#1Paradise
Newfoundland and Labrador · 26,155 peopleOverall B+·#591 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
Paradise, #1 on this list · Photo: Tango7174 (CC BY-SA 4.0)Newfoundland and Labrador · 2026
Towns with the youngest residents in Newfoundland and Labrador
Leading Newfoundland and Labrador on this list is Paradise, at 38 years. The places after the leader belong to Labrador City (38.4 years) and Happy Valley-Goose Bay (39.2 years). Halfway down the list sits Corner Brook, at 49.6 years. At the other end is Botwood, with 56.4 years. Across Canada, the same list puts Paradise #572 of 2,589. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no place in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work
#138 years Median age
#2Labrador City
Newfoundland and Labrador · 7,965 peopleOverall A+·#44 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
#3Happy 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−
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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
1Paradise26,155 people38 years#572 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: safety C
2Labrador City7,965 people38.4 years#630 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A+·lowest: hazard risk D−
3Happy Valley-Goose Bay8,197 people39.2 years#789 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A·lowest: safety D−
4St. John's128,693 people42 years#1,284 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A·lowest: cost of living C−
5Torbay8,297 people42.8 years#1,399 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C
6Portugal Cove-St. Philip's9,167 people43.2 years#1,459 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A·lowest: walkability C
7Conception Bay South29,725 people43.2 years#1,467 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: safety C
8Gander12,707 people45.2 years#1,773 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: safety C−
9Clarenville7,441 people45.2 years#1,774 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B·lowest: health D
10Mount Pearl24,266 people46 years#1,870 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income B+·lowest: cost of living C
11Logy Bay-Middle Cove-Outer Cove2,601 people46.8 years#1,948 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
12Bay Roberts6,407 people47.2 years#2,002 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
13Spaniard's Bay2,664 people48 years#2,075 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
14Pasadena3,930 people49.2 years#2,157 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
15Grand Falls-Windsor14,510 people49.2 years#2,161 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
16Holyrood2,749 people49.2 years#2,165 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: health D−
17Corner Brook20,549 people49.6 years#2,188 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C
18Marystown5,196 people50.8 years#2,267 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
19Stephenville6,840 people50.8 years#2,268 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: safety D
20Deer Lake5,319 people51.6 years#2,312 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: health D
21Carbonear5,041 people51.6 years#2,315 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income D
22Division No. 1, Subdivision E2,978 people52.8 years#2,366 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living C+·lowest: jobs & income D−
23Bishop's Falls3,162 people53.2 years#2,382 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability C+·lowest: hazard risk D
24Springdale2,893 people53.6 years#2,390 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, safety B+·lowest: jobs & income C−
25Division No. 8, Subdivision L2,724 people53.6 years#2,395 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D−
26Channel-Port aux Basques3,379 people54 years#2,405 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability A−·lowest: health C
27Harbour Grace2,872 people54 years#2,413 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: jobs & income D
28Bonavista3,293 people54.8 years#2,446 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
29Division No. 7, Subdivision E2,632 people55.2 years#2,460 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D−
30Lewisporte3,405 people55.6 years#2,465 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
31Placentia3,374 people56.4 years#2,491 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A·lowest: health D
32Botwood2,884 people56.4 years#2,492 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
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Photos: Paradise, Tango7174 (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Labrador City, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Shawn from Airdrie, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0), 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).