#1Happy Valley-Goose Bay
Newfoundland and Labrador · 8,197 peopleOverall B·#1,062 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
Happy Valley-Goose Bay, #1 on this list · Photo: Shawn from Airdrie, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Towns with the lowest hazard risk in Newfoundland and Labrador
First place in Newfoundland and Labrador goes to Happy Valley-Goose Bay, with A+. Clarenville takes second place with A+; Bonavista is third with A+. An A of some kind goes to 27 of the 32 listed. Last comes Labrador City, at D−. Nationally, Happy Valley-Goose Bay ranks #19 of 2,589. A single place in Newfoundland and Labrador reaches the top 100 for all of Canada.
Hazard risk grade: earthquake loss and radon, with high wildfire as a ceiling How grades work
#1A+Hazard risk
#2Clarenville
Newfoundland and Labrador · 7,441 peopleOverall B−·#1,486 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
#3Bonavista
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,293 peopleOverall C·#1,987 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health 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
#TownHazard riskCanada rankWhat drives it
1Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 peopleA+#19 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
7Harbour Grace2,872 peopleA#260 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
10Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 peopleA#274 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
12Mount Pearl24,266 peopleA#279 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
13St. John's128,693 peopleA#280 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
14Spaniard's Bay2,664 peopleA#281 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
15Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 peopleA#344 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
16Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 peopleA#378 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
17Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 peopleA#379 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
19Conception Bay South29,725 peopleA#381 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
22Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 peopleA#471 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
26Corner Brook20,549 peopleA−#885 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
28Stephenville6,840 peopleB+#1,096 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
29Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 peopleB+#1,374 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
30Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 peopleD#2,539 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
31Bishop's Falls3,162 peopleD#2,540 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
32Labrador City7,965 peopleD−#2,561 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
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Photos: Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Shawn from Airdrie, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Clarenville, Rioux Photography Edmonton, AB (Public domain) · Bonavista, Yergoneby (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).