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No reserve of 1,000 people or more has a page of its own here. At the top here stands North Shore, #440 among 2,556 in the country. The latest estimate has it 18.9% above the 2021 census count. Prince Edward Island has 157,000 people in its places with a page, by Statistics Canada’s latest estimate. 31% of them live in Charlottetown, the biggest place. With no city of 250,000 or more, Prince Edward Island has no neighbourhood pages.

10graded towns
34places with a page
Charlottetownlargest · 48,118
#1 on Prince Edward IslandNorth ShoreA−#2 on Prince Edward IslandWest RiverA−#3 on Prince Edward IslandCornwallB+#4 on Prince Edward IslandStratfordB+
Prince Edward Island at a glance

What Prince Edward Island is like

Against towns across Canada, the median ranked town in Prince Edward Island does best on hazard risk and safety and least well on walkability. Choose a subject to find the towns that lead on it.

The median town, subject by subjectThe median ranked town in Prince Edward Island against Canadian towns · the line marks the median town in Canada
How the towns in Prince Edward Island grade overall10 ranked towns
A2B5C3

2 of 10 (20%) grade A− or better, against 22% of Canadian towns.

Every town ranked by scoreThe full list for Prince Edward Island, with what drives each gradeProvince report cardHow Prince Edward Island compares with Canada’s other provinces and territories, subject by subjectCompare two townsSide by side, subject by subject
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10 towns · ordered by province rank

A−

North Shore

Town · 2,994 people · #440 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHazard riskLowestC−Walkability
A−

West River

Town · 4,155 people · #500 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA−Jobs & incomeLowestC−Walkability
B+

Cornwall

Town · 7,920 people · #652 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAJobs & incomeAHazard riskLowestCWalkability
B+

Stratford

Town · 13,152 people · #654 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestA+Jobs & incomeAHazard riskLowestCWalkability
B+

East River, Part 1

Town · 2,657 people · #845 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA−Jobs & incomeLowestDWalkability
B

Vernon River

Town · 2,779 people · #957 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA−SafetyLowestC−Walkability
B−

New Glasgow

Town · 5,502 people · #1,498 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskA−SafetyLowestC−Walkability
C+

Charlottetown

Large town · 48,118 people · #1,723 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAWalkabilityAHazard riskLowestDCost of living
C

Three Rivers

Town · 9,322 people · #1,965 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestAHazard riskBHealthLowestDJobs & income
C−

Summerside

Town · 19,006 people · #2,063 of 2,556 nationally

StrongestA−Hazard riskB+WalkabilityLowestC−Safety
Rankings

Prince Edward Island’s lists

Of the 18 lists that rank the places on Prince Edward Island, North Shore leads 4, more than any other.

Every Prince Edward Island list18 listsBest places to live10 places · #1 North ShoreBest small towns7 places · #1 North ShoreMost affordable12 places · #1 O'LearySafest10 places · #1 North ShoreHealthiest12 places · #1 SummersideJobs & income12 places · #1 StratfordMost walkable12 places · #1 CharlottetownLowest hazard risk12 places · #1 West RiverCivic life12 places · #1 Three RiversHighest incomes12 places · #1 North ShoreDescribed, no lettersFastest-growing8 places · #1 CornwallDescribed, no lettersMost historic12 places · #1 West RiverDescribed, no lettersMost bilingual12 places · #1 StratfordDescribed, no lettersYoungest12 places · #1 Vernon RiverDescribed, no lettersOldest12 places · #1 SummersideDescribed, no lettersFewest frosts12 places · #1 Three RiversDescribed, no lettersDriest12 places · #1 O'LearyDescribed, no lettersWettest12 places · #1 West RiverDescribed, no letters
No overall grade

Towns without an overall grade

Each has its page and the subject grades it has; the reason it has no overall grade is beside it.

