Mount PearlNewfoundland and Labrador

TownGrade

C⁺

#1,575 of 2,556

Population 24,266: a town in Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the St. John's metro area.

6 places within 19 kmMap →

Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Population

24,266

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

years · Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 49.4

Postsecondary

59%

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 Mount Pearl a good place to live?

Homes are dear (C). Floods and other hazards weigh less here (A). Overall, that makes a C+, good for #12 of 32 in Newfoundland and Labrador. It comes out better than 42% of Canadian towns. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for walkability.

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.

StrongestAHazard risk

How Mount Pearl grades

Each subject compares Mount Pearl 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

Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are harder to afford than in most townsCOpen →Jobs & incomeBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentCOpen →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footBOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areB⁻Open →

SchoolsNo schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Mount Pearl stand out

The 2 things Mount Pearl does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Immigrants

Who lives here

2% are immigrants

Next to 6%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Hazard risk

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Mount Pearl.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A

Mount Pearl gets an A for hazard risk

Lowwildfire bandAHazard risk Grade

Measured across the Eastern Regional Integrated Health Authority: radon tests

Seismic risk runs low: $0.011 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 4% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from GNL Department of Environment, Conservation and Climate Change. Wildfire is rare near Mount Pearl: 0.8% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.02% a year.

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

Mount Pearl4%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	4%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.011	$0.011	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

6.4 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood studies on the national inventory

Full pageMount Pearl’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.8% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Flood2 flood studies on record Earthquakes$0.011 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

Climate

Winters are mild in Mount Pearl: January nights hold at −7.2°C, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

21.3°CJuly afternoons

December is the wettest month, with 161 mm of rain and snow on average. Frosty days number 154 in a normal year, lower than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (171) and near Canadian towns (159). Midsummer afternoons in Mount Pearl peak at about 21.3°C. A normal January brings 95 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter0.8°C

Spring6.5°C

Summer19.7°C

Autumn12.1°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Snowfall a year	363 cm	363 cm	141 cm
July afternoon high	21.3°C	21.2°C	25.5°C
Precipitation a year	1,381 mm	1,305 mm	883 mm
January night low	−7.2°C	−8.7°C	−13.5°C

363 cm

of snow a year

154

days with frost a year

155

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMount Pearl’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 21.3°C, January lows −7.2°C Rain and snow1,381 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow363 cm of snow a year Weather station2.2 km to the station · St. John's (West)

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

HousingCost of living C

Mount Pearl homes are worth 3.6 years of the median household’s pay, below the 4.7 of the typical Canadian town

$290,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

19% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and near Canadian towns (18%). The owner-occupied share of households is 71%. Behind rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom sits data gathered across the St. John's metro area, with Mount Pearl one part of it.

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

Mount Pearl$290,000

Newfoundland and Labrador$215,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	19%	15%	18%
Households owning their home	71%	78%	74%
Median home value, 2021	$290,000	$215,000	$406,000
Rent as a share of income	20%	17%	20%

$1,348

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,240

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMount Pearl’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Cost of living3.6 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $290,000, against the median household income Renting$1,348 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters71% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁺

Trips to work from Mount Pearl are shorter than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average

4%walk, cycle or take transit

93% of commuters drove, close to Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (92%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%

Walk3%

Public transit1%

Bicycle0%

Census 2021	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Average trip	18 min	19 min	26 min
Car or van	93%	92%	89%

$81,000

median household income, 2020

16%

worked from home, May 2021

32%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMount Pearl’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment10% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to4,470 commuters · The biggest flow out: to St. John's

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

SafetySafety C

Mount Pearl gets a C for safety

81Crime Severity Index

Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the St. John's service area

The violent index for its police area came to 104, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 17.9 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202382

202481

202579

2023–2025	Mount Pearl	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

Full pageMount Pearl’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety81 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Mount Pearl’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Mount Pearl safe?”

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

Weather

In Mount Pearl, November normally means 7°C afternoons and 1°C nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

November usually brings some 22 cm of snow. The month after, December, normally sees 3°C afternoons and −4°C nights. Precipitation in November averages 138 mm. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 21°C and February nights −8°C.

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

November7°C

December3°C

January0°C

February0°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	1°C	−6°C	431 mm
Spring	7°C	−1°C	317 mm
Summer	20°C	10°C	248 mm
Autumn	12°C	5°C	385 mm

1°C

a normal November night

138 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMount Pearl’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

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 (West)); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Mount Pearl sends Tom Osborne (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Cape Spear

From Newfoundland and Labrador come 7 MPs, 4 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Full pageMount Pearl’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Who runs itCity

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C⁺

Mount Pearl’s public library is Mount Pearl Public Library

The library is 1.4 km from the centre of Mount Pearl.

Full pageMount Pearl’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

9,930 households and a median age of 46: who lives in Mount Pearl

46median age

13% are under 15, about level with Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (13%) and below Canadian towns (16%). People 65 and over make up 22% of the town.

