#1Stratford
Prince Edward Island · 13,152 peopleOverall B+·#654 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C
Stratford, #1 on this list · Photo: Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0)Prince Edward Island · 2026
Most bilingual towns in Prince Edward Island
Nationally, Stratford ranks #751 of 2,589. Not one of Prince Edward Island’s places reaches the top 100 for all of Canada. Nowhere on Prince Edward Island does better on this list than Stratford, at 16.2%. Cornwall is second (15.7%) and New Glasgow third (15.6%). The middle of the list is North Shore, with 12.4%. The list ends with Vernon River, at 7.0%.
Share of residents who can hold a conversation in both English and French, 2021 census How grades work
#116.2% English and French
#2Cornwall
Prince Edward Island · 7,920 peopleOverall B+·#652 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C
#3New Glasgow
Prince Edward Island · 5,502 peopleOverall B−·#1,498 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A−·lowest: walkability C−
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.
#TownEnglish and FrenchCanada rankWhat drives it
1Stratford13,152 people16.2%#751 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C
2Cornwall7,920 people15.7%#764 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C
3New Glasgow5,502 people15.6%#768 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A−·lowest: walkability C−
4West River4,155 people14.4%#795 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C−
5Charlottetown48,118 people13.1%#843 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
6Summerside19,006 people12.8%#863 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
7North Shore2,994 people12.4%#881 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
8Kensington, Part 13,357 people10.4%#981 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability D
9East River, Part 12,657 people8.7%#1,118 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability D
10Three Rivers9,322 people8.3%#1,180 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D
11O'Leary2,878 people7.6%#1,279 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability D
12Vernon River2,779 people7.0%#1,387 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A−·lowest: walkability C−
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Photos: Stratford, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Cornwall, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · New Glasgow, 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).