West River, #1 on this list · Photo: William Matheson from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)

Prince Edward Island · 2026

Towns with the lowest hazard risk in Prince Edward Island

No place on Prince Edward Island makes the national top 100 on this list. First place on Prince Edward Island goes to West River, with A. Cornwall takes second place with A; Charlottetown is third with A. An A of some kind goes to 12 of the 12 listed. Last comes O'Leary, at A−. Nationally, West River ranks #409 of 2,589.

Hazard risk grade: earthquake loss and radon, with high wildfire as a ceiling How grades work

West River

Prince Edward Island · 4,155 people

AHazard risk

Overall A⁻·#500 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

Cornwall

Prince Edward Island · 7,920 people

AHazard risk

Overall B⁺·#652 of 2,556

Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

Charlottetown

Prince Edward Island · 48,118 people

AHazard risk

Overall C⁺·#1,723 of 2,556

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

#TownHazard riskCanada rankWhat drives it

1West River4,155 peopleA#409 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

2Cornwall7,920 peopleA#511 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

3Charlottetown48,118 peopleA#512 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D

4North Shore2,994 peopleA#519 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

5East River, Part 12,657 peopleA#520 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

6Vernon River2,779 peopleA#521 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

7New Glasgow5,502 peopleA#522 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

8Stratford13,152 peopleA#562 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

9Three Rivers9,322 peopleA#572 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

10Kensington, Part 13,357 peopleA⁻#651 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

11Summerside19,006 peopleA⁻#654 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

12O'Leary2,878 peopleA⁻#673 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

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Photos: West River, William Matheson from Bedford, Nova Scotia, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0) · Cornwall, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Charlottetown, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0), 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. 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).