Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0Owners put the median home in Norton at $200,000
It is the middle of what 480 owner households told the 2021 census. The median sale in 2023 was $236,000, across 30 buyers. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $132,000.
Norton’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. Keep in mind these are owners’ estimates from the 2021 census, not recorded sales.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $208K
- Owners
- 480
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $240K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.5×
- Buyers
- 30
- 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).
Norton’s homes by type: detached houses lead, at 85%
Assessors listed 580 residential properties in Norton for 2024, 85% of them detached houses.
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.
Norton’s homes: when they went up and what they are
The 2021 census counted 530 occupied homes in Norton; 90% of them are single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Norton | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 7% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 3% | 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.
Norton permitted 11.8 new homes a year per 1,000, close to the 10.9 of New Brunswick’s towns
Over 2019–2022, 25 homes were permitted in Norton, close to 6 each year. Houses dominate the permits, at 88% in single-unit buildings (New Brunswick’s towns: 64%). Figures for monthly permits are published for the Saint John metro area as a whole, not for Norton alone.
Most in 2022: 12 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
1,384 new homes in the 12 months to August 2026, up 41% on the year before
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.
Norton against New Brunswick’s towns: about level with the $187,000 median
The census values of New Brunswick’s towns, 60 of them with 2,500+ people, from dearest to cheapest.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Cheaper next to Norton: Upham and Norton
The places around Norton at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
Questions about property prices in Norton
How many households in Norton are in core housing need?
In Norton, 3% of households are in core housing need, close to the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
What is the average house price in Norton?
The average sale was $240,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.5 times their income.
Is Norton expensive for New Brunswick?
Neither more nor less: New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $187,000, and Norton is near it.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).