St. AnthonyNewfoundland and Labrador

A town in Newfoundland and Labrador, home to 2,203 people. Its census division is Division No. 9.

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Population

2,203

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

51.6

years · Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns: 49.4

Postsecondary

53%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is St. Anthony a good place to live?

Prices are modest for what you get (A). Add walkability to its strengths (B+). Its weakest subject is health (C+). Elsewhere it is close to typical: B for safety and B− for jobs & income.

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so St. Anthony has subject grades only.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestA⁺Hazard risk ACost of living

How St. Anthony grades

Each subject compares St. Anthony with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so St. Anthony has subject grades only.

Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itA⁺Open →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →WalkabilityBetter than most of the towns comparedB⁺Open →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areC⁺Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentBOpen →Jobs & incomeAbout average among the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SchoolsWe don’t grade schools in Newfoundland and Labrador. The reason: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes St. Anthony stand out

The 3 things St. Anthony does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.3 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $174,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Hazard risk

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on hazard risk

Its hazard risk grade: A+.

Unemployment rate, Census 2021

Work

19% unemployment

Of the labour force, against 10% for the median of Canadian towns

44% of residents 15 and over were in work, May 2021.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in St. Anthony.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁺

Few places are as safe from hazards as St. Anthony: it beats almost every Canadian town

Lowwildfire bandA⁺Hazard risk Grade

Radon topped the guideline in 3% of tested homes, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (6.6%) alike. Shaking is less of a worry than in most places, at $0.007 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national flood inventory has no study for St. Anthony. St. Anthony doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Labrador-Grenfell Regional Integrated Health Auth health region.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

St. Anthony3%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns4%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3%	4%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.007	$0.011	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

Full pageSt. Anthony’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.007 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HousingCost of living A

Renting in St. Anthony costs 14% of household income, less than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns

$174,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (15%) and Canadian towns (18%). Households that own their home make up 77%.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

St. Anthony$174,000

Newfoundland and Labrador$215,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	15%	18%
Rent as a share of income	14%	17%	20%

$800

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$596

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageSt. Anthony’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$800 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living2.3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $174,000, against the median household income Owners and renters77% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

Climate

Summers stay cool in St. Anthony: July afternoons reach 19.6°C, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

19.6°CJuly afternoons

In January the thermometer sinks to −13.9°C overnight, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (−8.7°C) and close to Canadian towns (−13.5°C). A normal September brings 102 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. ECCC’s nearest full record is at St. Anthony, 35 km off.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−4.6°C

Spring3.1°C

Summer17.7°C

Autumn8.7°C

Normals, 1991–2020	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
July afternoon high	19.6°C	21.2°C	25.5°C
Days with frost a year	197	171	159
Precipitation a year	1,001 mm	1,305 mm	883 mm
January night low	−13.9°C	−8.7°C	−13.5°C

197

days with frost a year

139

days with precipitation a year

Full pageSt. Anthony’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 19.6°C, January lows −13.9°C Rain and snow1,001 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Weather station35 km to the station · St. Anthony

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St. Anthony)

HealthHealth C⁺

Expect 77.1 years of life in the region around St. Anthony, 4.4 under the typical Canadian town

60%very good or excellent healthC⁺Health Grade

Health survey and life expectancy for the Labrador-Grenfell Zone

A hospital lies 0.8 km from the typical home, lower than both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (8.5 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). At 19%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 15% for Newfoundland and Labrador. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 60%, ahead of the 52% for Newfoundland and Labrador.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

St. Anthony60%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns50%

Canadian towns52%

Health	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Very good or excellent health	60%	50%	52%
Smokers	19%	15%	12%
Life expectancy at birth	77.1	78.6	81.5
Chronic conditions (average share)	21%	22%	17%

77.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

0.8 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

19%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

0.9 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageSt. Anthony’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey60% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care0.8 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.9 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 79.2, men 74.6 Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

SafetySafety B

For the force that serves St. Anthony, the Crime Severity Index is 56, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns and Canadian towns

56Crime Severity Index

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 18.2 property crimes are reported each year. The violent index for its police area came to 62, below Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Violent crime in the area its police cover: 11.6 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202355

202461

202551

2023–2025	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Property crime per 1,000	18.2	34.8	31.2
Crime Severity Index	56	81	67
Violent Crime Severity Index	62	82	86
Violent crime	11.6	16.7	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

44%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageSt. Anthony’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety56 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime St. Anthony’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is St. Anthony safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Area behind the Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures: the St. Anthony detachment area

Who lives here

An older town: 29% of people in St. Anthony are 65 or over, more than in Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns

51.6median age

13% are under 15, near Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (13%) and lower than Canadian towns (16%). First Nations, Métis and Inuit people make up 6.5% of residents, above both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (2.8%).

