#1Placentia
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,374 peopleOverall C·#1,880 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
Placentia, #1 on this list · Photo: United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (Public domain)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Towns with the oldest residents in Newfoundland and Labrador
Botwood takes second place with 56.4 years; Lewisporte is third with 55.6 years. At the halfway mark stands Pasadena, at 49.2 years. Last comes Paradise, at 38 years. Nationally, Placentia ranks #101 of 2,589. Not one of Newfoundland and Labrador’s places reaches the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in Newfoundland and Labrador does better on this list than Placentia, at 56.4 years.
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#156.4 years Median age
#2Botwood
Newfoundland and Labrador · 2,884 peopleOverall C·#1,984 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
#3Lewisporte
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,405 peopleOverall C·#1,911 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
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Best first in Newfoundland and Labrador; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
32 places
#TownMedian ageCanada rankWhat drives it
1Placentia3,374 people56.4 years#101 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
2Botwood2,884 people56.4 years#102 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
3Lewisporte3,405 people55.6 years#118 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
4Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 people55.2 years#134 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
5Bonavista3,293 people54.8 years#143 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
6Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 people54 years#182 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
7Harbour Grace2,872 people54 years#190 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
8Springdale2,893 people53.6 years#197 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
9Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 people53.6 years#202 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
10Bishop's Falls3,162 people53.2 years#218 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
11Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 people52.8 years#242 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
12Deer Lake5,319 people51.6 years#293 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D
13Carbonear5,041 people51.6 years#296 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
14Marystown5,196 people50.8 years#343 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
15Stephenville6,840 people50.8 years#344 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
16Corner Brook20,549 people49.6 years#412 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
17Pasadena3,930 people49.2 years#438 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
18Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 people49.2 years#442 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
19Holyrood2,749 people49.2 years#446 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
20Spaniard's Bay2,664 people48 years#532 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
21Bay Roberts6,407 people47.2 years#605 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
22Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 people46.8 years#630 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
23Mount Pearl24,266 people46 years#719 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
24Gander12,707 people45.2 years#822 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
25Clarenville7,441 people45.2 years#823 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
26Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 people43.2 years#1,127 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
27Conception Bay South29,725 people43.2 years#1,135 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
28Torbay8,297 people42.8 years#1,187 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
29St. John's128,693 people42 years#1,334 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
30Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 people39.2 years#1,799 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
31Labrador City7,965 people38.4 years#1,926 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
32Paradise26,155 people38 years#2,000 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
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Photos: Placentia, United Kingdom Hydrographic Office (Public domain) · Botwood, Kyla Curtis (Public domain) · Lewisporte, Shhewitt (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).