MonctonNew Brunswick

Its population rose 11% from 2016 to 2021. Home to 102,378 people, this town lies in New Brunswick.

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Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0

Population

102,378

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

40.8

years · New Brunswick’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

56%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

12%

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

TownGrade

C⁻

#2,080 of 2,556

Is Moncton a good place to live?

Real strengths, and real weak spots. Its weakest is safety (C−). It also trails on cost of living (C). Hazard risk is weaker too (C−). Fewer journeys need a car (A). The overall grade lands at C−, better than 23% of Canadian towns. That places it #39 of 59 in New Brunswick. Its other grades sit near the middle: B− for health and B for jobs & income.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. No School Grade: this province doesn't publish comparable results school by school. Health is graded on the health region's survey figures and life expectancy, with the distance to hospital giving the town its own spread.

StrongestAWalkabilityWeakestC⁻Hazard risk C⁻Safety

What makes Moncton stand out

The 3 things Moncton does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Speak English and French

Who lives here

44% speak English and French

Canadian towns centre on 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Households renting

Housing

44% rent their home

Next to 25%, the median among Canadian towns

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Walkability

Better than 89%

of Canadian towns on walkability

Its walkability grade: A.

How Moncton grades

Each subject compares Moncton with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

WalkabilityGraded on how easily people get around without a carAOpen →Hazard riskAmong the most exposed to natural hazardsC⁻Open →SafetyNear the bottom of the towns comparedC⁻Open →Cost of livingGraded on home prices against local incomesCOpen →Jobs & incomeNear typical for the towns comparedBOpen →HealthBased on how healthy residents are for their agesB⁻Open →

SchoolsIn New Brunswick, there’s no schools grade: the province publishes no results school by school.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption and 15 more in and around Moncton

What there is to see in Moncton and within a short drive, starting with the places most people have heard of.

All attractions →

CathedralCathedral of Our Lady of the Assumptionin town

ZooMagnetic Hill Zooin town

MuseumMoncton Museumin town

Theme parkMagic Mountain Water Parkin town

MuseumFree Meeting Housein town MuseumMuseumMusée acadienin town

Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Cathedral of Our Lady of the Assumption: Unknown author, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Magnetic Hill Zoo: Stu pendousmat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Moncton Museum: Stu pendousmat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Magic Mountain Water Park: I Stu_pendousmat took, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Free Meeting House: knittymarie, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moncton.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁻

High radon around Moncton: 20% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Burn scars are few around Moncton, with 0.1% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.002% a year). The national inventory holds one flood map for it, from Service New Brunswick - GeoNB. Nobody publishes radon tests for Moncton alone, so this card uses the figure for the Region 1 health region.

Lowwildfire bandC⁻Hazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Moncton20%

New Brunswick’s towns20%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	20%	20%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.040	$0.036	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

3.7 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageMoncton’s flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

Radon20% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.1% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 FloodOne flood study on record Earthquakes$0.040 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

SafetySafety C⁻

For the force that serves Moncton, the Crime Severity Index is 113, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Measured across the Codiac Regional service area: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000

For every 1,000 residents of its police area, 20.8 violent incidents are reported each year. Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 49.7 per 1,000 a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2).

113Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

2023117

2024106

2025116

2023–2025	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Crime Severity Index	113	73	67
Property crime per 1,000	49.7	30.9	31.2
Violent crime	20.8	14.9	12
Violent Crime Severity Index	113	82	86

114

non-violent Crime Severity Index

23%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageMoncton’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety113 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Moncton’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Moncton safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

HousingCost of living C

Renting in Moncton eats 26% of household income, more than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

A fifth of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). The median home value was $200,000, above New Brunswick’s towns ($187,000) but below Canadian towns ($406,000).

$200,000median home value, 2021CCost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Moncton$200,000

New Brunswick$187,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Rent as a share of income	26%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	20%	9%	18%
Median home value, 2021	$200,000	$187,000	$406,000

$1,452

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,090

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageMoncton’s cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,452 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living3 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $200,000, against the median household income Owners and renters56% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Home values are owners’ own estimates at the May 2021 census, and incomes are for 2020. · Not measured by town: rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom (the Moncton metro area)

Climate

The climate in Moncton

The most precipitation falls in October: 124 mm in a normal year. Precipitation totals 1,203 mm a year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and Canadian towns (883 mm). Also worth knowing: a normal January brings 74 cm of snow, the most of any month. The frost-free season runs from 19 May to 2 October, 135 days.

