#1Charlottetown
Prince Edward Island · 48,118 peopleOverall C+·#1,723 of 2,556
Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
Charlottetown, #1 on this list · Photo: Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0)Prince Edward Island · 2026
Most walkable towns in Prince Edward Island
On the national list, Charlottetown is #771 of 2,589. The national top 100 holds no place from Prince Edward Island. Leading Prince Edward Island on this list is Charlottetown, at A. The places after the leader belong to Summerside (B+) and Three Rivers (C+). One of the 12 on this list grades in the A range. At the other end is O'Leary, with D.
Walkability grade: residents within 800 metres of a pharmacy, and commuters who walk, cycle or take transit How grades work
#1AWalkability
#2Summerside
Prince Edward Island · 19,006 peopleOverall C−·#2,063 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
#3Three Rivers
Prince Edward Island · 9,322 peopleOverall C·#1,965 of 2,556
Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income 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.
#TownWalkabilityCanada rankWhat drives it
1Charlottetown48,118 peopleA#771 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D
2Summerside19,006 peopleB+#1,481 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A−, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
3Three Rivers9,322 peopleC+#2,140 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D
4Stratford13,152 peopleC#2,250 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C
5Cornwall7,920 peopleC#2,310 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C
6Vernon River2,779 peopleC−#2,398 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A−·lowest: walkability C−
7West River4,155 peopleC−#2,415 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability C−
8North Shore2,994 peopleC−#2,441 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C−
10Kensington, Part 13,357 peopleD#2,468 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability D
11East River, Part 12,657 peopleD#2,574 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A−·lowest: walkability D
12O'Leary2,878 peopleD#2,579 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A−·lowest: walkability D
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Photos: Charlottetown, Larry from Charlottetown, PEI, Canada (CC BY 2.0) · Summerside, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · Three Rivers, Dennis G. Jarvis (CC BY-SA 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).