Kensington, Part 13,357 people · No Safety Grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health B, Jobs & income A, Walkability D, Hazard risk A−O'Leary2,878 people · No Safety Grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Health B, Jobs & income C, Walkability D, Hazard risk A−Alberton2,426 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health B, Jobs & income A, Walkability D, Hazard risk A−Crossroads2,366 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety A−, Cost of living B, Health B, Jobs & income A, Walkability D, Hazard risk ABelfast2,110 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety A−, Cost of living A−, Health B−, Jobs & income C, Walkability B−, Hazard risk ATignish2,041 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health B−, Jobs & income A+, Walkability C−, Hazard risk A−Kensington2,016 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety C+, Cost of living C, Health B, Jobs & income C+, Walkability A, Hazard risk A−Souris1,981 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety B−, Cost of living A+, Health B, Jobs & income A, Walkability D, Hazard risk AWellington1,972 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health B−, Jobs & income B+, Walkability C−, Hazard risk A−Crapaud, Part 11,781 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety A−, Cost of living B−, Health C+, Jobs & income B−, Walkability D, Hazard risk AMurray River, Part 11,638 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety B−, Cost of living A−, Health B−, Jobs & income C−, Walkability D−, Hazard risk ANorth Shore1,609 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety A−, Cost of living B, Health B, Jobs & income A, Walkability D−, Hazard risk AAlberton1,498 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living D, Health B+, Jobs & income C, Walkability B+, Hazard risk A−New London1,443 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety A−, Cost of living B−, Health B−, Jobs & income B, Walkability D, Hazard risk AMorell1,422 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety B−, Cost of living A, Health B−, Jobs & income C+, Walkability C−, Hazard risk AKinkora1,416 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Health B−, Jobs & income A−, Walkability C−, Hazard risk A−Malpeque Bay1,351 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living A−, Health B−, Jobs & income A, Walkability D−, Hazard risk A−Kingston1,308 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety A−, Cost of living B+, Health B−, Jobs & income A+, Walkability D−, Hazard risk ACentral Prince1,287 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living A, Health B−, Jobs & income D, Walkability C−, Hazard risk A−Souris1,285 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety B−, Cost of living C−, Health B+, Jobs & income C−, Walkability A+, Hazard risk AMiltonvale Park1,279 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Safety A−, Cost of living C, Health B, Jobs & income B, Walkability D−, Hazard risk AMiminegash1,166 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living B+, Health B−, Jobs & income D, Walkability D−, Hazard risk A−Miscouche1,113 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living B−, Health B, Jobs & income A, Walkability B, Hazard risk A−O'Leary1,021 people · under 2,500 residents: subject grades, no overall grade.Graded on its page: Cost of living C, Health B+, Jobs & income C−, Walkability B+, Hazard risk A−

Questions about Prince Edward Island

How do the biggest towns on Prince Edward Island grade?

Charlottetown grades C+ overall, with its best grade in walkability. Next in size, Summerside grades C−, best in hazard risk.

How are these towns ranked?

By the overall grade, which blends seven graded subjects (safety, cost of living, schools, health, jobs & income, walkability and hazard risk) from public data, each comparing a town with every town in Canada of 1,000 or more. The rank is among the towns of 2,500 or more on Prince Edward Island, where five or more have an overall grade.

How does Prince Edward Island compare with the other provinces and territories?

Its report card puts Prince Edward Island 7th of 13 overall, a grade of B−, from province-wide figures and its towns’ grades together; hazard risk is its strongest subject there and walkability its weakest.

Is every town on Prince Edward Island on TownRatings?

Yes: every one has its page, listed here from the biggest town to the smallest place; size decides only how many grades a page carries.

Why isn’t my town ranked?

The ranking covers towns of 2,500 or more with an overall grade. O'Leary, Kensington, Part 1, Alberton, Crossroads and 20 more have no overall grade; their pages show the grades they have, and why.

Photos: North Shore, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · West River, William Matheson from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Cornwall, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Stratford, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · East River, Part 1, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Vernon River, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · New Glasgow, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Charlottetown, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Three Rivers, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Summerside, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 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 · Statistics Canada, 2021 Census of Population and population estimates. 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).