Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainHome values in Kingsclear run 41% higher than the median of New Brunswick’s towns
In figures: $264,000 for the median home in 2021, $187,000 for the middle of New Brunswick’s towns. The values date from May 2021 and are what owners thought their homes were worth, not sale prices. The median sale in 2023 was $285,000, across 110 buyers.
Three ways to price a home in Kingsclear
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
- $316K
- Owners
- 1,040
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $280K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.3×
- Buyers
- 110
- 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 Kingsclear is assessed 52% higher than across New Brunswick’s towns
Assessors listed 1,160 residential properties in Kingsclear for 2024, 91% of them 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.
A town of houses: 93% of the homes in Kingsclear stand alone (New Brunswick’s towns: 82%)
At the 2021 census, Kingsclear had 1,085 homes with someone living in them. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Kingsclear | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
16 new homes a year per 1,000 in Kingsclear: more than New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
Some 17 homes a year: 87 in all were permitted in Kingsclear from 2019 to 2023. Most were houses: 99% went into single-unit buildings, against 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
Most in 2023: 35 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
1,740 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 27% on the year before
The monthly permits numbers here cover the Fredericton metro area
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.
Kingsclear is dearer than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 41% above 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 Kingsclear: Queensbury, Prince William and New Maryland
The places around Kingsclear at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingsclear | $264K | $316K | 96% | |
| Starlight Village | $276K | $292K | 95% | 10 |
| Queensbury | $190K | $245K | 91% | 10.5 |
| Prince William | $180K | $238K | 92% | 11.3 |
| New Maryland | $250K | $263K | 96% | 14.6 |
| Bright | $180K | $210K | 93% | 14.9 |
| New Maryland | $276K | $288K | 95% | 15.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Kingsclear
How many households in Kingsclear are in core housing need?
In Kingsclear, 2% of households are in core housing need, close to the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Is Kingsclear expensive for New Brunswick?
Yes: Kingsclear’s census median is above the $187,000 of New Brunswick’s towns.
What is the average house price in Kingsclear?
The average sale was $280,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.3 times their income.
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).