NortonNew Brunswick
Some 1,551 people live in this town, in New Brunswick. Its census division is Kings.
Is Norton a good place to live?
Norton’s best grade is for safety (A). Prices are modest for what you get (A−). Health outcomes fall short of most towns (D). Few people walk, cycle or take the bus to work (C−).
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Norton gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
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 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 Norton grades
Each subject compares Norton with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
With fewer than 2,500 residents, Norton gets subject grades but no overall one among Canadian towns.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Norton stand out
The 3 things Norton does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Norton.
Crime runs lighter where Norton is policed than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at an index of 38
A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Norton
Its police area records 7.8 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. For violence alone, its police area’s index was 36, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (82) and Canadian towns (86). Across its police area, there are 15.3 property incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Norton doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Hampton detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 36 | 82 | 86 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 15.3 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 38 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent crime | 7.8 | 14.9 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
For health, Norton sits behind 88% of Canadian towns
Measured across the Zone 2 (Saint John area): health survey and life expectancy
Statistics Canada puts the region’s life expectancy at 79.3, women 81.1 and men 77.3 (2022/2024). The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 21% of adults, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across New Brunswick, 43% against 44%. Closer to home, a hospital is 20 km from the average resident of Norton, further than the usual 3.7 km.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 21% | 18% | 17% |
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 79.3 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 13% | 13% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
Renting in Norton costs 16% of household income, less than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns
Households that own their home make up 91%. 7% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 7% | 9% | 18% |
| Rent as a share of income | 16% | 20% | 20% |
| Households owning their home | 91% | 86% | 74% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.
Trips to work from Norton take longer than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 29 min on average
By car: that was how 99% of commuters travelled at the census.
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 29 min | 21 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 99% | 95% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.
Wet weather: 1,152 mm of rain and snow a year falls on Norton, more than on 84% of Canadian towns
The frost-free season runs from 20 May to 26 September, 128 days. January is the wettest month, with 116 mm of rain and snow on average. Snow peaks in January: 66 cm in a normal year.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 248 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,152 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
| July afternoon high | 25.7°C | 25.1°C | 25.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Sussex/Four Corners)
Norton is on Canada’s flood inventory: 1 listed, led by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB
Radon is higher than usual: 11% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Burn scars are few around Norton, with 0.5% of the land within 25 km touched by fire since 1986 (0.01% a year).
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 11% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.027 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Region 2 health region
Norton in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −2°C
The forecast on the Weather page is ECCC’s for Sussex. Next comes December, with normal highs of 1°C and lows of −8°C. November usually brings some 14 cm of snow. A normal November brings 112 mm of rain and snow.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −1°C | −11°C | 311 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −1°C | 280 mm |
| Summer | 25°C | 12°C | 225 mm |
| Autumn | 14°C | 3°C | 335 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Sussex/Four Corners); the forecast is on the Weather page
Rob Moore (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Fundy Royal, the riding that includes Norton
From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Norton is Sussex Public Library, 17 km away
Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in New Brunswick, so this page has none for Norton.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Norton is 39 km from Fundy National Park
Within 10 km are 11 protected areas. 0.2% of the land and water within 10 km is protected (the typical Canadian town: 2.3%). For a provincial park, Cape Chignecto Provincial Park lies 61 km off. Webster Beach is the one beach within 5 km.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 0.2% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 0 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
A town of families: 19% of people in Norton are under 15, more than in both New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns
The 65-and-over age group makes up 18% of residents. Both official languages: one in ten residents, between New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%).
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 49.1% of Norton
Of the 2021 count, 695 were women and 720 men (women across Canada: 50.9%).
| Norton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 19% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 63% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 18% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 17% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 44% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Norton’s teenagers travel 10 km to the nearest high school
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Elementary SchoolIn NortonElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest secondary school | 10 km | 4.5 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In New Brunswick, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
39% of Norton’s homes were built before 1961
| Heritage | Norton | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 39% | 18% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Norton
Famous people from around Norton
One notable person was born in Norton; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.
Photo credits
John Peters Humphrey: Edgar P. Smith [1879-1952], Public domain · Christian Meier: Barcex, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Melanie Robillard: Brian Holsclaw, CC BY 2.0 · Frank McKenna: Petty Officer 1st Class Shane Wallenda, Public domain · William Pugsley: Photographer: Erb, Isaac & Son., Public domain
About Norton
Town in New Brunswick
TownRatings counts Norton as Statistics Canada does, as one municipality in New Brunswick; the census, crime and housing figures all follow that boundary.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,551 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Kings
- Census subdivision
- 1305018
Norton’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Norton
What kind of homes are in Norton?
Single-detached houses make up 89% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 24% of households are one person, and the average is 2.6.
Do people in Norton speak French?
Many do: 10% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.
Has Norton grown?
It added people: 1,382 in 2016, 1,410 in 2021, 2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,551.
How old are the people of Norton?
The median resident is 43.2 years old, against 45.2 for the median of Canadian towns. 19% are under 15 and 18% are 65 or over.
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).