PeelNew Brunswick
Population 1,176: a town in New Brunswick. Its census division is Carleton.
Is Peel a good place to live?
Prices are modest for what you get (B+). Its lowest grade is for walkability (D). Safety is weaker too (C−).
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Peel has subject grades only.
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 Peel grades
Each subject compares Peel with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Canadian towns get an overall grade from 2,500 residents, so Peel has subject grades only.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Peel stand out
The 3 things Peel does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Peel.
For the force that serves Peel, the Crime Severity Index is 109, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns
These figures come from the closest detachment: none reports for Peel itself
Its police area recorded 19.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year, above both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Property crime in the area its police cover: 39 per 1,000 people a year.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crime Severity Index | 109 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 122 | 82 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 19.6 | 14.9 | 12 |
| Property crime per 1,000 | 39 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average · Not measured by town: Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 (the Western Valley Region detachment area)
Peel has fewer jobs than residents in work: 0.3 for each
Commutes averaged 22 min, between New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) and Canadian towns (26 min).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 22 min | 21 min | 26 min |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
High radon around Peel: 17% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³
Measured across the Region 3 health region: radon tests
For earthquakes Peel is middling, $0.040 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. The national flood inventory has no study of the town.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 17% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.040 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
Only 45% of adults around Peel call their health very good or excellent, below the typical Canadian town’s 52%
Measured from where people live, the nearest hospital is 13 km away, above New Brunswick’s towns (11 km) and Canadian towns (3.7 km) alike. The region has more smokers than New Brunswick, 15% of adults to 14%. Women in the region live to 81.9 and men to 78.2, 80.1 years taken together (2022/2024).
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smokers | 15% | 13% | 12% |
| Very good or excellent health | 45% | 43% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 80.1 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities · Health survey and life expectancy published for the Zone 3 (Fredericton area), not by town
Peel is graded a B+ for cost of living
Owners make up 86% of households, close to New Brunswick’s towns (86%) and above Canadian towns (74%). Shelter took 30% or more of income for 8% of households, 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 | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 8% | 9% | 18% |
| Households owning their home | 86% | 86% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 19% | 20% | 20% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Peel has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −15.3°C
The year’s precipitation totals 1,161 mm, near New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and higher than Canadian towns (883 mm). Gardeners get 126 frost-free days, from 18 May to 22 September. A normal December brings 115 mm of precipitation, more than any other month. Most of the snow comes in January, about 69 cm.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 292 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| Precipitation a year | 1,161 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
| Days with frost a year | 180 | 170 | 159 |
| January night low | −15.3°C | −13.3°C | −13.5°C |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Woodstock/Newbridge)
Around Peel, 3 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 4 schools in all
The nearest secondary school is 8.7 km away, above both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km). The closest elementary school is 8 km away, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km).
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Florenceville Elementary SchoolNearest elementary school, 0.2 kmElementary | Elementary | – | English public |
| Carleton North High SchoolNearest secondary school, 1.6 kmSecondary | Secondary | – | English public |
| Schools within 3 km | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nearest elementary school | 8 km | 1.6 km | 0.5 km |
| Nearest secondary school | 8.7 km | 4.5 km | 1.2 km |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Towns in New Brunswick aren’t in the schools rankings: the province publishes no results school by school.
Peel in November: highs near 5°C, lows near −3°C
At the extremes, July afternoons reach 25°C and January nights −15°C. The month after, December, normally sees −2°C afternoons and −10°C nights. November normally sees 101 mm of precipitation. ECCC’s forecast for Woodstock is on the Weather page, hour by hour.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −4°C | −13°C | 301 mm |
| Spring | 10°C | −2°C | 268 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 292 mm |
| Autumn | 12°C | 2°C | 300 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Woodstock/Newbridge); the forecast is on the Weather page
Tobique—Mactaquac, which takes in Peel, is held by Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada)
Of the 10 Commons seats from New Brunswick, the Liberal Party of Canada holds 6.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
Peel has no public library of its own; the nearest is Andrew And Laura Mccain Public Library, 8.9 km away
After it comes Andrew and Laura McCain Public Library (Florenceville-Bristol), 9.1 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
Oakland Mountain begins at the edge of Peel
The nearest national park is more than 100 km away. The closest provincial park is Mactaquac Provincial Park, 61 km from the edge of town. 6.9 km out lies the largest, Howard Brook, at 682 ha. Within 5 km lie 28 beaches, unnamed on the map.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Peel | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 16 | 7 | 4 |
| Protected land within 10 km | 2.6% | 6% | 2.3% |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
8.4% of Peel’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)
People 65 and over make up nearly a fifth of the town, about level with Canadian towns (19%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (23%). Children are 16% of the town.
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 49.4% of Peel
590 women and 605 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Peel | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 65% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 19% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 29% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 30% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Everything we know about Peel
Shogomoc Railway Historic Site and 3 more in and around Peel
From museums to parks and historic sites: Peel’s places to visit and those just beyond its edge, most famous first.
Famous people from around Peel
No notable person born in Peel is on our list; these were born in the towns around it.
About Peel
Town in New Brunswick
Every figure TownRatings gives for Peel covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in New Brunswick.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,176 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Carleton
- Census subdivision
- 1311024
Peel’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
Questions about Peel
Who are the people of Peel?
Visible minorities are 0% of the population, where the middle of Canadian towns is 15%. Immigrants make up 4%, and Indigenous people 3%.
What kind of homes are in Peel?
85% of homes are single-detached houses, against 64% for the median of Canadian towns, and 0% are in apartment buildings of five storeys or more. A household averages 2.4 people; 28% are one person living alone.
Do people in Peel speak French?
8% of residents can hold a conversation in both English and French, against 8% for the median of Canadian towns; 0% speak French but not English.
Is Peel growing?
It added people: 1,196 in 2016, 1,198 in 2021, 0.2% more, where the middle of Canadian towns grew 4.1%. Statistics Canada’s 2025 estimate is 1,176.
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).