Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHomes in Kent sell for 47% less than the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Census values for 2021: a median of $120,000 and an average of $163,200. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $54,500.
Three ways to price a home in Kent
Each source sits beside its own median for New Brunswick’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $163K
- Owners
- 730
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $132K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.4×
- Buyers
- 55
- 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 Kent is assessed 48% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 980 homes in Kent, detached houses 86% 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.
A town of houses: 94% of the homes in Kent stand alone (New Brunswick’s towns: 82%)
People lived in 855 homes in Kent at the 2021 census. Half or more were standing by 1980.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kent | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 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.
Kent is 36% below the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
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 Kent: Perth
Next to Kent: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent | $120K | $163K | 88% | |
| Wicklow | $130K | $145K | 94% | 8.6 |
| Florenceville-Bristol | $180K | $195K | 72% | 11.7 |
| Peel | $130K | $142K | 86% | 17.4 |
| Perth | $100K | $167K | 92% | 17.6 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kent
How many households in Kent are in core housing need?
More than most: 7% of households in Kent, where New Brunswick’s towns sit at 4%.
Is Kent expensive for New Brunswick?
Cheaper than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Kent to less.
What is the average house price in Kent?
An average of $132,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.4 times the buyer’s income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).