MiscouchePrince Edward Island

Between 2016 and 2021, its population grew by 14%. A town of 1,113 on Prince Edward Island.

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Population

1,113

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

42.4

years · Prince Edward Island’s towns: 43.6

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 Miscouche a good place to live?

Jobs & income is its strong suit (A). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B for health and B for walkability. Hazard risk is lower than in most Canadian towns (A−).

Miscouche has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

No Safety Grade: no police service publishes a crime rate for this place on its own. 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.

StrongestAJobs & income A⁻Hazard risk

How Miscouche grades

Each subject compares Miscouche 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

Miscouche has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.

Jobs & incomeIn the top fifth of the towns comparedAOpen →Hazard riskGraded on two hazards, earthquakes and radon, with nearby wildfire counted only against itA⁻Open →WalkabilityEasier than most to get around on footBOpen →HealthAhead of most towns comparedBOpen →Cost of livingNear typical for the towns comparedB⁻Open →

SafetyNot graded: not enough data–

SchoolsNo schools grade on Prince Edward Island: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Miscouche stand out

The 3 things Miscouche does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

4% walk, cycle or take transit

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Jobs & income

Better than 93%

of Canadian towns on jobs & income

Its jobs & income grade: A.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

3.1 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $260,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Miscouche.

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Commuters in Miscouche have a short way to work, 19 min on average, less than in Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canadian towns

4%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van96%

Walk4%

Census 2021	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Average trip	19 min	23 min	26 min

$82,000

median household income, 2020

15%

worked from home, May 2021

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment6.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work4% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to165 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Summerside

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.

Schools

No high school in or near Miscouche: the closest is 57 km off

1school within 3 km

Young children have 40 km to the nearest elementary school, between Prince Edward Island’s towns (56 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).

School	Level	Students	System
Miscouche Consolidated SchoolIn MiscoucheElementary	Elementary	–	English public

Schools within 3 km	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Nearest secondary school	57 km	76 km	1.2 km
Nearest elementary school	40 km	56 km	0.5 km

57 km

to the nearest secondary school

40 km

to the nearest elementary school

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Every school1 elementary school Language0 of 1 teach in French · 0% of schools on Prince Edward Island Questions“What schools are there in Miscouche?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns on Prince Edward Island aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.

Natural hazardsHazard risk A⁻

Miscouche is on Canada’s flood inventory: 2 listed, led by Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - Government of Prince Edward Island

Lowwildfire bandA⁻Hazard risk Grade

Source area for radon tests: the Prince Edward Island Health Region

Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 3.5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquake risk in Miscouche is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.036 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030.

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

Miscouche3.5%

Prince Edward Island’s towns3.5%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	3.5%	3.5%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.036	$0.020	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

flood studies on the national inventory

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Flood2 flood studies on record WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 Earthquakes$0.036 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon3.5% 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

Climate

Precipitation in Miscouche tops that of 92% of Canadian towns: 1,252 mm a year

24.1°CJuly afternoons

January is the snowiest month, with 67 cm on average. For the wettest month, look to December: 138 mm on average. Snow totals 292 cm over the year, near Prince Edward Island’s towns (285 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Summer highs in Miscouche reach 24.1°C in July.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−1.5°C

Spring7.6°C

Summer22.5°C

Autumn13.0°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Snowfall a year	292 cm	285 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,252 mm	1,136 mm	883 mm
July afternoon high	24.1°C	23.7°C	25.5°C
January night low	−11.3°C	−11.4°C	−13.5°C

292 cm

of snow a year

153

days with frost a year

156

days with precipitation a year

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Rain and snow1,252 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 24.1°C, January lows −11.3°C Snow292 cm of snow a year Weather station1.8 km to the station · Summerside

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Summerside)

HealthHealth B

Very good or excellent health for 51% of adults in Miscouche’s health region

51%very good or excellent healthBHealth Grade

Women in the region live to 83.3 and men to 79.1, 81.2 years taken together (2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Miscouche’s is long: 6.9 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical. For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Prince Edward Island health region, Miscouche included.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Miscouche51%

Prince Edward Island’s towns51%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Very good or excellent health	51%	51%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	81.2	81.2	81.5

6.9 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

6.4 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

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Health survey51% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care6.9 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 6.4 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.3, men 79.1 Conditions and habits17% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

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

Weather

Expect November days around 7°C in Miscouche, nights around freezing

7°Ca normal November afternoon

November usually brings some 19 cm of snow. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −6°C. Expect about 130 mm of rain and snow over November. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Summerside.

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

November7°C

December1°C

January−3°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−10°C	339 mm
Spring	8°C	−1°C	270 mm
Summer	23°C	13°C	262 mm
Autumn	13°C	5°C	381 mm

0°C

a normal November night

130 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 January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Summerside); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Miscouche sends Bobby Morrissey (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Egmont

Miscouche is a rural municipality by Statistics Canada’s count of municipalities.