Mount PearlNewfoundland and LabradorCanada

Newfoundland and LabradorCanada

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

13%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree12%

Postsecondary qualification59%

Women and men · all residents

51.9% of Mount Pearl’s residents are women

Here the census found 10,810 men and 11,665 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Mount Pearl
	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Under 15	13%	13%	16%
15 to 64	66%	61%	64%
65+	22%	26%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	12%	21%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	59%	53%	56%

Full pageMount Pearl’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages46 median age · 22% are 65 or over Households9,930 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants2% belong to a visible minority English and French6% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

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

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Mount Pearl is Butter Pot Provincial Park, 17 km away

1.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Within 5 km are 3 beaches; Rotary Sunshine Park Beach is the nearest. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 1.2% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. Biggest among them: Pippy Park Barren Lands Zone, 486 ha, 4.2 km off.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Mount Pearl1.2%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	1.2%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	1	4

17 km

to Butter Pot Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageMount Pearl’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas3 protected areas within 10 km · Pippy Park Barren Lands Zone National & provincial parks17 km to a provincial park · Butter Pot Provincial Park

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

HealthHealth B⁻

Around Mount Pearl, 54% of adults call their health very good or excellent

54%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

At 13%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. Chronic conditions run at nearly a fifth of adults, age-standardised, between Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (22%) and Canadian towns (17%). Women in the region live to 82.1 and men to 78.2, 80.2 years taken together (2022/2024). What sets Mount Pearl apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.3 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Mount Pearl doesn’t get its own health survey and life expectancy figures; the ones here come from the Eastern Urban Zone.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Mount Pearl54%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Mount Pearl	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

5.3 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.0 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMount Pearl’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey54% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care5.3 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.0 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

Schools

9 schools in and around Mount Pearl: 5 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade

9schools within 3 km

Schooling here is split between 2 boards, above Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (1) but below Canadian towns (3).

School	Level	Students	System
Mary Queen of the World ElementaryIn Mount PearlElementary	Elementary	–	English public
First Baptist AcademyIn Mount PearlAll grades	All grades	–	English public

See all 9 schools →

Schools within 3 km	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
School boards	2	1	3

1.7 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMount Pearl’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school9 schools within 3 km · 5 elementary schools, 3 secondary schools and 1 school for every grade Language0 of 9 teach in French · 2% of schools in Newfoundland and Labrador The boards2 school boards · NLESD - Eastern Region Questions“What schools are there in Mount Pearl?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Schools grade in Newfoundland and Labrador: none (the province publishes no results school by school).

History

Mount Pearl’s past, on the record: 1 historic place

1historic place

6.8% of its homes were built before 1961, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations0

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings1

Among them

Admiralty House Museum & Archives 1914

1914

oldest construction date on the record

6.8%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Homes built before 1961	6.8%	17%	18%

Full pageMount Pearl’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Older homes6.8% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Mount Pearl have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mount Pearl

15pages on Mount Pearl

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 81 Housing & costCHomes 3.6 × income Property pricesSchools9 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 80.2 in its region Work & commuteB⁺55% of adults in work Natural hazardsAWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors1.2% 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 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Admiralty House Communications Museum And Archives and 3 more in and around Mount Pearl

Sights in Mount Pearl and close by, ordered by how widely each is known.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumAdmiralty House Communications Museum And Archivesin town GardenGardenMemorial University of Newfoundland Botanical Garden4.6 km outside town, to the north Historic siteHistoric siteBowring Park War Memorial1.9 km outside town, to the northeast MuseumMuseumNewfoundland And Labrador Health Archive And Museum2.6 km outside town, to the northeast

Famous people from Mount Pearl

5 notable people were born in Mount Pearl.

See all 5 →

Mark LeeCanadian professional ice hockey centre · born 1984

Bekah SimmsCanadian composer · born 1990

Dave DenineCanadian politician

David CochraneCanadian television journalist · born 1973

John NoseworthyCanadian politician

Photo credits

Mark Lee: Saruwine, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bekah Simms: Ras662, CC BY-SA 4.0

About Mount Pearl

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador

Every figure TownRatings gives for Mount Pearl covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 24,266 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division: Division No. 1
Metro area: St. John's
Census subdivision: 1001542

Mount Pearl’s neighbours

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

ParadiseSt. John'sPetty Harbour-Maddox CovePortugal Cove-St. Philip'sConception Bay SouthLogy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer CoveMount Pearl

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Mount Pearl	24,266	—	C⁺	C	C	B⁻
Paradise	26,155	5	B⁺	A⁻	C	C⁺
St. John's	128,693	6.6	C⁺	C⁻	C	B⁻
Petty Harbour-Maddox Cove	1,005	9.4	—	B⁻	C	B⁻
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's	9,167	10	B⁺	B⁺	C	B⁻
Conception Bay South	29,725	13	B⁻	B	C	C⁺
Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove	2,601	16	B⁺	A⁻	C	B⁻

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

Questions about Mount Pearl

What kind of homes are in Mount Pearl?

Mostly 45% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 27% have just one.

Is Mount Pearl growing?

It lost people: 23,120 in 2016, 22,477 in 2021, 2.8% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 24,266.

Is Mount Pearl a young town or an old one?

Its median age is 46, where Canadian towns sit at 45.2. Under-15s are 13% of residents; over-65s, 22%.

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).