Towns with the oldest residents in Prince Edward Island

Leading Prince Edward Island on this list is Summerside, at 46.8 years. The places after the leader belong to O'Leary (46 years) and Kensington, Part 1 (45.6 years). Halfway down the list sits North Shore, at 42.4 years. At the other end is Vernon River, with 37.2 years. Across Canada, the same list puts Summerside #639 of 2,589. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no place on Prince Edward Island.

Median age of residents, 2021 census (for a city’s neighbourhoods, estimated from five-year age groups) How grades work

Summerside

Prince Edward Island · 19,006 people

46.8 years Median age

Overall C⁻·#2,063 of 2,556

Strongest: hazard risk A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

O'Leary

Prince Edward Island · 2,878 people

46 years Median age

Overall –

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

Kensington, Part 1

Prince Edward Island · 3,357 people

45.6 years Median age

Overall –

Strongest: jobs & income 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

#TownMedian ageCanada rankWhat drives it

1Summerside19,006 people46.8 years#639 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A⁻, walkability B⁺·lowest: safety C⁻

2O'Leary2,878 people46 years#732 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

3Kensington, Part 13,357 people45.6 years#776 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A⁻·lowest: walkability D

4West River4,155 people44.8 years#865 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

5New Glasgow5,502 people44.8 years#888 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

6Three Rivers9,322 people44.8 years#894 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, health B·lowest: jobs & income D

7North Shore2,994 people42.4 years#1,244 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C⁻

8East River, Part 12,657 people41.2 years#1,438 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, jobs & income A⁻·lowest: walkability D

9Charlottetown48,118 people40.8 years#1,521 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk A·lowest: cost of living D

10Stratford13,152 people40.4 years#1,574 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A⁺, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

11Cornwall7,920 people38.8 years#1,854 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, hazard risk A·lowest: walkability C

12Vernon River2,779 people37.2 years#2,122 of 2,589Strongest: hazard risk A, safety A⁻·lowest: walkability C⁻

Rankings

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Province by province

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Photos: Summerside, Quintin Soloviev (CC BY 4.0) · O'Leary, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain) · Kensington, Part 1, 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).