#1Victoria County, Subdivision A
Nova Scotia · 2,746 peopleOverall D·#2,391 of 2,556
Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B−·lowest: health D
Victoria County, Subdivision A, #1 on this list · Photo: Plumzee (CC BY-SA 4.0)Nova Scotia · 2026
Wettest towns in Nova Scotia
Bottom of the list: Antigonish, with 1,122 mm. On the national list, Victoria County, Subdivision A is #56 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds 6 places from Nova Scotia. Leading Nova Scotia on this list is Victoria County, Subdivision A, at 1,612 mm. The places after the leader belong to Lunenburg (1,561 mm) and Bridgewater (1,561 mm). Halfway down the list sits Meaghers Grant, at 1,393 mm.
Rain and snow a year (total precipitation), 1991–2020 normals How grades work
#11,612 mm Precipitation a year
#2Lunenburg
Nova Scotia · 2,523 peopleOverall C−·#2,175 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
#3Bridgewater
Nova Scotia · 9,989 peopleOverall D·#2,381 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
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
#TownPrecipitation a yearCanada rankWhat drives it
1Victoria County, Subdivision A2,746 people1,612 mm#56 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B−·lowest: health D
2Lunenburg2,523 people1,561 mm#57 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living D
3Bridgewater9,989 people1,561 mm#58 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
6Liverpool10,997 people1,561 mm#61 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability C+·lowest: jobs & income D
7Cape Breton106,752 people1,481 mm#123 of 2,589Strongest: safety A−, walkability B·lowest: jobs & income C−
8Victoria County, Subdivision B4,258 people1,481 mm#124 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
9Annapolis County, Subdivision A6,719 people1,453 mm#125 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
10Digby7,528 people1,453 mm#126 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
11Cole Harbour21,627 people1,414 mm#127 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living C+
12Timberlea11,014 people1,414 mm#128 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, walkability B·lowest: safety C+
13Hammonds Plains13,844 people1,414 mm#129 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability C−
14Woodlawn20,925 people1,414 mm#130 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C
15Upper Tantallon5,248 people1,414 mm#131 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
16Portland Estates10,164 people1,414 mm#132 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: cost of living D
17Bedford28,848 people1,414 mm#133 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, jobs & income A−·lowest: cost of living D
18Westphal4,201 people1,414 mm#134 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
19Eastern Passage10,745 people1,414 mm#135 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
20Westmount23,207 people1,414 mm#136 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
21Lawrencetown3,509 people1,414 mm#137 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: walkability D
22Hubley6,337 people1,414 mm#138 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, health B−·lowest: walkability D
23Windsor Park13,044 people1,414 mm#139 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
24Manor Park14,148 people1,414 mm#140 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
25Clayton Park West34,404 people1,414 mm#141 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B·lowest: cost of living D
26Mount Royale9,340 people1,414 mm#142 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
27North End19,733 people1,414 mm#143 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
28South End22,012 people1,414 mm#144 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
29Austinville28,021 people1,414 mm#145 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D
30East Lawrencetown4,020 people1,414 mm#146 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability D
31Fairview16,296 people1,414 mm#147 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, health B+·lowest: cost of living D−
32Hatchet Lake9,930 people1,414 mm#148 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
33Lake Echo5,223 people1,414 mm#149 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
34Harrietsfield6,786 people1,414 mm#150 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
35Gaetz Brook4,473 people1,414 mm#151 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
36Musquodoboit Harbour2,719 people1,414 mm#152 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
37East Preston2,573 people1,414 mm#153 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income C−
38Head of St Margarets Bay2,885 people1,414 mm#154 of 2,589Strongest: health B−, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability C−
39Fall River9,214 people1,393 mm#155 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, health B·lowest: walkability C
40Middle Sackville14,898 people1,393 mm#156 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C
41Lower Sackville20,171 people1,393 mm#157 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, health B+·lowest: cost of living C−
42Beaver Bank9,157 people1,393 mm#158 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, health B·lowest: cost of living C+
