Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBuyers in Douglas pay 42% above the median sale of New Brunswick’s towns
A median of $224,000 and a mean of $253,600: that is how owners valued their homes in 2021. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $157,000. Douglas permitted around 23 new homes a year over 2019–2023.
Douglas’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $254K
- Owners
- 2,090
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $340K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.4×
- Buyers
- 145
- 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 Douglas is assessed 20% higher than across New Brunswick’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 2,400 homes in Douglas, detached houses 89% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 10% in Douglas (New Brunswick’s towns: 7%)
Douglas had 2,270 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 89% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Douglas | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
10.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Douglas: in step with New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
Houses dominate the permits, at 99% in single-unit buildings (New Brunswick’s towns: 64%). Figures for monthly permits are published for the Fredericton metro area as a whole, not for Douglas alone.
The busiest year: 2022, with 32 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Rising: 1,740 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, 27% more
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.
Douglas is 20% above the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
60 of New Brunswick’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Douglas: Bright
The places around Douglas at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas | $224K | $254K | 93% | |
| Bright | $180K | $210K | 93% | 12.9 |
| Fredericton | $250K | $274K | 57% | 13.9 |
| Devon 30 | – | – | 6% | 14.2 |
| Starlight Village | $276K | $292K | 95% | 17 |
| Kingsclear | $264K | $316K | 96% | 17.6 |
| New Maryland | $276K | $288K | 95% | 17.9 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Douglas
How many households in Douglas are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 5% of Douglas’s households in core housing need, much as for New Brunswick’s towns (4%).
Is Douglas expensive for New Brunswick?
Dearer than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Douglas to more.
What is the average house price in Douglas?
The average sale was $340,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.4 times their income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).