25.1°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−2.0°C

Spring9.0°C

Summer23.7°C

Autumn13.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Snowfall a year	310 cm	310 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,203 mm	1,121 mm	883 mm

310 cm

of snow a year

135

frost-free days, 19 May to 2 Oct

129

days with precipitation a year

Full pageMoncton’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

Rain and snow1,203 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm The yearJuly highs 25.1°C, January lows −13.3°C Snow310 cm of snow a year Weather station10 km to the station · Moncton

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Moncton)

Who lives here

Moncton has more immigrants than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 11% of residents

Nearly a fifth of residents are 65 or over, about level with Canadian towns (19%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (23%). One measure of family life: 15% of residents are under 15.

40.8median age

MonctonNew BrunswickCanada

New BrunswickCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

15%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree15%

Postsecondary qualification56%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.3% of Moncton

Here the census found 38,720 men and 40,745 women; the figure for women across Canada is 50.9%.

Who lives in Moncton
	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	66%	63%	64%
65+	19%	23%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	15%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	56%	50%	56%

Full pageMoncton’s Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Immigrants11% are immigrants · 15% belong to a visible minority Ages40.8 median age · 19% are 65 or over Households35,120 households · 2.2 people per household English and French44% speak both · 2.6% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Work & commuteJobs & income B

Trips to work from Moncton are shorter than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

86% of commuters drove to work at the census.

12%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van86%

Walk8%

Public transit4%

Bicycle1%

Census 2021	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Average trip	17 min	21 min	26 min
Car or van	86%	95%	89%

$68,000

median household income, 2020

21%

worked from home, May 2021

77%

of commuters work inside the municipality

Full pageMoncton’s work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page

Unemployment9.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work12% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to3,455 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Dieppe

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Census day was in May 2021, mid-pandemic, so commuting and work figures carry the lockdowns’ mark.

Weather

Expect November days around 6°C in Moncton, nights around −2°C

At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −13°C. A normal December brings highs of freezing, lows of −9°C. Precipitation in November averages 109 mm. The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Moncton.

6°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November6°C

December0°C

January−4°C

February−3°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−2°C	−12°C	305 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	303 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	260 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	335 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

109 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageMoncton’s weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Moncton); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Moncton—Dieppe, which takes in Moncton, is held by Ginette Petitpas Taylor (Liberal Party of Canada)

Statistics Canada lists Moncton as a city.

Full pageMoncton’s town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B

Moncton has one public library, Moncton Public Library

The library is 3.6 km from the centre of Moncton.

Full pageMoncton’s library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national park 39 km from Moncton: Fundy National Park

The closest provincial park is Amherst Shore Provincial Park, 65 km from the edge of town. The largest is Big Meadows: 929 ha, 5.8 km from the edge of town. Of the land within 10 km, 2.2% has protected status, about level with Canadian towns (2.3%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (6%). Swimmers have 2 beaches within 5 km, Centennial Beach the nearest.

2.2%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Moncton2.2%

New Brunswick’s towns6%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	2.2%	6%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	7	7	4

39 km

to Fundy National Park

65 km

to Amherst Shore Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

Full pageMoncton’s outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page

Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas17 protected areas within 10 km · Big Meadows National & provincial parks39 km to a national park · Fundy National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

HealthHealth B⁻

Moncton’s health region reports 43% in very good or excellent health, behind the typical Canadian town’s 52%

Source area for health survey and life expectancy: the Zone 1 (Moncton area)

Measured from where Moncton’s residents live, a hospital is 2.7 km away, near the 3.7 km most towns see. Smoking is rarer than in the province: just over one in ten adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Life expectancy in the region is 81.5 years (83.5 for women, 79.5 for men, 2022/2024). Chronic conditions run at 18% of adults, age-standardised, near New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and higher than Canadian towns (17%).

