NackawicNew Brunswick

1,019 people live in this town in New Brunswick. It lies in York.

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Population

1,019

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

52.4

years · New Brunswick’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

54%

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

Walk, cycle, transit

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

Is Nackawic a good place to live?

Nackawic’s best grade is for cost of living (A). Residents’ health trails most towns (D). Incomes are on the low side (C). Crime is the sore point (C).

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Nackawic has subject grades only.

This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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.

StrongestACost of livingWeakestDHealth

How Nackawic grades

Each subject compares Nackawic 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

Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Nackawic has subject grades only.

Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →HealthIn the bottom fifth of the towns comparedDOpen →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workCOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostCOpen →SafetyBehind most towns comparedCOpen →WalkabilityClose to the middle of the towns comparedC⁺Open →

SchoolsBecause the province publishes no results school by school, towns in New Brunswick aren’t graded on schools.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Nackawic stand out

The 3 things Nackawic does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

1.8 times household income

Against 4.7 for the median of Canadian towns

Median owner’s estimate $125,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

Residents 65 and over

Who lives here

31% are 65 or over

Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 19%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Cost of living

Better than 91%

of Canadian towns on cost of living

Its cost of living grade: A.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Nackawic.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Nackawic costs 15% of household income, less than in New Brunswick’s towns and across Canadian towns

$125,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

Households that own their home make up 77%.

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

Nackawic$125,000

New Brunswick$187,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Rent as a share of income	15%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	15%	9%	18%
Households owning their home	77%	86%	74%

$564

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$604

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

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

Renting$564 a month · The median rent at the 2021 census Cost of living1.8 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $125,000, against the median household income Owners and renters77% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

HealthHealth D

Nackawic scores below 88% of Canadian towns for health

45%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Closer to home, a hospital is 41 km from the average resident of Nackawic, and 100% live more than 30 km away. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 45%; New Brunswick as a whole is at 44%. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 80.1, with women at 81.9 and men at 78.2.

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Nackawic45%

New Brunswick’s towns43%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Smokers	15%	13%	12%
Very good or excellent health	45%	43%	52%
Chronic conditions (average share)	18%	18%	17%
Life expectancy at birth	80.1	80.1	81.5

80.1

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

41 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

15%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

31 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageNackawic’s health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey45% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care41 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 31 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.9, men 78.2 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 · Area behind the health survey and life expectancy figures: the Zone 3 (Fredericton area)

Work & commuteJobs & income C

A place people come to for work: Nackawic has 2.3 jobs per resident in work

0%walk, cycle or take transit

By car: that was how 97% of commuters travelled at the census. The average trip to work took 25 min, above New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and close to Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Census 2021	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Car or van	97%	95%	89%
Average trip	25 min	21 min	26 min

$69,000

median household income, 2020

worked from home, May 2021

51%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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

Unemployment6.1% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work0% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to80 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Fredericton

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

Natural hazardsHazard risk C

17% of homes tested in Nackawic’s area are above the radon guideline

Lowwildfire bandCHazard risk Grade

Earthquake risk in Nackawic is ordinary: NRCan’s model puts building losses at $0.028 a year per $1,000 of value, close to the typical town’s $0.030. The national flood inventory has no study of the town. Nackawic doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Region 3 health region.

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

Nackawic17%

New Brunswick’s towns20%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	17%	20%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.028	$0.036	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

22 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

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

Radon17% of tests above the guideline WildfireLow wildfire band · No land burned within 25 km since 1986 FloodNo flood study on record Earthquakes$0.028 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

Nackawic earns a C for safety

82Crime Severity Index

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 82 over 2023–25, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67). Violent crime in the area its police cover: 14.5 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202351

202499

202594

2023–2025	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Crime Severity Index	82	73	67
Property crime per 1,000	34.1	30.9	31.2

non-violent Crime Severity Index

20%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageNackawic’s safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety82 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Nackawic’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Nackawic safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000: one figure for all of the Nackawic detachment area

Climate

Nackawic has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −15.3°C

25.3°CJuly afternoons

The most precipitation falls in December: 115 mm in a normal year. Frosty days number 180 in a normal year, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (170) and Canadian towns (159). Gardeners get 126 frost-free days, from 18 May to 22 September. January is the snowiest month, with 69 cm on average.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−3.7°C

Spring9.5°C

Summer24.1°C

Autumn12.2°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Snowfall a year	292 cm	310 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,161 mm	1,121 mm	883 mm
Days with frost a year	180	170	159
January night low	−15.3°C	−13.3°C	−13.5°C

292 cm

of snow a year

180

days with frost a year

126

frost-free days, 18 May to 22 Sep

125

days with precipitation a year

Full pageNackawic’s climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 25.3°C, January lows −15.3°C Rain and snow1,161 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow292 cm of snow a year Weather station31 km to the station · Woodstock/Newbridge

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Woodstock/Newbridge)

Who lives here

16% of Nackawic’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

52.4median age

Visible minorities make up 1% of the population, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%). Immigrants make up 3.6% of residents, near New Brunswick’s towns (3.7%) and lower than Canadian towns (6.4%).

