Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA home in Beresford sells for 60% less than in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $125,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $139,000. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates. Assessors valued the median residential property at $78,200 for 2024.
Three ways to price a home in Beresford
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $139K
- Owners
- 2,410
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $127K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.4×
- Buyers
- 130
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $239K
all residential
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $140K
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada); Canadian Housing Statistics Program, tables 46-10-0099 and 46-10-0093; Québec rôle d’évaluation foncière 2026 (MAMH).
Houses in Beresford carry assessments 44% under the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Of Beresford’s 2,825 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 87% are detached houses.
Median assessment by type, 2024 the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Canadian Housing Statistics Program, table 46-10-0093 (2024): residential properties on the assessment roll, vacant land left out. The ticks are the median of New Brunswick’s towns with their own figure; assessments compare within a province only.
Beresford’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 2,670 occupied homes in Beresford; 88% of them are single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Beresford | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 4% | 7% |
Census 2021 (Statistics Canada): occupied private dwellings; core housing need as Statistics Canada defines it. Ticks and columns are medians of the towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more.
Building behind New Brunswick’s towns: 7 new homes a year per 1,000 in Beresford, against 10.9
From 2019 to 2023, permits in Beresford created 94 homes, about 19 a year. Single-unit buildings took 92% of them, where New Brunswick’s towns built 64%.
A peak in 2022: 25 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Beresford is 33% below the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
The census values of New Brunswick’s towns, 60 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Home values around Beresford
The places around Beresford at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
Questions about property prices in Beresford
How many households in Beresford are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 2% of Beresford’s households in core housing need, much as for New Brunswick’s towns (4%).
What is the average house price in Beresford?
An average of $127,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.4 times the buyer’s income.
Is Beresford expensive for New Brunswick?
Less than most: New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $187,000, and Beresford sits below it.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).