Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainA home in Hampton sells for 33% more than in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Owners valued the median home at $224,000 at the 2021 census, and the average at $246,400. No sale stands behind these values: owners named them at the census of May 2021. Assessors valued the median residential property at $168,000 for 2024.
Three ways to price a home in Hampton
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
- $246K
- Owners
- 1,105
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $280K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.9×
- Buyers
- 80
- 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).
Hampton’s detached houses are assessed 12% above the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 88% of the 1,280 properties on Hampton’s 2024 roll.
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 Hampton (New Brunswick’s towns: 7%)
1,165 occupied homes stood in Hampton in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 92% of them. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Hampton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
Hampton permitted 16.3 new homes a year per 1,000, above the 10.9 of New Brunswick’s towns
From 2019 to 2022, permits in Hampton created 76 homes, about 19 a year. Most were houses: 96% went into single-unit buildings, against 64% for New Brunswick’s towns. Hampton doesn’t get its own monthly permits figures; the ones here come from the Saint John metro area.
Most in 2021: 26 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
1,384 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 41% on the year before
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.
Hampton against New Brunswick’s towns: 20% over 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 Hampton: Norton, Upham and Kingston
Next to Hampton: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
Questions about property prices in Hampton
How many households in Hampton are in core housing need?
In line with New Brunswick’s towns (4%): 5% in Hampton, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
Is Hampton expensive for New Brunswick?
Dearer than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Hampton to more.
What is the average house price in Hampton?
The average sale was $280,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 1.9 times their income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).