Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Before 1961 is when 46% of Hillsborough’s homes went up, beside 18% for New Brunswick’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $160,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $207,000. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since. Statistics Canada counted 45 buyers in 2023, paying a median $205,000.
What Hillsborough’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $207K
- Owners
- 445
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $220K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2×
- 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).
Hillsborough’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 90%
The 2024 assessment roll counts 480 homes in Hillsborough, detached houses 90% of them.
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.
How Hillsborough’s homes break down, by age and kind
The 2021 census counted 555 occupied homes in Hillsborough; 77% of them are single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Hillsborough | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 5% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 10% | 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.
Building ahead of New Brunswick’s towns: 16.6 new homes a year per 1,000 in Hillsborough, against 10.9
Building permits added 47 homes in Hillsborough between 2018 and 2023: some 8 a year. 78% were single-unit buildings, beside 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 36 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Down 4%: 2,699 new homes in the year to August 2026
Shared with the rest of the Moncton metro area: monthly permits
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.
Hillsborough is cheaper than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 14% under their $187,000 median
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: Hillsborough and Dorchester
Next to Hillsborough: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsborough | $160K | $207K | 79% | |
| Hillsborough | $150K | $179K | 95% | 2.7 |
| Memramcook | $180K | $210K | 88% | 10.5 |
| Dorchester | $84K | $103K | 83% | 11.8 |
| Coverdale | $236K | $264K | 95% | 13.2 |
| Riverview | $200K | $223K | 76% | 17.9 |
| Dieppe | $250K | $274K | 69% | 18.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Hillsborough
How many households in Hillsborough are in core housing need?
10% of Hillsborough’s households, above the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
Is Hillsborough expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Hillsborough sits among the cheaper of New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
What is the average house price in Hillsborough?
Buyers paid $220,000 on average in 2023, or 2 years of their income at the median.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).