#1Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador · 20,549 peopleOverall C+·#1,757 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
Corner Brook, #1 on this list · Photo: ParsonsPhotographyNL (CC BY-SA 4.0)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Towns with the most civic life in Newfoundland and Labrador
Second place goes to St. John's, at B+, and third to Springdale, at B+. The A range holds none of the 32 on this list. Bottom of the list: Paradise, with C−. On the national list, Corner Brook is #466 of 2,582. The national top 100 holds no place from Newfoundland and Labrador. Leading Newfoundland and Labrador on this list is Corner Brook, at B+.
Civic life grade: library visits per resident, registered charities per 1,000 residents and the province’s volunteering rate How grades work
#1B+Civic life
#2St. John's
Newfoundland and Labrador · 128,693 peopleOverall C+·#1,726 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
#3Springdale
Newfoundland and Labrador · 2,893 peopleOverall B−·#1,254 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
All 32, ranked in Newfoundland and Labrador
Best first in Newfoundland and Labrador; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
32 places
#TownCivic lifeCanada rankWhat drives it
2St. John's128,693 peopleB+#480 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
5Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 peopleB+#537 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
8Botwood2,884 peopleB−#1,205 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
9Bishop's Falls3,162 peopleB−#1,207 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
10Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 peopleB−#1,367 of 2,582Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
11Marystown5,196 peopleB−#1,383 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
12Clarenville7,441 peopleB−#1,534 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
14Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 peopleB−#1,536 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
16Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 peopleC+#1,735 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
17Mount Pearl24,266 peopleC+#1,755 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
18Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 peopleC+#1,918 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
19Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 peopleC+#1,919 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
20Torbay8,297 peopleC+#1,920 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
22Bay Roberts6,407 peopleC+#1,922 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
23Spaniard's Bay2,664 peopleC+#1,923 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
24Carbonear5,041 peopleC+#1,924 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
25Harbour Grace2,872 peopleC+#1,925 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
26Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 peopleC+#1,926 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
27Holyrood2,749 peopleC+#1,927 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
28Stephenville6,840 peopleC#2,074 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
29Labrador City7,965 peopleC#2,171 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
30Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 peopleC#2,172 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
31Conception Bay South29,725 peopleC−#2,230 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
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Photos: Corner Brook, ParsonsPhotographyNL (CC BY-SA 4.0) · St. John's, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Springdale, Ryan Hodnett (CC BY-SA 4.0), 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).