HamptonNew Brunswick
This town in New Brunswick has a population of 4,754. Statistics Canada counts it in the Saint John metro area.
Is Hampton a good place to live?
The weak point is health (D). It lags on safety as well (C+). Homes are affordable (B). Overall, that makes a C−, better than nearly a quarter of Canadian towns. That places it #38 of 59 in New Brunswick. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for jobs & income, B− for walkability and C+ for hazard risk.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. 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 Hampton grades
Each subject compares Hampton with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Hampton stand out
The 3 things Hampton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hampton.
Hampton gets a D for health
The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Zone 2 (Saint John area)
Across the region, life runs to 79.3 years on average: women 81.1, men 77.3, in 2022/2024. The average trip from home to a hospital is 32 km, above both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). On self-rated health the region tracks the province: 43% very good or excellent, 44% for New Brunswick.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Hampton | 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
Hampton has cooler summers than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: July highs of 23.0°C
Snowfall adds up to 215 cm a year, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). A normal January brings 60 cm of snow, the most of any month. Frost usually lifts by 21 May and returns around 27 September: 128 days without it. November is the wettest month, with 138 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Hampton | 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)
Hampton gets a C+ for safety
Its violent severity index came to 75, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 26 per 1,000 residents a year. Per 1,000 residents, 14.9 violent crimes are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Hampton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 26 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 75 | 82 | 86 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Flood mapping exists for Hampton: 1 on record, latest by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB
More homes than usual carry radon here, 11% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. For earthquakes Hampton is middling, $0.029 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Hampton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.029 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Area behind the radon tests figures: the Region 2 health region
In Hampton, just 10% of households give 30% or more of their income to shelter; the typical Canadian town has 18%
Owners make up 83% of households, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (86%) and above Canadian towns (74%). Hampton doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Saint John metro area.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Hampton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 10% | 9% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 18% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 83% | 86% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
4 schools in and around Hampton: 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. A. T. Leatherbarrow Primary SchoolIn HamptonElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Hampton High SchoolIn HamptonSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in New Brunswick? The province publishes no results school by school.
In Hampton, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −2°C nights
Looking ahead to December, expect highs near 1°C and lows near −8°C. Snow is normal by November, about 13 cm over the month. November normally sees 138 mm of precipitation. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Quispamsis forecast, on the Weather page.
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
Fundy Royal, which takes in Hampton, is held by Rob Moore (Conservative Party of Canada)
For local government, Hampton is a town.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Hampton is Kennebecasis Public Library, 17 km away
After it comes East Branch Library (Saint John), 28 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 53 km of Hampton: Fundy National Park
Parks and reserves take up 0.8% of the ground within 10 km, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). CPCAD lists 14 protected areas within 10 km. 4040400 (41 ha) is the biggest, 8.1 km from town. 63 km from town is New River Beach Provincial Park, the nearest provincial park.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Hampton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.8% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 1 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
19% of Hampton’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
Visible minorities make up 1.3% of the population, below New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. Retirement age and beyond: 24% of residents are 65 or older. One measure of family life: 17% of residents are under 15.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
52.7% of Hampton’s residents are women
2,080 men and 2,315 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Hampton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 59% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 24% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 12% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 63% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Households in Hampton have higher incomes than those in 67% of Canadian towns
The average trip to work takes 27 min.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Hampton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
Everything we know about Hampton
Kings County Museum and 9 more within 40 km
2 places to visit are mapped within 5 km of Hampton; with them, the best known within 40 km.
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception33 km south
WaterfallReversing Falls36 km south
MuseumCarleton Martello Tower37 km south
FortFort Howe34 km south
FortFort La Tour34 km southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (5)
- 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
Famous people from Hampton
4 notable people were born in Hampton.
Photo credits
John Peters Humphrey: Edgar P. Smith [1879-1952], Public domain · William Herman Rulofson: Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, active 1860-1878, Public domain
About Hampton
Town in New Brunswick
Statistics Canada treats Hampton as a single census subdivision in New Brunswick, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 4,754 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kings
- Metro area
- Saint John
- Census subdivision
- 1305007
Hampton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Hampton
Who are the people of Hampton?
At the 2021 census, 4% were immigrants and 1% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.
Do people in Hampton speak French?
Many do: 19% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.
What kind of homes are in Hampton?
Single-detached houses make up 78% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 22% of households are one person, and the average is 2.5.
Has Hampton grown?
Yes: the census counted 4,289 in 2016 and 4,395 in 2021, a rise of 2.5%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 4,754.
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).