Canada / Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John's is the capital and largest city of Newfoundland and Labrador, located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula and counted among the oldest cities in North America. Its historic harbour, coastal setting on the easternmost edge of the continent, and rich maritime history make it a natural base for local-first discovery and nearby weekend trips. St. John's is a newfoundland and labrador city of about Pending integration in Canada. On the composite city-intelligence score, St. John's sits at an early stage relative to the indexed set (50/100).
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Composite profile
50/100
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources.
50/100
Composite directional score across affordability, air quality, clean energy, and resilience.
Directional
Directional indicators pending integration of verified city-level data.
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| Metric | Value | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Overall score | 50/100 | Composite score across major city intelligence modules. |
| Cost of Living | 50/100 | St. John's's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies. |
| Air Quality | 50/100 | St. John's's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated. |
| Energy | 50/100 | St. John's's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context. |
| Safety | 50/100 | St. John's's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available. |
| Internet Speed | 50/100 | St. John's's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references. |
| Climate Risk | 50/100 | St. John's's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity. |
| Resilience | 50/100 | Climate adaptation and infrastructure continuity context. |
Deterministic safety estimates from our index — planning signals derived from country priors and city data, not official crime statistics.
St. John's is estimated to be a generally safe city (75/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
A composite quality-of-life estimate and its component indicators.
St. John's has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure.
How the city scores for raising a family, with the indicators that drive it.
St. John's scores high for family living (73/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
Suitability for remote workers, based on connectivity, mobility, and livability.
St. John's is moderate for remote workers (64/100), based on connectivity, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
Suitability for retirement, weighing healthcare, affordability, climate, and environment.
St. John's is high for retirement (70/100), appealing for healthcare access and a clean environment.
Local public safety guidance for St. John's, with the country-level emergency contacts that apply when calling for police, fire, or ambulance.
| Service | Number | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Universal emergency | 91124/7 | 911 reaches police, fire, and emergency medical dispatch in most regions of Canada. |
For the universal emergency contacts that apply in St. John's, including police, fire, and ambulance, see the Canada emergency profile.
Each emergency contact above is attributed to an official emergency service or government publisher. Confirm current numbers directly with these sources.
Used as the primary attribution for Canada's 911 universal emergency number.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Methodology and the wider source registry are documented on the scoring methodology and data sources pages.
Healthcare context for St. John's, with national-level information from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only and does not provide medical advice.
For the national healthcare and public-health context that applies in St. John's, see the Canada healthcare profile.
Official hospital registry
Canadian Institute for Health Information
National source of comparable Canadian health-system data and analysis recognised by federal and provincial governments.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Each entry above is attributed to an official government, public health, or recognised health-system publisher. Confirm current information directly with these sources.
Used as the primary federal attribution for Canadian public-health context.
Used as the primary reference for Canadian health-system statistics and hospital-system framing.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, scoring methodology, and data sources.
Local mobility context for St. John's, with national-level context from Canada where city-specific data is not yet verified. This is informational only.
For national transport authorities and operators that apply in St. John's, see the Canada transport profile.
Each entry above is attributed to an official transport authority, national operator, airport publisher, or government source. Confirm current information directly with these publishers.
Used as the primary federal attribution for Canadian national transport context.
Used as the primary attribution for Canadian national rail operator information.
Last verified: 2026-05-16
Related sections: emergency and public safety, healthcare and hospitals, cities directory, countries directory, scoring methodology, data sources.
Source-attributed air-quality dataset for St. John's. Verified measurements are surfaced when published from accepted official datasets; transparent fallback is shown otherwise.
Source-attributed values for St. John's will appear here after the platform integrates verified measurements from accepted official publishers. Until then, structured air-quality module context remains available on the dedicated module page.
| Metric | Value | Data year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Air quality | Verified air-quality measurements are not yet published for this location. | ||
Global City Intelligence — air-quality dataset
Verified data unavailableThe air-quality dataset begins empty by design. Verified city-level measurements appear here only after they are sourced from accepted publishers (WHO, EEA, US EPA, OpenAQ, OECD, or official national/city environmental agencies).
Numeric measurements appear in this section only after they are sourced from accepted official publishers. The dataset is independently validated at build time; malformed records cannot ship to production.
Quick, evidence-based answers about St. John's drawn from this profile's indexed cost, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data. Figures are deterministic estimates for orientation — verify specifics with official sources.
Yes — strong quality of life (74/100), with nearby nature such as Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Signal Hill.
Strong (73/100) on safety, schools and green space.
Around average cost; about C$2,440/month for one person (estimate).
Late spring to early autumn; warmest in Jul, coldest in Jan.
Mainly energy, mining, technology.
A humid continental climate, averaging about 9.8°C.
Higher education is strong (71/100).
Healthcare access is strong (70/100).
Retirement suitability is good (62/100).
Within ~170 km: Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Signal Hill.
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St. John's's cost-of-living profile is a directional indicator pending integration of verified city-level data; structured benchmark context applies.
St. John's's air-quality profile is a directional indicator framed against WHO and regional benchmarks; verified city-level measurements appear in the dedicated air-quality dataset section once integrated.
St. John's's energy-readiness profile is a directional indicator that combines national policy framing with city-level adaptation context.
St. John's's safety profile is a directional indicator; verified country-level emergency profiles attach via the country hub where available.
St. John's's connectivity profile is a directional indicator combining national digital-readiness context with widely cited speed-test references.
St. John's's climate-risk profile is a directional indicator combining regional hazard categories with national adaptation capacity.
Compare this city against other indexed cities in crawlable ranking tables.
Cost of living estimates for St. John's — monthly budgets, rent, food, and transport in the local currency, plus an affordability score for comparison. Planning estimates derived from country baselines, not live prices.
