CrossroadsPrince Edward Island
Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 6%. Home to 2,366 people, this town lies on Prince Edward Island.
Is Crossroads a good place to live?
Households here earn well (A). It also does well on safety (A−). Getting around depends on the car (D). A median home here was worth $332,000 at the census, or 3.4 times what the middle household earns in a year.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Crossroads has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
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.
How Crossroads grades
Each subject compares Crossroads with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Crossroads has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Crossroads stand out
The 3 things Crossroads does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Crossroads.
Most of Crossroads works elsewhere: the town has 0.3 jobs for each resident in work
Commutes averaged 23 min, about level with Prince Edward Island’s towns (23 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 23 min | 23 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.
No high school in or near Crossroads: the closest is 77 km off
Young children have 60 km to the nearest elementary school, higher than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (56 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Donagh Regional SchoolIn CrossroadsElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 77 km | 76 km | 1.2 km |
| Nearest elementary school | 60 km | 56 km | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools on Prince Edward Island, because the province publishes no results school by school.
Hazard risk in Crossroads is lower than in 87% of Canadian towns
Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 3.5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Shaking is about as much of a worry in Crossroads as in most places, at $0.020 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - Government of Prince Edward Island.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 3.5% | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.020 | $0.020 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Prince Edward Island Health Region
Crossroads is graded an A− for safety
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 51, lower than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (54) and Canadian towns (86). The force’s area logs 16.3 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 16.3 | 19.4 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 51 | 54 | 86 |
| Crime Severity Index | 47 | 47 | 67 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Queens District detachment area
51% of adults around Crossroads rate their health very good or excellent
What sets Crossroads apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 5.5 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). Across the region, life runs to 81.2 years on average: women 83.3, men 79.1, in 2022/2024. Pharmacies are closer at hand, 5.2 km away on average and 1.0 of them within 3 km of a typical home.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 51% | 51% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.2 | 81.2 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy: the Prince Edward Island health region
Precipitation in Crossroads tops that of 83% of Canadian towns: 1,136 mm a year
July afternoons reach 23.6°C on average, close to Prince Edward Island’s towns (23.7°C) and below Canadian towns (25.5°C). Rain and snow peak in October, at 122 mm. Between the last spring frost, 17 May, and the first in autumn, 18 October, lie 153 days. A normal January brings 73 cm of snow, the most of any month.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 285 cm | 285 cm | 141 cm |
| July afternoon high | 23.6°C | 23.7°C | 25.5°C |
| Precipitation a year | 1,136 mm | 1,136 mm | 883 mm |
| January night low | −11.5°C | −11.4°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Charlottetown (Airport))
Children make up 20% of Crossroads, above Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canadian towns
Those 65 and older account for 14% of residents. Immigrants make up 3.5% of residents, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (4.9%) and Canadian towns (6.4%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 51.3% of Crossroads
905 men and 955 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 20% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 66% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 14% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 13% | 14% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 65% | 61% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Prince Edward Island and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Most households in Crossroads own their home: 91%, more than in Prince Edward Island’s towns or across Canadian towns
Area-wide: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom, counted over the Charlottetown metro area
Just over one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, near Prince Edward Island’s towns (11%) and lower than Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, lower than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 91% | 86% | 74% |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 11% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $332,000 | $288,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020.
What November brings in Crossroads: freezing at night, 7°C by day
For today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Charlottetown forecast. A typical November adds 21 cm of snow. Precipitation in November averages 110 mm. By December, a normal day reaches 1°C and a night falls to −6°C.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −2°C | −10°C | 302 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −1°C | 237 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 13°C | 269 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 327 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Charlottetown (Airport)); the forecast is on the Weather page
Kent MacDonald (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Cardigan, the riding that includes Crossroads
The Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island’s riding map is published without a licence, so this page doesn’t place Crossroads in a riding.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Crossroads is Stratford Public Library, 6.1 km away
After it comes Charlottetown Library Learning Centre (Charlottetown), 8.2 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 14 km of Crossroads: Prince Edward Island National Park
CPCAD lists 29 protected areas within 10 km. Biggest among them: Egmont Bay PEI Conservation Agreement, 2,958 ha, 5.5 km off. The nearest provincial park, Brudenell Provincial Park, is 23 km away. Protected areas cover 3.7% of the land within 10 km; for the typical Canadian town it is 2.3%.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Crossroads | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.7% | 4% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Everything we know about Crossroads
St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica and 6 more in and around Crossroads
What there is to see in Crossroads and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
ChurchSt. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica3.6 km outside town, to the southwest
CathedralSt. Peter's Cathedral4.1 km outside town, to the southwest
Art galleryConfederation Centre Art Gallery3.6 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumBeaconsfield Historic House4.3 km outside town, to the southwestMuseumMuseumCar Life Museum3.2 km outside town, to the westMuseumMuseumPEI Museum & Heritage Foundation3.9 km outside town, to the southwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (3)
- St. Dunstan's Roman Catholic Basilica: SoftwareSimian (changes by Rabanus Flavus ), CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
- St. Peter's Cathedral: Robert Cutts from Bristol, England, UK, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Confederation Centre Art Gallery: Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada, CC BY 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Crossroads
One notable person was born in Crossroads; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
Brian Tracy: Daniel Wikberg, CC BY 2.0 · Martha MacIsaac: Brian Solis, CC BY 4.0 · Brett Gallant: Krazytea, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Adam McQuaid: goaliej54, CC BY-SA 2.0
About Crossroads
Town in Prince Edward Island
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Crossroads is one census subdivision on Prince Edward Island, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 2,366 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Prince Edward Island
- Census division
- Queens
- Metro area
- Charlottetown
- Census subdivision
- 1102010
Crossroads’ neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crossroads | 2,366 | — | — | B | A− | B |
| Stratford | 13,152 | 5.9 | B+ | C | B+ | B |
| Charlottetown | 48,118 | 9 | C+ | D | C | B |
| North Shore | 1,609 | 10 | — | B | A− | B |
| East River, Part 1 | 2,657 | 11 | B+ | C+ | A− | B− |
| Vernon River | 2,779 | 11 | B | B+ | A− | B− |
| Cornwall | 7,920 | 13 | B+ | C | B+ | B |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Crossroads
Who are the people of Crossroads?
At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Crossroads?
Single-detached houses make up 85% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 18% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.
Do people in Crossroads speak French?
16% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% speak French but not English.
Has Crossroads grown?
It added people: 1,746 in 2016, 1,859 in 2021, 6.5% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 2,366.
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).