Photo: Gabriel Picard · CC BY-SA 4.0Half the owned homes in Miramichi are valued above $160,000
Behind it are the answers of 5,560 owners at the 2021 census. Statistics Canada counted 395 buyers in 2023, paying a median $193,000. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $120,000.
Miramichi’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $183K
- Owners
- 5,560
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $194K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.8×
- Buyers
- 395
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Miramichi’s houses sit 22% below New Brunswick’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 6,085 homes in Miramichi, detached houses 89% 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.
29% of Miramichi’s homes predate 1961, against 18% for New Brunswick’s towns
7,990 occupied homes stood in Miramichi in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 68% of them.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Miramichi | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Miramichi is 14% 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 Miramichi: Newcastle, Glenelg and Nelson
Next to Miramichi: 2021 census values and the share of owners. Distances here run 13–26 km: that is how far the nearest places with figures are from Miramichi.
Questions about property prices in Miramichi
What is the average house price in Miramichi?
Buyers paid $194,000 on average in 2023, or 1.8 years of their income at the median.
Is Miramichi expensive for New Brunswick?
Cheaper than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Miramichi to less.
How many households in Miramichi are in core housing need?
In line with New Brunswick’s towns (4%): 3% in Miramichi, counting the households whose home falls short on cost, size or repair.
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. 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).