Photo: ValerieWalking · CC BY-SA 2.0Newcastle’s median sale runs 92% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $130,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $166,000. Assessors valued the median residential property at $65,800 for 2024.
Newcastle’s homes, by three sources
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. The census asks owners what their home would sell for, so the values are estimates from May 2021.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $166K
- Owners
- 460
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $148K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 0.2×
- Buyers
- 35
- 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, Newcastle’s houses sit 39% below New Brunswick’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 510 homes in Newcastle, detached houses 84% 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.
More homes in poor repair than most: 9% in Newcastle (New Brunswick’s towns: 7%)
The 2021 census counted 490 occupied homes in Newcastle; 84% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Newcastle | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 9% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 4% | 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.
Newcastle against New Brunswick’s towns: 30% under the $187,000 median
60 of New Brunswick’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Home values around Newcastle
Next to Newcastle: 2021 census values and the share of owners. No closer places have figures: these lie 13–26 km from Newcastle.
Questions about property prices in Newcastle
What is the average house price in Newcastle?
Buyers paid $148,000 on average in 2023, or 0.2 years of their income at the median.
Is Newcastle expensive for New Brunswick?
Cheaper than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Newcastle to less.
How many households in Newcastle are in core housing need?
4% of Newcastle’s households, near the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair and can’t afford a better one nearby.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).