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Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada

HartlandNew Brunswick

1,025 people live in this town in New Brunswick. It lies in Carleton.

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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0
Hartland, New Brunswick, Canada

Hartland, New Brunswick · Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Population
1,025
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
48.4
years · New Brunswick’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
50%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
3%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Hartland a good place to live?

Hartland’s best grade is for jobs & income (B). The weak point is safety (C−). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (C). Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for cost of living and B− for walkability.

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Hartland has its subject grades alone.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. 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.

WeakestC−Safety

How Hartland grades

Each subject compares Hartland 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 grading works

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Hartland has its subject grades alone.

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Hartland stand out

The 3 things Hartland does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hartland.

SafetySafety C−

For the force that serves Hartland, the Crime Severity Index is 109, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

109Crime Severity Index

No police detachment reports under Hartland’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 for the Western Valley Region detachment area

Violent incidents in its police area came to 19.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12) alike. The force’s area logs 39 thefts, break-ins and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023136
202491
2025100
2023–2025HartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Crime Severity Index1097367
Violent Crime Severity Index1228286
Violent crime19.614.912
Property crime per 1,0003930.931.2
105
non-violent Crime Severity Index
23%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

Radon is Hartland’s main hazard: 17% of tested homes in its area top Health Canada’s guideline

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

For earthquakes Hartland is middling, $0.032 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. No flood study for Hartland is on the national inventory. Figures for radon tests are published for the Region 3 health region as a whole, not for Hartland alone.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Hartland17%
New Brunswick’s towns20%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsHartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Radon tests above the guideline17%20%6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.032$0.036$0.030
Low
wildfire band

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

HealthHealth C

Very good or excellent health for just 45% of adults around Hartland; the typical Canadian town: 52%

45%very good or excellent healthCHealth Grade

The health survey and life expectancy numbers here cover the Zone 3 (Fredericton area)

At 15%, the share of adults who smoke tops the 14% for New Brunswick. Women in the region live to 81.9 and men to 78.2, 80.1 years taken together (2022/2024). Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, close to New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and above Canadian towns (17%).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Hartland45%
New Brunswick’s towns43%
Canadian towns52%
HealthHartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Smokers15%13%12%
Very good or excellent health45%43%52%
Chronic conditions (average share)18%18%17%
Life expectancy at birth80.180.181.5
80.1
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
4.6 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
15%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.9 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Winter nights bite in Hartland: January lows of −15.3°C, colder than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

25.3°CJuly afternoons

For the wettest month, look to December: 115 mm on average. The frost-free season runs from 18 May to 22 September, 126 days. Frost comes on 180 days a year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (170) and Canadian towns (159). A normal January brings 69 cm of snow, the most of any month.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C
Spring9.5°C
Summer24.1°C
Autumn12.2°C
Normals, 1991–2020HartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Snowfall a year292 cm310 cm141 cm
Precipitation a year1,161 mm1,121 mm883 mm
Days with frost a year180170159
January night low−15.3°C−13.3°C−13.5°C
292 cm
of snow a year
180
days with frost a year
126
frost-free days, 18 May to 22 Sep
125
days with precipitation a year

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Woodstock/Newbridge)

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Hartland has 3.7 jobs for every resident in work

3%walk, cycle or take transit

The average trip to work took 21 min, close to New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and below Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van93%
Walk3%
Census 2021HartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Average trip21 min21 min26 min
$66,500
median household income, 2020
20%
worked from home, May 2021
42%
of commuters work inside the municipality

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.

Schools

One school serves Hartland: Hartland Community School

1school within 3 km

SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Hartland Community SchoolIn HartlandAll gradesAll grades–English public
0.6 km
to the nearest secondary school

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Source note: the province publishes no results school by school, so there’s no schools grade in New Brunswick.

Weather

What November brings in Hartland: −3°C at night, 5°C by day

5°Ca normal November afternoon

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −15°C. A normal December brings highs of −2°C, lows of −10°C. Precipitation in November averages 101 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Woodstock.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November5°C
December−2°C
January−6°C
February−4°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter−4°C−13°C301 mm
Spring10°C−2°C268 mm
Summer24°C12°C292 mm
Autumn12°C2°C300 mm
−3°C
a normal November night
101 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Woodstock/Newbridge); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Tobique—Mactaquac, which takes in Hartland, is held by Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada)

Hartland’s riding for the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick isn’t shown: no open file of the province’s riding boundaries could be found.

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A−

Hartland’s public library is Dr. Walter Chestnut Public Library

It sits 1.3 km from the centre of Hartland.

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Who lives here

An older town: 26% of people in Hartland are 65 or over, more than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

48.4median age

6.2% speak both English and French, below both New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.

HartlandNew BrunswickCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree18%
Postsecondary qualification50%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 53.2% of Hartland

Here the census found 435 men and 495 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Hartland
HartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Under 1515%15%16%
15 to 6459%63%64%
65+26%23%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree18%18%16%
Postsecondary qualification50%50%56%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Outdoors

Mactaquac Provincial Park, 56 km away, is the closest provincial park to Hartland

1.9%of the land within 10 km protected

12 protected areas lie within 10 km. National parks are all over 100 km off. Within 10 km, 1.9% of the land is protected, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). 9.8 km out lies the largest, East Cloverdale, at 1,088 ha.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Hartland1.9%
New Brunswick’s towns6%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsHartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Protected land within 10 km1.9%6%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km1074
56 km
to Mactaquac Provincial Park
13
beaches within 5 km
10
public protected areas within 10 km

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

HousingCost of living B−

Renting in Hartland eats 23% of household income, more than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

$150,000median home value, 2021B−Cost of living Grade

73% of households own their home, about level with Canadian towns (74%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (86%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 15% of households, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (9%) yet lower than Canadian towns (18%).

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Hartland$150,000
New Brunswick$187,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021HartlandNew BrunswickCanada
Rent as a share of income23%20%20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter15%9%18%
Households owning their home73%86%74%
$820
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$820
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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.

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Hartland

15pages on Hartland

Famous people from Hartland

5 notable people were born in Hartland.

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About Hartland

Town in New Brunswick

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Hartland 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
1,025 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
New Brunswick
Census division
Carleton
Census subdivision
1311012

Hartland’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

BrightonWakefieldPeelWilmotFlorenceville-BristolWoodstockBrightonWakefieldPeelWilmotFlorenceville-BristolWoodstockHartland
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Hartland1,025——B−C−C
Brighton1,6357—B−C−C
Wakefield2,7497.8CBC−C
Peel1,17612—B+C−C−
Wilmot1,05713—B+C−C−
Florenceville-Bristol1,58317—BC−C−
Woodstock6,26017DC+DC−

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Hartland

Who are the people of Hartland?

Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 5%, and Indigenous people 2%.

Do people in Hartland speak French?

Many do: 6% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.

What kind of homes are in Hartland?

72% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.3 people; 29% are one person living alone.

Has Hartland grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it fell from 957 to 933 residents (2.5% down; Canadian towns’ median grew 4.1%); Statistics Canada now estimates 1,025.

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).