43%very good or excellent healthB⁻Health Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Moncton43%

New Brunswick’s towns43%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Very good or excellent health	43%	43%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	18%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	81.5	80.1	81.5
Smokers	12%	13%	12%

81.5

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

2.7 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

12%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

1.1 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageMoncton’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey43% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care2.7 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 1.1 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 83.5, men 79.5 Conditions and habits18% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Schools

34 schools in and around Moncton: 27 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools

Schooling in French is on offer at 10 of 34; in New Brunswick, 28% of schools teach in it. The schools around it answer to 2 boards, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (1.5) yet lower than Canadian towns (3).

34schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Arnold H. McLeod SchoolIn MonctonElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Bernice MacNaughton High SchoolIn MonctonSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
École Champlain FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 34 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public24

French public10

Schools within 3 km	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
School boards	2	1.5	3

1 km

to the nearest secondary school

Full pageMoncton’s schools pageOpen the full Schools page

Every school34 schools within 3 km · 27 elementary schools and 7 secondary schools Language10 of 34 teach in French · 28% of schools in New Brunswick The boards2 school boards · Asd-E Questions“What schools are there in Moncton?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Why no schools grade in New Brunswick? The province publishes no results school by school.

History

One top designation among Moncton’s 14 historic places

On the list: 11 provincial or municipal listings and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. Of the dated places, Free Meeting House is the oldest, from 1821. A further one sits a short way past the edge of town.

14historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations2

Provincial and local listings11

Among them

Free Meeting House 1821
Federal Building, Dominion Public Building 1934
Gulf Fisheries Centre 1948
Bank of Montreal Building 1876

1821

oldest construction date on the record

21%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

historic place just outside the town

National Historic Site

Heritage	Moncton	New Brunswick	Canada
Homes built before 1961	21%	18%	18%

Full pageMoncton’s history pageOpen the full History page

On the registers14 historic places inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · Free Meeting House Older homes21% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Moncton have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Moncton

15pages on Moncton

The big questions

SafetyC⁻Crime Severity Index 113 Housing & costCHomes 3 × income Property pricesSchools34 schools within 3 km HealthB⁻Life expectancy 81.5 in its region Work & commuteB59% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁻Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors2.2% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 40.8 History14 places on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Famous people from Moncton

135 notable people were born in Moncton.

See all 135 →

René DupréeCanadian professional wrestler · born 1983

Calvin PickardCanadian ice hockey goaltender · born 1992

Robb WellsCanadian actor · born 1971

Julie DoironCanadian musician · born 1972

Philippe MyersCanadian ice hockey player · born 1997

Dick GambleCanadian ice hockey player · 1928–2018

Photo credits

René Duprée: Miguel Discart Photos Vrac 2, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Calvin Pickard: ArtBrom, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Robb Wells: Jason Bain / Copyright: Sun Media, CC BY 2.0 · Julie Doiron: Scott Woods-Fehr from Saskatoon, Canada, CC BY 2.0 · Philippe Myers: TheAHL, CC BY 2.0 · Dick Gamble: TGC-Topps Gum Cards, Public domain

Moncton’s neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

RiverviewMonctonDieppeCoverdaleMoncton

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Moncton	102,378	—	C⁻	C	C⁻	B⁻
Riverview	22,614	5.9	C⁺	B⁻	C⁻	B⁻
Moncton	12,238	8.1	B⁻	B	C⁺	C⁺
Dieppe	35,986	8.2	C⁺	B⁻	C⁻	B⁻
Coverdale	5,167	13	C⁻	B⁻	C⁺	C⁺

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Moncton

Do people in Moncton speak French?

English and French are both spoken by 44% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 2.6%.

Has Moncton grown?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 71,889 to 79,470 residents (up 10.5%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 102,378.

What kind of homes are in Moncton?

Single-detached houses make up 42% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 3% are in high-rise apartments. 33% of households are one person, and the average is 2.2.

Who are the people of Moncton?

At the 2021 census, 11% were immigrants and 15% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 3% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

About Moncton

Town in New Brunswick

Moncton is a municipality in New Brunswick, read by TownRatings as Statistics Canada draws it: one census subdivision, so its figures cover the whole municipality.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 102,378 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: New Brunswick
Census division: Westmorland
Census subdivision: 1307022

Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155) and 2021 census boundaries · Uniform Crime Reporting Survey 2023–25 (35-10-0026, 35-10-0183 to 35-10-0190) · CMHC rents as published by Statistics Canada (34-10-0133) · grades by TownRatings. 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).