NackawicNew BrunswickCanada

New BrunswickCanada

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

31%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree16%

Postsecondary qualification54%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.3% of Nackawic

Census 2021 put women at 495 and men at 470; women are 50.9% of Canada.

Who lives in Nackawic
	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Under 15	15%	15%	16%
15 to 64	54%	63%	64%
65+	31%	23%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	16%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	54%	50%	56%

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

English and French16% speak both · 1% speak French but not English Ages52.4 median age · 31% are 65 or over Households430 households · 2.3 people per household Immigrants4% are immigrants · 1% belong to a visible minority

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

Schools

Around Nackawic, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 3 schools in all

3schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Nackawic Elementary SchoolIn NackawicElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Nackawic Senior High SchoolIn NackawicSecondary	Secondary	–	English public

See all 3 schools →

0.6 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school3 schools within 3 km · 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school Language0 of 3 teach in French · 28% of schools in New Brunswick Questions“What schools are there in Nackawic?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in New Brunswick, because the province publishes no results school by school.

Weather

In Nackawic, November normally means 5°C afternoons and −3°C nights

5°Ca normal November afternoon

December follows at −2°C by day and −10°C by night. November normally sees 101 mm of precipitation. At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −15°C. ECCC’s forecast for Woodstock is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

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

November5°C

December−2°C

January−6°C

February−4°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−4°C	−13°C	301 mm
Spring	10°C	−2°C	268 mm
Summer	24°C	12°C	292 mm
Autumn	12°C	2°C	300 mm

−3°C

a normal November night

101 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageNackawic’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 (Woodstock/Newbridge); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Nackawic’s MP is Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada), for Tobique—Mactaquac

Locally, Nackawic is run as a town.

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Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade B⁺

Nackawic has no public library of its own; the nearest is L. P. Fisher Public Library, 31 km away

The next is Harvey Community Library (Manners Sutton), 34 km away.

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Places to belong9.8 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

The nearest provincial park to Nackawic is Mactaquac Provincial Park, 23 km away

4.1%of the land within 10 km protected

The largest named area nearby is 4002600, 1,590 ha, 6.9 km away. Within 10 km of the town, 4.1% of the land is protected, against 2.3% around a typical Canadian town. The tally of protected areas open to the public within 10 km is 9, above New Brunswick’s towns (7) and Canadian towns (4) alike.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Nackawic4.1%

New Brunswick’s towns6%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Nackawic	New Brunswick	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	4.1%	6%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	9	7	4

23 km

to Mactaquac Provincial Park

public protected areas within 10 km

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Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas9 protected areas within 10 km · 4002600 National & provincial parks23 km to a provincial park · Mactaquac Provincial Park

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Nackawic

15pages on Nackawic

The big questions

SafetyCCrime Severity Index 82 Housing & costAHomes 1.8 × income Property pricesSchools3 schools within 3 km HealthDLife expectancy 80.1 in its region Work & commuteC47% of adults in work Natural hazardsCWildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors4.1% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 25°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 52.4 HistoryTown hallFamous people

Famous people from around Nackawic

One notable person was born in Nackawic; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Zach EldridgeCanadian curler · born 1984

Roland H. HartleyCanadian-American politician · born in Southampton · 1864–1952

Deborah Joy CoreyCanadian writer · born in Southampton · born 1958

Alfred Bennison AthertonCanadian physician · born in Queensbury · 1843–1921

Charles Dow RichardsCanadian judge · born in Southampton · 1879–1956

William George ClarkCanadian politician · born in Queensbury · 1865–1948

About Nackawic

Town in New Brunswick

The boundary here is Statistics Canada’s: Nackawic is one census subdivision in New Brunswick, and TownRatings describes all of it.

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

Population: 1,019 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: New Brunswick
Census division: York
Census subdivision: 1310054

Nackawic’s neighbours

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

SouthamptonQueensburyNackawic

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Nackawic	1,019	—	—	A	C	D
Southampton	1,616	7.6	—	A	C	D
Queensbury	1,421	19	—	C⁺	C	D

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

Questions about Nackawic

Who are the people of Nackawic?

1% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 4% have an Indigenous identity and 4% are immigrants.

Is Nackawic a young town or an old one?

The median resident is 52.4 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 15% are under 15 and 31% are 65 or over.

Do people in Nackawic speak French?

French alone: 1%.

What kind of homes are in Nackawic?

Mostly 78% single-detached houses (the median of Canadian towns: 64%), with 0% of homes in buildings of five or more storeys. Households hold 2.3 people on average, and 28% have just one.

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).