#1St. 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−
St. John's, #1 on this list · Photo: Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Most walkable towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
No place in Newfoundland and Labrador makes the national top 100 on this list. First place in Newfoundland and Labrador goes to St. John's, with A. Deer Lake takes second place with A−; Stephenville is third with A−. An A of some kind goes to 4 of the 32 listed. Last comes Division No. 8, Subdivision L, at C−. Nationally, St. John's ranks #958 of 2,589.
Walkability grade: residents within 800 metres of a pharmacy, and commuters who walk, cycle or take transit How grades work
#1AWalkability
#2Deer Lake
Newfoundland and Labrador · 5,319 peopleOverall D·#2,407 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D
#3Stephenville
Newfoundland and Labrador · 6,840 peopleOverall D−·#2,508 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
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
#TownWalkabilityCanada rankWhat drives it
1St. John's128,693 peopleA#958 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
3Stephenville6,840 peopleA−#1,362 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
4Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 peopleA−#1,399 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
6Botwood2,884 peopleB+#1,616 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
7Corner Brook20,549 peopleB+#1,649 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
8Carbonear5,041 peopleB#1,689 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
9Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 peopleB#1,729 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
10Mount Pearl24,266 peopleB#1,772 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
13Springdale2,893 peopleB#1,863 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
17Clarenville7,441 peopleB−#1,969 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
18Labrador City7,965 peopleB−#1,974 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
19Bay Roberts6,407 peopleB−#2,034 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
20Marystown5,196 peopleC+#2,054 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
21Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 peopleC+#2,065 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
22Conception Bay South29,725 peopleC+#2,101 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
23Bishop's Falls3,162 peopleC+#2,132 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
24Spaniard's Bay2,664 peopleC#2,218 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
25Torbay8,297 peopleC#2,235 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
26Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 peopleC#2,245 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
27Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 peopleC#2,259 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
28Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 peopleC#2,266 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
29Harbour Grace2,872 peopleC#2,287 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
30Holyrood2,749 peopleC−#2,361 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
31Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 peopleC−#2,396 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
32Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 peopleC−#2,452 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
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Photos: St. John's, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Deer Lake, Torbenbrinker|Torbenbrinker (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Stephenville, JohnHinks (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).