#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
Safest towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
One of the 32 on this list grades in the A range. At the other end is Happy Valley-Goose Bay, with D−. Across Canada, the same list puts Labrador City #110 of 2,572. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no place in Newfoundland and Labrador. Labrador City tops the list in Newfoundland and Labrador, at A+. Second place goes to Springdale, at B+, and third to Corner Brook, at B.
Safety grade: the Crime Severity Index of the police force or detachment, 2023–2025 How grades work
#1A+Safety
#2Springdale
Newfoundland and Labrador · 2,893 peopleOverall B−·#1,254 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
#3Corner Brook
Newfoundland and Labrador · 20,549 peopleOverall C+·#1,757 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
#TownSafetyCanada rankWhat drives it
1Labrador City7,965 peopleA+#110 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
4Clarenville7,441 peopleB−#1,011 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
5Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 peopleB−#1,013 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
7Botwood2,884 peopleB−#1,103 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
8Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 peopleB−#1,264 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
9Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 peopleC+#1,551 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
10Bay Roberts6,407 peopleC+#1,572 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
11Spaniard's Bay2,664 peopleC+#1,573 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
12Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 peopleC+#1,574 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
15Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 peopleC#1,651 of 2,572Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
16Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 peopleC#1,653 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
17Torbay8,297 peopleC#1,654 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
18Conception Bay South29,725 peopleC#1,666 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
19Mount Pearl24,266 peopleC#1,668 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
20St. John's128,693 peopleC#1,673 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
24Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 peopleC#1,831 of 2,572Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
25Bishop's Falls3,162 peopleC#1,834 of 2,572Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
26Pasadena3,930 peopleC−#1,913 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
29Carbonear5,041 peopleC−#2,005 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
30Harbour Grace2,872 peopleC−#2,006 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
31Stephenville6,840 peopleD#2,440 of 2,572Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
32Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 peopleD−#2,556 of 2,572Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
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Photos: Labrador City, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Springdale, Ryan Hodnett (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Corner Brook, ParsonsPhotographyNL (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).