Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Burton sell for 33% more than the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $200,000, the average one $219,400. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $202,000. Burton permitted around 15 new homes a year over 2019–2023.
Three ways to price a home in Burton
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $219K
- Owners
- 1,875
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $330K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.6×
- Buyers
- 135
- 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).
A detached house in Burton is assessed 27% higher than across New Brunswick’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,995 homes in Burton, detached houses 86% of them.
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.
Burton’s homes: when they went up and what they are
2,005 occupied homes stood in Burton in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 85% of them. Half went up before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Burton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 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.
Permits in Burton ran at 7.5 homes a year per 1,000, where New Brunswick’s towns ran at 10.9
96% were single-unit buildings, beside 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
A peak in 2022: 20 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.
Burton 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.
Burton’s neighbours by home value
Next to Burton: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burton | $200K | $219K | 94% | |
| Oromocto | $250K | $258K | 49% | 7 |
| Lincoln | $200K | $211K | 93% | 12.4 |
| Maugerville | $200K | $214K | 92% | 16.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Burton
How many households in Burton are in core housing need?
2% of Burton’s households, under the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
What is the average house price in Burton?
An average of $330,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.6 times the buyer’s income.
Is Burton expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Burton sits mid-table among New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).