GreenwichNew Brunswick
It is a town of 1,272 residents in New Brunswick. It belongs to the Saint John metropolitan area.
Is Greenwich a good place to live?
Jobs and pay trail most towns (D−). Residents’ health trails most towns (D). The rest of its grades are middling: B− for cost of living, B− for safety and C+ for hazard risk. Getting around depends on the car (D).
Greenwich has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.
How Greenwich grades
Each subject compares Greenwich with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Greenwich has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Greenwich stand out
The 3 things Greenwich does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Greenwich.
Trips to work from Greenwich take longer than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 37 min on average
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 37 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.
Greenwich scores below 89% of Canadian towns for health
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Zone 2 (Saint John area)
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 22 km away, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.3, women 81.1 and men 77.3 (2022/2024). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across New Brunswick, 43% against 44%.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 13% | 13% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Greenwich has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.0°C
January is the snowiest month, with 60 cm on average. A normal winter brings 215 cm of snow, between New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). The most precipitation falls in November: 138 mm in a normal year. The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 27 September, 128 days.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| July afternoon high | 23.0°C | 25.1°C | 25.5°C |
| Snowfall a year | 215 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,271 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Saint John)
Flood mapping exists for Greenwich: 1 on record, latest by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB
Source area for radon tests: the Region 2 health region
The burn rate around Greenwich is 0.07% a year (1.8% of the land within 25 km since 1986), a moderate band. More homes than usual carry radon here, 11% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.027 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Greenwich is older than 86% of Canadian towns: a median age of 50.4
The under-15s are 13% of the population here. People 65 and over make up 25% of the town, above New Brunswick’s towns (23%) and Canadian towns (19%) alike.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.8% of Greenwich’s residents are women
In 2021 there were 560 women to 565 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.
| Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 13% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 61% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 25% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 50% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
What November brings in Greenwich: −2°C at night, 7°C by day
Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −8°C. A normal November brings 138 mm of rain and snow. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Quispamsis.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −11°C | 336 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 301 mm |
| Summer | 22°C | 10°C | 249 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 385 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Saint John); the forecast is on the Weather page
John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Greenwich in Ottawa as MP for Saint John—St. Croix
Across New Brunswick, 6 of the 10 MPs sit with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Greenwich has no public library of its own; the nearest is Kennebecasis Public Library, 17 km away
The next is Ward Chipman Library (Saint John), 20 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Violent crime weighs less where Greenwich is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 55
These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Greenwich itself
The index for the force that serves it came to 59, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67). For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 11.5 violent incidents are reported each year. Across its police area, there are 24.7 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 55 | 82 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 24.7 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 59 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 11.5 | 14.9 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 published for the Grand Bay Westfield detachment area, not by town
4002300 reaches Greenwich
For a national park, Fundy National Park is 69 km away. Protected areas cover 1.2% of the land within 10 km, below both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). A provincial park, New River Beach Provincial Park, lies 40 km away. 3 beaches are mapped within 5 km, none with a name.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 1.2% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 3 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Rent takes more of local pay in Greenwich than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 23% of household income
Home ownership covers nine in ten households. Shelter took 30% or more of income for 6% of households, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Greenwich alone, so this card uses the figure for the Saint John metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Greenwich | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 6% | 9% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 90% | 86% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.
Everything we know about Greenwich
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception and 7 more within 40 km
Nothing to visit is mapped within 5 km of Greenwich; these are the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception24 km southeast
WaterfallReversing Falls25 km southeast
MuseumCarleton Martello Tower26 km southeast
FortFort Howe24 km southeast
FortFort La Tour24 km southeast
MuseumLoyalist House24 km southeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (6)
- Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: Cusack5239, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Reversing Falls: Hinto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Carleton Martello Tower: Sajith T S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort Howe: Magu2k at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Fort La Tour: DDD DDD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
- Loyalist House: B3251, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Greenwich
No notable person born in Greenwich is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
George Burpee Jones: Parliament of Canada, Public domain
About Greenwich
Town in New Brunswick
The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Greenwich is one census subdivision in New Brunswick, and TownRatings describes all of it.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,272 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kings
- Metro area
- Saint John
- Census subdivision
- 1305038
Greenwich’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwich | 1,272 | — | — | B− | B− | D |
| Westfield | 2,245 | 11 | — | B+ | B− | C− |
| Kingston | 3,577 | 11 | C | B | A | D |
| Quispamsis | 20,240 | 16 | A | A | A+ | D |
| Grand Bay-Westfield | 5,202 | 17 | B | A | B− | C− |
| Rothesay | 12,626 | 17 | A | B+ | A+ | C− |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Greenwich
Who are the people of Greenwich?
At the 2021 census, 3% were immigrants and 2% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 5% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
What kind of homes are in Greenwich?
Mostly 96% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 27% have just one.
Do people in Greenwich speak French?
Many do: 8% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.
Is Greenwich growing?
Yes: the census counted 1,058 in 2016 and 1,126 in 2021, a rise of 6.4%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,272.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).