Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainBuyers in Hillsborough pay 70% below the median sale of New Brunswick’s towns
The 2021 census put the median home at $150,000, with an average of $179,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $93,500 for 2024.
Hillsborough’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $179K
- Owners
- 575
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $131K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.8×
- Buyers
- 45
- 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).
A detached house in Hillsborough is assessed 18% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
Of Hillsborough’s 715 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 88% are detached houses.
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: 16% in Hillsborough (New Brunswick’s towns: 7%)
610 occupied homes stood in Hillsborough in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 94% of them. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Hillsborough | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 16% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 7% | 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.
Hillsborough is 20% below the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
The census values of New Brunswick’s towns, 60 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Hillsborough: Dorchester
The places around Hillsborough at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | $150K | $179K | 95% | |
| Hillsborough | $160K | $207K | 79% | 2.7 |
| Memramcook | $180K | $210K | 88% | 10.5 |
| Coverdale | $236K | $264K | 95% | 10.7 |
| Dorchester | $84K | $103K | 83% | 13.8 |
| Riverview | $200K | $223K | 76% | 15.2 |
| Dieppe | $250K | $274K | 69% | 15.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Hillsborough
What is the average house price in Hillsborough?
An average of $131,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 0.8 times the buyer’s income.
How many households in Hillsborough are in core housing need?
In Hillsborough, 7% of households are in core housing need, against 4% for New Brunswick’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
Is Hillsborough expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Hillsborough sits among the cheaper of New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
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. 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).