Photo: Skaarup.HA · CC BY-SA 3.0A home in Oromocto sells for 51% more than in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $250,000, the average one $257,600. These home values were given by owners themselves, in a census taken in May 2021. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $250,000.
Three ways to price a home in Oromocto
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $258K
- Owners
- 1,810
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $360K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.7×
- Buyers
- 230
- 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, Oromocto’s houses sit 46% above New Brunswick’s towns
The 2024 assessment roll counts 1,950 homes in Oromocto: detached houses make 85% of them, condos 3%.
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.
The homes of Oromocto, by period and type
The 2021 census counted 3,665 occupied homes in Oromocto; 61% of them are single-detached houses. At least half predate 2001.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Oromocto | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 3% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 2% | 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.
Building ahead of New Brunswick’s towns: 17.8 new homes a year per 1,000 in Oromocto, against 10.9
Building permits added 351 homes in Oromocto between 2018 and 2023: some 59 a year. Very few were houses: 18% in single-unit buildings (New Brunswick’s towns: 64%).
A peak in 2023: 165 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.
Oromocto is dearer than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 34% above their $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 Oromocto: Burton, Lincoln and Maugerville
The places around Oromocto at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oromocto | $250K | $258K | 49% | |
| Burton | $200K | $219K | 94% | 7 |
| Lincoln | $200K | $211K | 93% | 8.7 |
| Maugerville | $200K | $214K | 92% | 9.6 |
| New Maryland | $276K | $288K | 95% | 15.8 |
| New Maryland | $250K | $263K | 96% | 17.4 |
| Fredericton | $250K | $274K | 57% | 17.5 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Oromocto
How many households in Oromocto are in core housing need?
2% of Oromocto’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.
Is Oromocto expensive for New Brunswick?
Dearer than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Oromocto to more.
What is the average house price in Oromocto?
An average of $360,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.7 times the buyer’s income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Only in total: Statistics Canada releases each town’s median and average sale and its number of buyers, never a single sale.
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).