New LondonPrince Edward Island
Statistics Canada places it in the Queens census division. A town on Prince Edward Island, home to 1,443 people.
Is New London a good place to live?
Crime is low (A−). Owners valued their homes at a median $320,000 in 2021, which is 3.6 years of the typical household’s pay. Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (D). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; New London has its subject grades alone.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. Crime here is counted against the people who live here, but many visitors or second-home owners add to it, so the rate per resident runs higher than residents' own risk. 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 New London grades
Each subject compares New London with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; New London has its subject grades alone.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes New London stand out
The 3 things New London does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in New London.
New London faces fewer hazards than 86% of Canadian towns
The national inventory holds 2 flood maps for it, the newest from Department of Environment, Energy and Climate Action - Government of Prince Edward Island. Fewer homes than usual carry radon here, 3.5% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Earthquake risk in New London is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.021 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
| Hazards | New London | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 3.5% | 3.5% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.021 | $0.020 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Radon tests: one figure for all of the Prince Edward Island Health Region
New London gets an A− for safety
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 51, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (54) and Canadian towns (86) alike. Across its police area, there are 16.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | New London | 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 · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Queens District detachment area)
New London is wetter than 92% of Canadian towns: 1,252 mm of rain and snow a year
A normal January brings 67 cm of snow, the most of any month. December is the wettest month, with 138 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow totals 292 cm over the year, about level with Prince Edward Island’s towns (285 cm) and above Canadian towns (141 cm). Midsummer afternoons in New London peak at about 23.9°C.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | New London | 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 | 23.9°C | 23.7°C | 25.5°C |
| January night low | −11.1°C | −11.4°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (New Glasgow)
New London has 0.4 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work
A trip to work takes 26 min on average.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | New London | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 26 min | 23 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Older residents shape New London: 26% are 65 or over, above Prince Edward Island’s towns and Canadian towns
Children under 15 make up 13%, below both Prince Edward Island’s towns (17%) and Canadian towns (16%). Visible minorities make up 1.7% of the population, below both Prince Edward Island’s towns (3.4%) and Canadian towns (15%).
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 48.7% of New London
Census 2021 put women at 740 and men at 780; women are 50.9% of Canada.
| New London | Prince Edward Island | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 17% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 26% | 19% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 16% | 14% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 62% | 61% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; Prince Edward Island and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Expect November days around 7°C in New London, nights around freezing
Then December: 1°C by day, −6°C at night. About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Precipitation in November averages 130 mm. Also worth knowing: for today and the week ahead, the Weather page carries ECCC’s Maple Plains forecast.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −9°C | 339 mm |
| Spring | 8°C | −1°C | 270 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 13°C | 262 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 5°C | 381 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (New Glasgow); the forecast is on the Weather page
At 75%, 2021 turnout in Malpeque beat 99% of the country’s ridings
Statistics Canada lists New London as a fire district.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to New London is Kensington Heritage Library, 7.7 km away
The next is Breadalbane Public Library (New Glasgow), 11 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
51% of adults around New London rate their health very good or excellent
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 21 km away, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (8.5 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 81.2, women 83.3 and men 79.1 (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | New London | 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Prince Edward Island health region
Only 7% of households in New London spend 30% or more of their income on shelter, against 18% in the typical Canadian town
The owner-occupied share of households is 91%. A year’s rent came to 17% of the median household income, below Prince Edward Island’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | New London | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 7% | 11% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 91% | 86% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 17% | 18% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $320,000 | $288,000 | $406,000 |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
New London borders Prince Edward Island National Park
For a provincial park, Amherst Shore Provincial Park lies 56 km off. Of the land within 10 km, 1.8% has protected status, lower than both Prince Edward Island’s towns (4%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). The 10 km around town hold 16 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | New London | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.8% | 4% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 4 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
The registers record 2 historic places in New London
Designations here include a Recognized Federal Heritage Building and a provincial or municipal listing. Go back to 1876 and you reach Back Range Light Tower, the oldest of them. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for a quarter of homes, above Prince Edward Island’s towns (21%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
- Back Range Light Tower 1876
- Cape Tryon Light 1905
| Heritage | New London | Prince Edward Island | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 25% | 21% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about New London
Anne of Green Gables Museum and 7 more in and around New London
What there is to see in New London and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.
Museum · Parks CanadaGreen Gables House4.3 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (1)
- Green Gables House: JAKclapclap47, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around New London
2 notable people were born in New London; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
About New London
Town in Prince Edward Island
TownRatings counts New London as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality on Prince Edward Island; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,443 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- Prince Edward Island
- Census division
- Queens
- Census subdivision
- 1102071
New London’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New London | 1,443 | — | — | B− | A− | B− |
| Kensington | 2,016 | 7.8 | — | C | C+ | B |
| Kensington, Part 1 | 3,357 | 8.5 | — | B+ | — | B |
| Malpeque Bay | 1,351 | 10 | — | A− | — | B− |
| Kinkora | 1,416 | 13 | — | — | — | B− |
| New Glasgow | 5,502 | 19 | B− | C | A− | B− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about New London
Has New London grown?
It added people: 1,321 in 2016, 1,521 in 2021, 15.1% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,443.
Who are the people of New London?
2% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 1% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in New London?
Single-detached houses make up 95% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 24% of households are one person, and the average is 2.3.
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).