#1Labrador City
Newfoundland and Labrador · 7,965 peopleOverall A+·#44 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
Labrador City, #1 on this list · Photo: Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Best small towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Labrador City tops the list in Newfoundland and Labrador, at A+. Second place goes to Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, at B+, and third to Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, at B+. The A range holds a single one of the 25 on this list. Bottom of the list: Holyrood, with D−. On the national list, Labrador City is #26 of 1,524. The national top 100 holds just one place from Newfoundland and Labrador.
Overall grade, the ranked towns under 10,000 How grades work
#1A+Overall
#2Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove
Newfoundland and Labrador · 2,601 peopleOverall B+·#627 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
#3Portugal Cove-St. Philip's
Newfoundland and Labrador · 9,167 peopleOverall B+·#820 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
All 25, ranked in Newfoundland and Labrador
Best first in Newfoundland and Labrador; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
25 places
#TownOverallCanada rankWhat drives it
1Labrador City7,965 peopleA+#26 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
2Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 peopleB+#357 of 1,524Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
3Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 peopleB+#468 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
5Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 peopleB#548 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
6Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 peopleB#597 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
12Botwood2,884 peopleC#1,142 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
14Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 peopleC#1,148 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
15Bay Roberts6,407 peopleC−#1,310 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
16Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 peopleC−#1,326 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
19Bishop's Falls3,162 peopleD#1,456 of 1,524Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
20Spaniard's Bay2,664 peopleD#1,460 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
21Carbonear5,041 peopleD#1,471 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
22Harbour Grace2,872 peopleD−#1,477 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
23Stephenville6,840 peopleD−#1,485 of 1,524Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
24Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 peopleD−#1,502 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
25Holyrood2,749 peopleD−#1,506 of 1,524Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
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Photos: Labrador City, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove, Claxton Ray (Public domain) · Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Dmuggeridge (CC BY-SA 3.0), 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).