#1Antigonish County, Subdivision B
Nova Scotia · 6,486 peopleOverall C+·#1,585 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
Antigonish County, Subdivision B, #1 on this list · Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center (Public domain)Nova Scotia · 2026
Towns with the least snow in Nova Scotia
Nowhere in Nova Scotia does better on this list than Antigonish County, Subdivision B, at 162 cm. Antigonish County, Subdivision A is second (162 cm) and Guysborough third (162 cm). The middle of the list is Lower Sackville, with 215 cm. The list ends with Cumberland County, Subdivision C, at 310 cm. Antigonish County, Subdivision B is #1,544 of 2,538 on the list for all of Canada. No place in Nova Scotia makes the national top 100 on this list.
Snowfall a year, 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station that measures snow How grades work
#1162 cm Snowfall a year
#2Antigonish County, Subdivision A
Nova Scotia · 9,682 peopleOverall C+·#1,593 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
#3Guysborough
Nova Scotia · 4,721 peopleOverall C+·#1,612 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D
All 88, ranked in Nova Scotia
Best first in Nova Scotia; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
88 places
#TownSnowfall a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
1Antigonish County, Subdivision B6,486 people162 cm#1,544 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
2Antigonish County, Subdivision A9,682 people162 cm#1,545 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
3Guysborough4,721 people162 cm#1,546 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D
4Port Hawkesbury3,442 people162 cm#1,547 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability A·lowest: health C−
5Richmond County, Subdivision C3,444 people162 cm#1,548 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
6Inverness5,138 people162 cm#1,549 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: health D
7Pictou County, Subdivision C8,847 people162 cm#1,550 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
8Inverness County, Subdivision C3,314 people162 cm#1,551 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: health D
9Sheet Harbour3,334 people162 cm#1,552 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
10Richmond County, Subdivision A4,305 people162 cm#1,553 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, safety B−·lowest: jobs & income D
11Antigonish5,175 people162 cm#1,554 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
12Lunenburg2,523 people184 cm#1,651 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
13Bridgewater9,989 people184 cm#1,652 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
16Liverpool10,997 people184 cm#1,655 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability C+·lowest: jobs & income D
17Westville3,731 people187 cm#1,758 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
18Stellarton4,251 people187 cm#1,759 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
19Pictou County, Subdivision A6,575 people187 cm#1,760 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
20Pictou County, Subdivision B6,482 people187 cm#1,761 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
21Colchester County, Subdivision A3,891 people187 cm#1,762 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B−·lowest: health D−
22Springhill7,015 people187 cm#1,763 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
23Colchester County, Subdivision B21,578 people187 cm#1,764 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk B−, safety C+·lowest: health D
24New Glasgow10,378 people187 cm#1,765 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
26Colchester County, Subdivision C14,211 people187 cm#1,767 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk B−, cost of living B−·lowest: health D
28Cumberland County, Subdivision D4,692 people187 cm#1,769 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: health D
29Argyle8,216 people205 cm#1,864 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: health D−
30Yarmouth10,637 people205 cm#1,865 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
31Barrington6,720 people205 cm#1,866 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
32Clare8,020 people205 cm#1,867 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
33Yarmouth7,129 people205 cm#1,868 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety D
34Shelburne4,542 people205 cm#1,869 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: walkability D
35Digby7,528 people205 cm#1,870 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
36Fall River9,214 people215 cm#1,895 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C
37Cole Harbour21,627 people215 cm#1,896 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
38Timberlea11,014 people215 cm#1,897 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
39Hammonds Plains13,844 people215 cm#1,898 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
40Woodlawn20,925 people215 cm#1,899 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
41Upper Tantallon5,248 people215 cm#1,900 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
42Portland Estates10,164 people215 cm#1,901 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
43Middle Sackville14,898 people215 cm#1,902 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
44Bedford28,848 people215 cm#1,903 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
45Lower Sackville20,171 people215 cm#1,904 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
46Westphal4,201 people215 cm#1,905 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
47Eastern Passage10,745 people215 cm#1,906 of 2,538Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
48Beaver Bank9,157 people215 cm#1,907 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
49Westmount23,207 people215 cm#1,908 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
50Lawrencetown3,509 people215 cm#1,909 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
51Hubley6,337 people215 cm#1,910 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability D
52Windsor Park13,044 people215 cm#1,911 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
53Manor Park14,148 people215 cm#1,912 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
54Clayton Park West34,404 people215 cm#1,913 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
55Mount Royale9,340 people215 cm#1,914 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
56North End19,733 people215 cm#1,915 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
57South End22,012 people215 cm#1,916 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
58Austinville28,021 people215 cm#1,917 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
59East Lawrencetown4,020 people215 cm#1,918 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
60Fairview16,296 people215 cm#1,919 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
61Dutch Settlement6,234 people215 cm#1,920 of 2,538Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
62Hatchet Lake9,930 people215 cm#1,921 of 2,538Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
63Lake Echo5,223 people215 cm#1,922 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
64Harrietsfield6,786 people215 cm#1,923 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
65Gaetz Brook4,473 people215 cm#1,924 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
66Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 people215 cm#1,925 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
67East Preston2,573 people215 cm#1,926 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
68Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 people215 cm#1,927 of 2,538Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
70Meaghers Grant3,430 people215 cm#1,929 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
71Kentville7,589 people232 cm#2,193 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
72Berwick2,631 people232 cm#2,194 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
73Windsor20,318 people232 cm#2,195 of 2,538Strongest: health B, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income D
74Kings County, Subdivision C8,994 people232 cm#2,196 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B·lowest: health C−
75Kings County, Subdivision B12,661 people232 cm#2,197 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety C+·lowest: health C−
76Kings County, Subdivision D6,517 people232 cm#2,198 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety C+·lowest: health C−
77Cumberland County, Subdivision A3,401 people232 cm#2,199 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
78Kingston24,574 people268 cm#2,252 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B−·lowest: health D
79Annapolis County, Subdivision C5,694 people268 cm#2,253 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
80Annapolis County, Subdivision B5,086 people268 cm#2,254 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
81Annapolis County, Subdivision D3,273 people268 cm#2,255 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
82Annapolis County, Subdivision A6,719 people268 cm#2,256 of 2,538Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
83Cape Breton106,752 people281 cm#2,310 of 2,538Strongest: safety A−, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C−
84Victoria County, Subdivision B4,258 people281 cm#2,311 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
85Inverness County, Subdivision A5,389 people281 cm#2,312 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
86Victoria County, Subdivision A2,746 people281 cm#2,313 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B−·lowest: health D
87Amherst10,072 people310 cm#2,418 of 2,538Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
88Cumberland County, Subdivision C6,040 people310 cm#2,419 of 2,538Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: health D
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Photos: Antigonish County, Subdivision B, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Antigonish County, Subdivision A, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Guysborough, Dennis G. Jarvis (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).