BeresfordNew Brunswick

Crime runs lighter where Beresford is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 25

Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the BNPP Regional service area

Its police area recorded 9.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 9.6 per 1,000 people a year.

Radon is Beresford’s main hazard: 40% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Burn scars are few around Beresford, with 0.3% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.008% a year). Service New Brunswick - GeoNB has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Beresford doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Region 6 health region.

Beresford has 0.2 jobs for every resident in work, so most leave town for work

The average trip to work took 22 min, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min).

Most households in Beresford own their home: 90%, more than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. A year’s rent came to nearly a fifth of the median household income, near New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and lower than Canadian towns (20%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Beresford alone, so this card uses the figure for the Bathurst metro area.

Hardly any Canadian towns see more snow than Beresford, with about 337 cm a year

Precipitation totals 1,118 mm a year, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). Snow peaks in January: 71 cm in a normal year. In January, overnight lows in Beresford settle at −16.0°C. The frost-free season runs from 20 May to 26 September, 127 days.

Chronic conditions run high around Beresford: 20% on average, against 17% for the typical Canadian town

Homes here are 12 km from a hospital on average, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Across the region, 49% of adults say their health is very good or excellent; New Brunswick as a whole manages 44%. Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 80.2, women 82.7 and men 77.8 (2022/2024). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Zone 6 (Bathurst area), Beresford included.

Children make up only 12% of Beresford, fewer than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Those 65 and older account for 23% of residents. 0.9% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, below both New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%).

The nearest high school to Beresford is 15 km away

The closest elementary school is 5.4 km away, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). 4 of the 4 teach in French, against 28% of schools in New Brunswick.

Beresford in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −4°C

In November, the normal is 97 mm of rain and snow. Snowfall in a normal November: 22 cm. Next comes December, with normal highs of −2°C and lows of −11°C. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Bathurst.

Serge Cormier (Liberal Party of Canada) holds Acadie—Bathurst, the riding that includes Beresford

Of the 10 Commons seats from New Brunswick, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 6.

Beresford has no public library of its own; the nearest is Petit-Rocher Public Library, 6.1 km away

After it comes Smurfit-Stone Public Library (Bathurst), 17 km away.

Around Beresford, 26% of the land is set aside for nature

For a provincial park, Miguasha National Park (Québec) lies 43 km off. A drive of 99 km reaches Kouchibouguac National Park, the nearest national park. Protected areas take in nearly a fifth of the town itself.