Climate profile for St. John's — Humid Continental climate, annual average 9.8°C, comfort score 65/100. Month-by-month temperatures, rainfall, sunshine, and the best months to visit. Deterministic planning estimates, not a forecast.
Economy and jobs profile for St. John's — regional center, economy score 74/100, key industries including energy, mining, technology. Employment, salary, startup, remote-work, and career indicators. Deterministic planning estimates.
Education profile for St. John's — regional education center, education score 68/100, 4 representative universities, plus research, student life, and international-student indicators. Deterministic dataset, not institutional rankings.
Healthcare and retirement profile for St. John's — regional healthcare center, healthcare score 70/100, retirement score 62/100. Medical access, specialist and emergency care, affordability, and retirement suitability. Deterministic planning estimates.
Source-attributed visual context for St. John's using verified Wikimedia imagery from the existing media catalog, alongside structured city intelligence and planning links. Not a tourism guide or attractions ranking.
Weekend trip planning checklist for St. John's — links into arrival planning, Summer 2026 travel context, visual orientation, budget tools, transport, public safety, and healthcare context. Not an itinerary, events calendar, hotel-price guide, restaurant guide, or tourism ranking.
Source-backed nearby place records for local-first weekend planning, with verification status, official source links, Wikidata identity, and visual context.
Estimate a monthly budget for St. John's using your own housing, food, transport, healthcare, and lifestyle inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official cost-of-living measurement.
Plan a trip budget for St. John's using your own accommodation, food, local transport, activities, travel, healthcare buffer, and emergency buffer inputs. Planning estimator only — not an official travel cost estimate.
Where else nearby you could spend a day or a weekend from St. John's. Links are derived from geographic proximity, shared region, shared natural-recreation areas, transport corridors, and country borders — not popularity or tourism rankings.
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Regional discovery collections that include St. John's — named natural regions grouping nearby nature, parks, lakes, coasts, and mountains for local-first day and weekend planning.
Island region · 9 places across 41 cities.
Weekend escapes · 30 places across 80 cities.
Theme-first discovery collections that include St. John's — grouped by outdoor interest (mountains, lakes, coasts, forests, national parks) rather than geography.
Island Getaways · 12 places across 61 cities.
Common questions about living in, visiting, working in, studying in and retiring to St. John's, answered from the indexed cost-of-living, climate, safety, economy, education, healthcare and nearby-nature data on this profile.
St. John's has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. Visitors can also reach nature such as Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Signal Hill and Quidi Vidi Lake within weekend range.
St. John's has a high quality-of-life estimate (74/100), with notable strengths in healthcare, cleanliness and infrastructure. It indexes 74/100 for overall quality of life.
A single resident of St. John's spends roughly C$2,440 per month, with a one-bedroom rent near C$1,290. Overall the city is around average cost for Canada. These are modelled estimates, not live quotes — verify locally.
Plan for around-average living costs and check current rents before relocating. St. John's is moderate for remote workers (64/100), based on connectivity, safety and overall livability and day-to-day amenities.
St. John's's labour market is strong, with opportunities concentrated in technology, education and research and healthcare. St. John's has a regional economy with strengths in energy, mining and technology.
St. John's offers strong infrastructure and amenities for remote professionals, with a remote-work score of 77/100.
St. John's is a regional education center with a mix of universities and research activity in our dataset, spanning fields such as Social Sciences, Mathematics and Engineering.
St. John's offers a moderate student environment, supported by strong quality of life.
St. John's has a regional healthcare center, supported by hospitals, specialist services, and public-health infrastructure, with a healthcare score of 70/100. Residents have strong access to healthcare across primary, specialist, and emergency care.
St. John's offers a combination of healthcare access, safety, and amenities that may appeal to retirees, with a retirement score of 62/100. Residents benefit from broad urban amenities and day-to-day services.
St. John's has a humid continental climate, averaging about 9.8°C annually with roughly 801 mm of rain. The hottest month is Jul and the coldest Jan. The driest is typically Jan.
St. John's is estimated to be a generally safe city (75/100 in our safety index), with solid personal-safety indicators.
St. John's indexes a walkability score of 64 and a cycling score of 53 out of 100. Check the local operator for live transit routes and fares.
Nature destinations within about 170 km of St. John's include Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Signal Hill and Quidi Vidi Lake. Each is linked with its official source on the profile.
St. John's scores high for family living (73/100), helped by education access, safety and healthcare.
St. John's rates 30/100 for outdoor lifestyle and 52/100 for green space. Nearby nature such as Witless Bay Ecological Reserve, Signal Hill and Quidi Vidi Lake supports day hikes, water activities and weekend trips.
Use this record as a planning anchor for local-first research and nearby weekend-rest discovery, verifying access, transport, and seasonal context with official sources. Its standout dimensions are cost of living (50/100) and air quality (50/100). The area most worth watching is climate risk (50/100), where the model registers practical gaps. Data year 2025; last updated 2026-05-16. Drawn from 4 institutional references.
Country context is available on the Canada country page. Related rankings include Overall Intelligence, Quality of Life, Remote Work. See where St. John's appears in global rankings or read the scoring methodology.
Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation. Verified datasets are being integrated; official sources should be used for critical decisions.
4 institutional references inform this view, listed below with reliability notes. Structured indicators on this page are directional and intended for orientation; verified datasets are being integrated and official sources should be used for critical decisions.
Used as a policy and methodology reference for urban exposure and resilience signals.
Used where United States city comparisons need air-quality benchmark context.
Used as an energy-resource and weather-normalization reference.
Used to explain urban climate vulnerability and adaptation scoring logic.