DouglasNew Brunswick

Only 45% of adults around Douglas call their health very good or excellent, below the typical Canadian town’s 52%

15% of adults smoke, daily or now and then, above New Brunswick’s towns (13%) and Canadian towns (12%) alike. People in the region live to 80.1 on average: 81.9 for women and 78.2 for men in 2022/2024. What sets Douglas apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 16 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical). For health survey and life expectancy, the only official count covers all of the Zone 3 (Fredericton area), Douglas included.

Around Douglas, 17% of tested homes have radon above the guideline

The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Seismic risk in Douglas sits near the middle: $0.036 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. Douglas shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Region 3 health region.

With 0.2 jobs for each resident in work, most of Douglas commutes out

Commutes averaged 25 min, about level with Canadian towns (26 min) and above New Brunswick’s towns (21 min).

Douglas’s teenagers travel 15 km to the nearest high school

An elementary school stands 7.6 km from the centre, above New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km) alike.

July highs in Douglas: 25.9°C, against 25.1°C in New Brunswick’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

A normal January brings 64 cm of snow, the most of any month. Snowfall adds up to 241 cm a year, between New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). October is the wettest month, with 106 mm of rain and snow on average. Frost usually lifts by 14 May and returns around 27 September: 135 days without it.

Within 10 km of Douglas: 44 public protected areas

Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 6.4% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town. The nearest provincial park, Mactaquac Provincial Park, is 3.9 km away. Within its own boundary, nearly a tenth of the town is protected. OpenStreetMap shows one walking route nearby, the Killarney Lake Trails / Sentiers Lac Killarney.

What November brings in Douglas: −3°C at night, 6°C by day

Into December, the normals move to freezing and −10°C. Snow is normal by November, about 13 cm over the month. Rain and snow over a typical November come to 97 mm. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.

Douglas is split between 2 federal ridings, chiefly Fredericton—Oromocto and Tobique—Mactaquac

Douglas’ riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.

The nearest public library to Douglas is Nashwaaksis Library, 13 km away

The next is New Brunswick Library of Craft And Design (Fredericton), 14 km away.

More households own their home in Douglas than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 93%

7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, near both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). Figures for rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom are published for the Fredericton metro area as a whole, not for Douglas alone.

Children make up 19% of Douglas, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Those 65 and older account for 17% of residents. 2.7% of residents belong to a visible minority, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) yet lower than Canadian towns (15%).

Douglas earns a B− for safety

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Douglas

Property crime in its police area ran at 22.7 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2). Where it is policed, 10.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.