Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainOwners put the median home in Northampton at $200,000
The census of 2021 asked 535 owner households what their home was worth. Sales are published too: 55 buyers in 2023, at a median $280,000. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $104,000.
Three ways to price a home in Northampton
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Those values come from owners at the 2021 census and predate the prices of the years since.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $228K
- Owners
- 535
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $280K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.7×
- Buyers
- 55
- 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).
A detached house in Northampton is assessed 22% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 87% of the 750 properties on Northampton’s 2024 roll.
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.
Northampton’s homes: when they went up and what they are
725 occupied homes stood in Northampton in 2021, and single-detached houses made up 88% of them. The older half dates from before 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Northampton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 4% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
7.9 new homes a year per 1,000 in Northampton: fewer than New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
Northampton issued permits for 71 new homes from 2018 to 2022, or about 14 a year. 83% were single-unit buildings, beside 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
Most in 2018: 48 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Statistics Canada, tables 46-10-0087 (building permits by census subdivision, 2018–2023: dwelling units created, new construction and conversions) and 34-10-0292 (monthly, metro areas). Per 1,000: units a year over 2019–2023 against occupied homes in 2021.
Northampton against New Brunswick’s towns: about level with 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.
Lower values near Northampton: Woodstock, Woodstock and Wakefield
The places around Northampton at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northampton | $200K | $228K | 75% | |
| Woodstock | $170K | $196K | 56% | 7.8 |
| Woodstock | $180K | $212K | 84% | 8 |
| Wakefield | $150K | $198K | 83% | 17.6 |
| Southampton | $150K | $169K | 88% | 17.9 |
| Richmond | $139K | $158K | 91% | 19.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Northampton
How many households in Northampton are in core housing need?
In Northampton, 6% of households are in core housing need, against 4% for New Brunswick’s towns: their home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, and nothing suitable nearby costs under 30% of their income.
What is the average house price in Northampton?
An average of $280,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 1.7 times the buyer’s income.
Is Northampton expensive for New Brunswick?
On census values, Northampton sits mid-table among New Brunswick’s towns (median $187,000).
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census of Population 2021 · Statistics Canada, Canadian Housing Statistics Program · Statistics Canada, building permits (tables 46-10-0087 and 34-10-0292). 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).