St. AnthonyNewfoundland and LabradorCanada

Newfoundland and LabradorCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

29%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree20%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

53.4% of St. Anthony’s residents are women

Of the 2021 count, 1,165 were women and 1,015 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).

Who lives in St. Anthony
	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Under 15	13%	13%	16%
15 to 64	59%	61%	64%
65+	29%	26%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	20%	21%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	53%	56%

Full pageSt. Anthony’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages51.6 median age · 29% are 65 or over Households925 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants5% are immigrants · 6% belong to a visible minority English and French1% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

White Hills Academy is the only school in and around St. Anthony

1school within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
White Hills AcademyIn St. AnthonyAll grades	All grades	–	English public

0.3 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school1 school for every grade Language0 of 1 teach in French · 2% of schools in Newfoundland and Labrador Questions“What schools are there in St. Anthony?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in Newfoundland and Labrador, because the province publishes no results school by school.

Weather

St. Anthony in November: highs near 3°C, lows near −4°C

3°Ca normal November afternoon

Next comes December, with normal highs of −3°C and lows of −10°C. In November, the normal is 84 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (20°C) and bottoms out in February (−14°C). The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for St. Anthony.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November3°C

December−3°C

January−6°C

February−6°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−5°C	−13°C	256 mm
Spring	3°C	−4°C	211 mm
Summer	18°C	8°C	263 mm
Autumn	9°C	2°C	271 mm

−4°C

a normal November night

84 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

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Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest February

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St. Anthony); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

St. Anthony’s MP is Carol Anstey (Conservative Party of Canada), for Long Range Mountains

Across Newfoundland and Labrador, 4 of the 7 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.

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Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

St. Anthony has one public library, St. Anthony Public Library

The library is 0.1 km from the centre of St.

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The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong5 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

None of the land within 10 km of St. Anthony is protected

0%of the land within 10 km protected

National parks are all over 100 km off. 11 km from town is Pistolet Bay Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

St. Anthony0%

Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns0.4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	0%	0.4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	0	1	4

11 km

to Pistolet Bay Provincial Park

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas0 protected areas within 10 km National & provincial parks11 km to a provincial park · Pistolet Bay Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Work & commuteJobs & income B⁻

Trips to work from St. Anthony are shorter than from Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns or Canadian towns: 12 min on average

7%walk, cycle or take transit

89% of commuters drove, near both Newfoundland and Labrador’s towns (92%) and Canadian towns (89%).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van89%

Walk7%

Census 2021	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Average trip	12 min	19 min	26 min
Car or van	89%	92%	89%

$77,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

92%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment19% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work7% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to10 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Flower's Cove

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

History

84% of St. Anthony’s homes date from 1961 or later

16%built before 1961

Heritage	St. Anthony	Newfoundland and Labrador	Canada
Homes built before 1961	16%	17%	18%

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Older homes16% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does St. Anthony have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about St. Anthony

15pages on St. Anthony

The big questions

SafetyBCrime Severity Index 56 Housing & costAHomes 2.3 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthC⁺Life expectancy 77.1 in its region Work & commuteB⁻44% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

OutdoorsAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 20°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 51.6 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from St. Anthony

5 notable people were born in St. Anthony.

See all 5 →

Gavin TuckerCanadian mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter · born 1986

Chris DeckerCanadian politician · 1941–2015

Raymond SquiresCanadian politician · 1926–2019

Christopher MitchelmoreMember of the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly · born 1985

Danny DumaresqueCanadian politician · born 1959

About St. Anthony

Town in Newfoundland and Labrador

Every figure TownRatings gives for St. Anthony covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 2,203 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Newfoundland and Labrador
Census division: Division No. 9
Census subdivision: 1009029

Questions about St. Anthony

Who are the people of St. Anthony?

Visible minorities are 6% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 5%, and Indigenous people 7%.

What kind of homes are in St. Anthony?

Single-detached houses make up 80% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments.

Has St. Anthony grown?

It lost people: 2,258 in 2016, 2,180 in 2021, 3.5% fewer, while the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,203.

Is St. Anthony a young town or an old one?

At 51.6, its median age compares with 45.2 across Canadian towns. Children make up 13% of the population and seniors 29%.

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).