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Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A⁺

Miscouche has no public library of its own; the nearest is Tyne Valley Public Library, 17 km away

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Places to belong3.6 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

A town of families: 20% of people in Miscouche are under 15, more than in Prince Edward Island’s towns or Canadian towns

42.4median age

Both official languages: 21% of residents, above both Prince Edward Island’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). People 65 and over make up 20% of the town.

MiscouchePrince Edward IslandCanada

Prince Edward IslandCanada

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

20%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification53%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 48.5% of Miscouche

510 men and 480 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.

Who lives in Miscouche
	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Under 15	20%	17%	16%
15 to 64	61%	63%	64%
65+	20%	19%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	14%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	53%	61%	56%

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Ages42.4 median age · 20% are 65 or over Households385 households · 2.5 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority English and French21% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Prince Edward Island and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

The The Island Walk passes Miscouche

28%of the land within 10 km protected

29 km separate the town from Prince Edward Island National Park, its nearest national park. Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Linkletter Shore the nearest. Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22) (285,278 ha) is the biggest, 1.8 km from town. The protected share of the 10 km around the town is 28%, above both Prince Edward Island’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%).

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Miscouche28%

Prince Edward Island’s towns4%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	28%	4%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	2	7	4

29 km

to Prince Edward Island National Park

51 km

to Amherst Shore Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected areas within 10 km

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Footpaths & routes5 named routes · The Island Walk Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas12 protected areas within 10 km · Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22)National & provincial parks29 km to a national park · Prince Edward Island National Park

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

HousingCost of living B⁻

Miscouche has just 9% of households spending at least 30% of income on shelter, where the typical Canadian town has 18%

$260,000median home value, 2021B⁻Cost of living Grade

77% of households own their home, lower than Prince Edward Island’s towns (86%) and near Canadian towns (74%).

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

Miscouche$260,000

Prince Edward Island$288,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Miscouche	Prince Edward Island	Canada
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	9%	11%	18%
Households owning their home	77%	86%	74%
Rent as a share of income	18%	18%	20%

$1,241

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$970

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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Cost of living3.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $260,000, against the median household income Renting$1,241 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Owners and renters77% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Area behind the rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures: the Summerside metro area

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Miscouche

15pages on Miscouche

The big questions

SafetyHousing & costB⁻Homes 3.1 × income Property pricesSchoolsOne school within 3 km HealthBLife expectancy 81.2 in its region Work & commuteA66% of adults in work Natural hazardsA⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors28% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 24°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 42.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Acadian Museum of PEI and 4 more in and around Miscouche

A first look at Miscouche’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →

MuseumMuseumAcadian Museum of PEIin town

Historic shipHistoric shipCanadair CP-107 Argus1.4 km outside town, to the northeast

Historic shipHistoric shipDe Havilland Canada CC-115 Buffalo1.4 km outside town, to the northeast

Historic shipHistoric shipGrumman CP-121 Tracker1.3 km outside town, to the northeast

Historic shipHistoric shipMcDonnell CF-101B Voodoo1.4 km outside town, to the northeast

Famous people from around Miscouche

2 notable people were born in Miscouche; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Gilbert BuoteCanadian writer · 1833–1904

Armand DesRochesCanadian judge · born 1940

Mark StrandCanadian-American poet, essayist, trans… · born in Summerside · 1934–2014

Heather MoyseCanadian multi-sport athlete · born in Summerside · born 1978

Gerard GallantCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born in Summerside · born 1963

Steve OttCanadian ice hockey player and coach · born in Summerside · born 1982

Photo credits

Heather Moyse: Vincent Lions for Prince Edward Island Potatoes Board; cropped by Blackcat, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gerard Gallant: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Steve Ott: Michael Miller, CC BY-SA 3.0

About Miscouche

Town in Prince Edward Island

Every figure TownRatings gives for Miscouche covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision on Prince Edward Island.

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

Population: 1,113 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: Prince Edward Island
Census division: Prince
Metro area: Summerside
Census subdivision: 1103024

Miscouche’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

SummersideWellingtonKensington, Part 1KensingtonMalpeque BayMiscouche

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Miscouche	1,113	—	—	B⁻	—	B
Summerside	19,006	6.3	C⁻	C⁻	C⁻	B⁺
Wellington	1,972	12	—	A⁻	—	B⁻
Kensington, Part 1	3,357	16	—	B⁺	—	B
Kensington	2,016	17	—	C	C⁺	B
Malpeque Bay	1,351	18	—	A⁻	—	B⁻

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Miscouche

Is Miscouche growing?

It grew from 873 people in 2016 to 992 in 2021, up 13.6%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 1,113.

Who are the people of Miscouche?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.

What kind of homes are in Miscouche?

Single-detached houses make up 84% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 27% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.

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