendergast: Gertrude Käsebier, Public domain

About Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador

For Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, 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: 2,601 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division: Division No. 1
Metro area: St. John's
Census subdivision: 1001511

Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

TorbayFlatrockSt. John'sPortugal Cove-St. Philip'sPouch CoveMount PearlLogy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	2,601	—	B⁺	A⁻	C	B⁻
Torbay	8,297	5	B	B⁺	C	C⁺
Flatrock	1,938	8.9	—	A⁻	C⁻	C⁺
St. John's	128,693	10	C⁺	C⁻	C	B⁻
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's	9,167	12	B⁺	B⁺	C	B⁻
Pouch Cove	2,270	15	—	B⁻	C⁻	C⁺
Mount Pearl	24,266	16	C⁺	C	C	B⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove

What kind of homes are in Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove?

17% of households are one person, and the average is 2.7.

Who are the people of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove?

At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 4% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 3% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Has Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove grown?

Yes: the census counted 2,221 in 2016 and 2,364 in 2021, a rise of 6.4%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 2,601.

How old are the people of Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove?

The median resident is 46.8 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 16% are under 15 and 19% are 65 or over.

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).