Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHalf the owned homes in Bright are valued above $180,000
Some 1,230 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. In 2023, 85 homes changed hands at a median price of $292,000, by Statistics Canada’s count. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $102,000.
Three ways to price a home in Bright
Each source sits beside its own median for New Brunswick’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $210K
- Owners
- 1,230
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $310K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.2×
- Buyers
- 85
- 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).
On the roll, 85% of Bright’s properties are detached houses
Of Bright’s 1,610 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% 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.
Major repairs needed: 11% of the homes in Bright, where New Brunswick’s towns have 7%
At the 2021 census, 90% of Bright’s 1,345 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Bright | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 11% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
Permits in Bright ran at 15.8 homes a year per 1,000, where New Brunswick’s towns ran at 10.9
From 2019 to 2023, permits in Bright created 106 homes, about 21 a year. Single-unit buildings took 100% of them, where New Brunswick’s towns built 64%.
Most in 2021: 32 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 27%: 1,740 new homes in the year to August 2026
Area-wide: monthly permits, counted over the Fredericton metro area
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.
Bright sits close to 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 Bright
The places around Bright at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bright | $180K | $210K | 93% | |
| Queensbury | $190K | $245K | 91% | 10.4 |
| Douglas | $224K | $254K | 93% | 12.9 |
| Kingsclear | $264K | $316K | 96% | 14.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Bright
How many households in Bright are in core housing need?
In Bright, 6% of households are in core housing need, against 4% for New Brunswick’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Bright expensive for New Brunswick?
About average: Bright’s census median is close to the $187,000 of New Brunswick’s towns.
What is the average house price in Bright?
Buyers paid $310,000 on average in 2023, or 2.2 years of their income at the median.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).