Photo: Dr Wilson · CC BY-SA 3.0Owners put the median home in Edmundston at $150,000
Behind it are the answers of 5,035 owners at the 2021 census. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. Sales are published too: 365 buyers in 2023, at a median $191,000.
Edmundston’s homes, by three sources
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
- $170K
- Owners
- 5,035
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $197K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.8×
- Buyers
- 365
- 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).
Edmundston’s detached houses are assessed 23% below the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Of Edmundston’s 5,845 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 77% are detached houses and 1% are condos.
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.
Before 1961: 30% of the homes in Edmundston, where New Brunswick’s towns have 18%
Edmundston had 7,705 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 59% of them single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Edmundston | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 10% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
6.1 new homes a year per 1,000 in Edmundston: fewer than New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
From 2018 to 2023, permits in Edmundston created 256 homes, about 43 a year. Very few were houses: 19% in single-unit buildings (New Brunswick’s towns: 64%).
The busiest year: 2020, with 100 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.
Edmundston against New Brunswick’s towns: 20% under the $187,000 median
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 Edmundston: Saint-Joseph
The places around Edmundston at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edmundston | $150K | $170K | 65% | |
| Saint-Jacques | $150K | $163K | 91% | 8.1 |
| Saint-Joseph | $140K | $165K | 90% | 8.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Edmundston
Is Edmundston expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Edmundston sits among the cheaper of New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
What is the average house price in Edmundston?
The average sale was $197,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.8 times their income.
How many households in Edmundston are in core housing need?
Statistics Canada puts 3% of Edmundston’s households in core housing need, much as for New Brunswick’s towns (4%).
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).