Towns with the most civic life in Prince Edward Island

First place on Prince Edward Island goes to Three Rivers, with A+. Charlottetown takes second place with A+; O'Leary is third with A+. An A of some kind goes to 11 of the 12 listed. Last comes Stratford, at B. Nationally, Three Rivers ranks #4 of 2,582. 4 places on Prince Edward Island reach the top 100 for all of Canada.

Civic life grade: library visits per resident, registered charities per 1,000 residents and the province’s volunteering rate How grades work

Three Rivers

Prince Edward Island · 9,322 people

A⁺Civic life

Overall C·#1,965 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

Charlottetown

Prince Edward Island · 48,118 people

A⁺Civic life

Overall C⁺·#1,723 of 2,556

Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D

O'Leary

Prince Edward Island · 2,878 people

A⁺Civic life

Overall –

Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

All 12, ranked on Prince Edward Island

Best first on Prince Edward Island; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.

Every Prince Edward Island list

#TownCivic lifeCanada rankWhat drives it

1Three Rivers9,322 peopleA⁺#4 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

2Charlottetown48,118 peopleA⁺#17 of 2,582Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D

3O'Leary2,878 peopleA⁺#36 of 2,582Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

4Kensington, Part 13,357 peopleA⁺#37 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

5Summerside19,006 peopleA#143 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

6North Shore2,994 peopleA⁻#286 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

7West River4,155 peopleA⁻#287 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

8Cornwall7,920 peopleA⁻#288 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

9East River, Part 12,657 peopleA⁻#289 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

10Vernon River2,779 peopleA⁻#290 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

11New Glasgow5,502 peopleA⁻#291 of 2,582Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

12Stratford13,152 peopleB#1,070 of 2,582Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

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Photos: Three Rivers, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Charlottetown, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · O'Leary, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain), 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).