#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
Snowiest towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
At the halfway mark stands Torbay, at 363 cm. Last comes Marystown, at 173 cm. Nationally, Labrador City ranks #1 of 2,538. 22 places in Newfoundland and Labrador reach the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere in Newfoundland and Labrador does better on this list than Labrador City, at 459 cm. Gander is second (443 cm) and Lewisporte third (443 cm).
Snowfall a year, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station that measures snow How grades work
#1459 cm Snowfall a year
#2Gander
Newfoundland and Labrador · 12,707 peopleOverall B−·#1,432 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
#3Lewisporte
Newfoundland and Labrador · 3,405 peopleOverall C·#1,911 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
All 31, ranked in Newfoundland and Labrador
Best first in Newfoundland and Labrador; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
31 places
#TownSnowfall a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
1Labrador City7,965 people459 cm#1 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
4Botwood2,884 people443 cm#4 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
5Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 people443 cm#5 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
6Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 people443 cm#6 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
7Bishop's Falls3,162 people443 cm#7 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
9Corner Brook20,549 people408 cm#10 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
10Pasadena3,930 people408 cm#11 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
11Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 people406 cm#12 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
12Stephenville6,840 people386 cm#13 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
14Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 people363 cm#38 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
15Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 people363 cm#39 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
16Torbay8,297 people363 cm#40 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
17Conception Bay South29,725 people363 cm#41 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
18Mount Pearl24,266 people363 cm#42 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
19St. John's128,693 people363 cm#43 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
20Carbonear5,041 people363 cm#44 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
21Harbour Grace2,872 people363 cm#45 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
22Springdale2,893 people345 cm#53 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
23Placentia3,374 people321 cm#106 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
24Bay Roberts6,407 people321 cm#107 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
25Spaniard's Bay2,664 people321 cm#108 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
26Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 people321 cm#109 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
27Holyrood2,749 people321 cm#110 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
28Clarenville7,441 people229 cm#379 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
29Bonavista3,293 people229 cm#380 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
30Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 people229 cm#381 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
31Marystown5,196 people173 cm#958 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
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Photos: Labrador City, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Gander, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · 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).