Photo: Verne Equinox · CC BY 3.0Owners put the median home in Petitcodiac at $170,000
Some 460 owner households gave their home’s value to the 2021 census. Sales are published too: 45 buyers in 2023, at a median $220,000. On the 2024 assessment, the middle residential property is valued at $148,000.
Petitcodiac’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. Census values are owners’ own estimates, taken in May 2021, before the rise in interest rates.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $185K
- Owners
- 460
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $220K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.5×
- Buyers
- 45
- 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).
Petitcodiac’s detached houses are assessed 11% below the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 89% of the 550 properties on Petitcodiac’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.
An older stock than most: 37% of Petitcodiac’s homes go back before 1961 (New Brunswick’s towns: 18%)
At the 2021 census, 79% of Petitcodiac’s 610 occupied homes were single-detached houses.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Petitcodiac | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 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.
10.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Petitcodiac: in step with New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
Some 6 homes a year: 31 in all were permitted in Petitcodiac from 2019 to 2023. 74% were single-unit buildings, beside 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
Most in 2023: 18 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.
Petitcodiac is 9% below the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
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 Petitcodiac: Salisbury, Elgin and Havelock
Next to Petitcodiac: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petitcodiac | $170K | $185K | 76% | |
| Salisbury | $150K | $184K | 91% | 7.6 |
| Elgin | $150K | $168K | 96% | 13.7 |
| Salisbury | $180K | $207K | 77% | 13.8 |
| Havelock | $150K | $170K | 92% | 17 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Petitcodiac
How many households in Petitcodiac are in core housing need?
In Petitcodiac, 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 Petitcodiac?
An average of $220,000 in 2023, with the median sale at 2.5 times the buyer’s income.
Is Petitcodiac expensive for New Brunswick?
Cheaper than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Petitcodiac to less.
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).