MonctonNew Brunswick
It grew by 9% between the 2016 and 2021 censuses. It is a town of 12,238 residents in New Brunswick.
Is Moncton a good place to live?
A town of contrasts. Its weakest subject is walkability (D). It lags on hazard risk as well (C−). Where it does best is jobs & income (A). The overall grade lands at B−, #15 of 59 in New Brunswick. Nationally, it does better than 46% of Canadian towns.
Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety less sure: no police service names this town, so its crime figure is the nearest police detachment's, shared with a wider area. 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.
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 TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Moncton stand out
The 3 things Moncton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Moncton.
With 0.3 jobs for each resident in work, most of Moncton commutes out
Commutes averaged 22 min, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) yet lower than Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
High radon around Moncton: 20% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
Measured across the Region 1 health region: radon tests
Fire seldom reaches Moncton: since 1986, 0.1% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.002% a year). Service New Brunswick - GeoNB has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 20% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.033 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
More rain and snow fall on Moncton than on 89% of Canadian towns: 1,203 mm a year
Rain and snow peak in October, at 124 mm. Snow totals 310 cm over the year, near New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). January is the snowiest month, with 74 cm on average. Frost usually lifts by 19 May and returns around 2 October: 135 days without it.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Moncton)
Very good or excellent health for just 43% of adults around Moncton; the typical Canadian town: 52%
Homes here are 12 km from a hospital on average, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km). At 12%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for New Brunswick. People in the region live to 81.5 on average: 83.5 for women and 79.5 for men in 2022/2024. Nobody publishes health survey and life expectancy for Moncton alone, so this card uses the figure for the Zone 1 (Moncton area).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| 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% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Moncton gets a C+ for safety
No police detachment reports under Moncton’s name, so these are the nearest detachment’s figures, not the town’s own · Area-wide: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000, counted over the Shediac detachment area
For violence alone, its police area’s index was 75, below both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Where it is policed, 13.3 violent incidents per 1,000 residents are recorded each year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 75 | 82 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 13.3 | 14.9 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Most households in Moncton own their home: 93%, more than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns
Shelter took 30% or more of income for 7% of households, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). Rent took 19% of household income, near both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%).
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 7% | 9% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 93% | 86% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates. · Rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom: the Moncton metro area
3 boards run the schools in and around Moncton
Schooling in French is on offer at 6 of 14; in New Brunswick, 28% of schools teach in it. The closest elementary school is 4.7 km away, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Counting a 3 km margin, Moncton has 12 elementary schools, 1 secondary school and 1 school for every grade.
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnetic Hill SchoolIn MonctonElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Moncton High SchoolNearest secondary school, 0.9 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| École Antonine-Maillet FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary | Elementary | – | French public |
Schools by system · Schools within 3 km
| Schools within 3 km | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| School boards | 3 | 1.5 | 3 |
| Nearest elementary school | 4.7 km | 1.6 km | 0.5 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in New Brunswick aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
In Moncton, November normally means 6°C afternoons and −2°C nights
Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Moncton forecast, on the Weather page. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near freezing and lows near −9°C. November normally sees 109 mm of precipitation. Over the year, July is warmest at 25°C by day and January coldest at −13°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| 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 |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Moncton); the forecast is on the Weather page
A 17,787-vote win for Dominic LeBlanc made Beauséjour safer in 2021 than 85% of ridings
The riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP) covering Moncton is Beauséjour, and Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada) represents it in the House of Commons.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Moncton has no public library of its own; the nearest is Moncton Public Library, 11 km away
After it comes Dieppe Public Library (Dieppe), 12 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Within 37 km of Moncton: Fundy National Park
5.2 km out lies the largest, Scallop Buffer Zone (SFA 22), at 285,278 ha. 27 areas within 10 km are protected for nature. OpenStreetMap shows one beach within 5 km, without a name.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 13 | 7 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 3.4% | 6% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
Fewer of Moncton’s people belong to a visible minority than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 1.3%
Children under 15 make up 17%, about level with Canadian towns (16%) and above New Brunswick’s towns (15%). People 65 and over make up 18% of the town.
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
49.4% of Moncton’s residents are women
5,415 men and 5,285 women lived here in 2021, against a share of women of 50.9% for Canada.
| Moncton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 15% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 55% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Everything we know about Moncton
Magnetic Hill Zoo and 7 more in and around Moncton
Museums, historic sites, parks, gardens and days out in and near Moncton, the best known first.
ZooMagnetic Hill Zoo1.5 km outside town, to the south
Theme parkMagic Mountain Water Park1.2 km outside town, to the southTheme parkTheme parkThe BoardWalk1.1 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumBaptist Heritage Center1.6 km outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumLutz Mountain Heritage Museum500 m outside town, to the southMuseumMuseumNew Denmark Memorial Museum1.2 km outside town, to the southPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Photo credits (2)
- Magnetic Hill Zoo: Stu pendousmat, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
- Magic Mountain Water Park: I Stu_pendousmat took, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Famous people from around Moncton
No notable person born in Moncton is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
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
About Moncton
Town in New Brunswick
Statistics Canada treats Moncton as a single census subdivision in New Brunswick, and TownRatings keeps to that line.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 12,238 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Westmorland
- Census subdivision
- 1307019
Moncton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Moncton
Do people in Moncton speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 45% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 2.9%.
Is Moncton growing?
It grew from 9,811 people in 2016 to 10,704 in 2021, up 9.1%; the median of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. StatCan’s 2025 estimate is 12,238.
Who are the people of Moncton?
1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 2% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.
What kind of homes are in Moncton?
84% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more.
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).