43Dutch Settlement6,234 people1,393 mm#159 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, health B−·lowest: walkability C−
45Meaghers Grant3,430 people1,393 mm#161 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D
46Inverness5,138 people1,303 mm#180 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, walkability B·lowest: health D
47Inverness County, Subdivision A5,389 people1,303 mm#181 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, hazard risk B−·lowest: walkability D
48Argyle8,216 people1,290 mm#190 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B+·lowest: health D−
49Yarmouth10,637 people1,290 mm#191 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
50Barrington6,720 people1,290 mm#192 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
51Clare8,020 people1,290 mm#193 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B+, cost of living B·lowest: health D−
52Yarmouth7,129 people1,290 mm#194 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: safety D
53Shelburne4,542 people1,290 mm#195 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: walkability D
54Pictou County, Subdivision B6,482 people1,277 mm#197 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
55Sheet Harbour3,334 people1,277 mm#198 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
56Colchester County, Subdivision C14,211 people1,277 mm#199 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B−, cost of living B−·lowest: health D
57Cumberland County, Subdivision A3,401 people1,247 mm#221 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, hazard risk B−·lowest: jobs & income D−
58Kentville7,589 people1,216 mm#262 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: health C−
59Berwick2,631 people1,216 mm#263 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A−·lowest: cost of living C−
60Windsor20,318 people1,216 mm#264 of 2,589Strongest: health B, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income D
61Kings County, Subdivision C8,994 people1,216 mm#265 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B·lowest: health C−
62Kings County, Subdivision B12,661 people1,216 mm#266 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety C+·lowest: health C−
63Kings County, Subdivision D6,517 people1,216 mm#267 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, safety C+·lowest: health C−
64Colchester County, Subdivision A3,891 people1,179 mm#288 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk B−·lowest: health D−
65Colchester County, Subdivision B21,578 people1,179 mm#289 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk B−, safety C+·lowest: health D
67Springhill7,015 people1,161 mm#363 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, walkability B−·lowest: jobs & income D
68Amherst10,072 people1,161 mm#364 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
69Cumberland County, Subdivision C6,040 people1,161 mm#365 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: health D
70Kingston24,574 people1,137 mm#422 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B−·lowest: health D
71Annapolis County, Subdivision C5,694 people1,137 mm#423 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
72Annapolis County, Subdivision B5,086 people1,137 mm#424 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: jobs & income D
73Annapolis County, Subdivision D3,273 people1,137 mm#425 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, cost of living C+·lowest: health D
74Westville3,731 people1,134 mm#432 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B·lowest: health D
75Stellarton4,251 people1,134 mm#433 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
76Pictou County, Subdivision A6,575 people1,134 mm#434 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
77New Glasgow10,378 people1,134 mm#435 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, walkability A−·lowest: safety D
79Cumberland County, Subdivision D4,692 people1,134 mm#437 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: health D
80Antigonish County, Subdivision B6,486 people1,122 mm#447 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
81Antigonish County, Subdivision A9,682 people1,122 mm#448 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
82Guysborough4,721 people1,122 mm#449 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: jobs & income D
83Port Hawkesbury3,442 people1,122 mm#450 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, walkability A·lowest: health C−
84Richmond County, Subdivision C3,444 people1,122 mm#451 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living A−·lowest: health D
85Pictou County, Subdivision C8,847 people1,122 mm#452 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A+, cost of living B+·lowest: health D
86Inverness County, Subdivision C3,314 people1,122 mm#453 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, cost of living B−·lowest: health D
87Richmond County, Subdivision A4,305 people1,122 mm#454 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety B−·lowest: jobs & income D
88Antigonish5,175 people1,122 mm#455 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A+, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
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Photos: Victoria County, Subdivision A, Plumzee (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Lunenburg, Edgar El (CC BY 3.0) · Bridgewater, PatHirtle (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).