KingstonNew Brunswick

Kingston is graded a D for health

A hospital lies 22 km from the typical home, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). People in the region live to 79.3 on average: 81.1 for women and 77.3 for men in 2022/2024. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across New Brunswick, 43% against 44%. Figures for health survey and life expectancy are published for the Zone 2 (Saint John area) as a whole, not for Kingston alone.

Violent crime weighs less where Kingston is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a violent severity index of 36

No police detachment reports under Kingston’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Hampton detachment area

Its police area recorded 7.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, below both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage add up to 15.3 per 1,000 residents a year where it is policed.

Commuters in Kingston travel further than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, 38 min on average

Summers stay cool in Kingston: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

The year’s precipitation totals 1,271 mm, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). The frost-free season runs from 21 May to 27 September, 128 days. A normal January brings 60 cm of snow, the most of any month. Rain and snow peak in November, at 138 mm.

Kingston is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB

Radon topped the guideline in 11% of tested homes, below New Brunswick’s towns (20%) but above Canadian towns (6.6%). Shaking is about as much of a worry in Kingston as in most places, at $0.029 a year per $1,000 of building value ($0.030 typical). Burn scars are few around Kingston, with 0.8% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.02% a year).

Around Kingston, 10 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 11 schools in all

Measured from the centre, the closest high school lies 9.7 km off, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). In French: one of the 11 schools, where in New Brunswick the share is 28%.

Most households in Kingston own their home: 94%, more than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Saint John metro area: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom

9% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, close to New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and below Canadian towns (18%). A year’s rent came to 20% of the median household income, close to both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).

Kingston in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −2°C

A normal December brings highs of 1°C, lows of −8°C. Snowfall in a normal November: 13 cm. Also worth knowing: the forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Quispamsis.

Kingston sends Rob Moore (Conservative Party of Canada) to the Commons from Fundy Royal

The Liberal Party of Canada has 6 of the 10 MPs elected in New Brunswick.

The nearest public library to Kingston is Kennebecasis Public Library, 10 km away

After it comes Saint John Free Public Library (Saint John), 20 km away.

13% of Kingston’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

2.7% of residents came to Canada as immigrants, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and Canadian towns (6.4%). Children under 15 make up 15% of residents. Retirement age and beyond: nearly a quarter of residents are 65 or older.

The Trans Canada Trail (NB) passes Kingston

Swimmers have 52 beaches within 5 km, Jordan Miller Beach the nearest. For a national park, Fundy National Park is 57 km away. Within 10 km, 1.7% of the land is protected, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%). Biggest among them: 4002300, 331 ha, 5.0 km off.

Kingston’s record starts in 1787 with Trinity Church and Rectory

The registers list 1 historic place inside the town, and it carries the highest designation. Older housing, built before 1961, accounts for 14% of homes, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).