Photo: Mykola Swarnyk · CC BY-SA 4.0A home in Plaster Rock is worth 52% less than the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
At the 2021 census the median home was worth $90,000, where New Brunswick’s towns sit at $187,000. What owners reported in May 2021 is an opinion of value; interest rates and prices have both moved since. In 2022, 40 homes changed hands at a median price of $67,500, by Statistics Canada’s count.
What Plaster Rock’s homes are worth, three ways
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
- $102K
- Owners
- 330
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $79K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1×
- Buyers
- 40
- 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).
Houses in Plaster Rock carry assessments 57% under the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Of Plaster Rock’s 435 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 85% are 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.
Core housing need: 17% of Plaster Rock’s households, where New Brunswick’s towns sit at 4%
Plaster Rock had 475 occupied homes at the 2021 census, 77% of them single-detached houses. At least half predate 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Plaster Rock | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | under 1% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 8% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | under 1% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 17% | 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 at the pace of New Brunswick’s towns: 13.2 new homes a year per 1,000 in Plaster Rock, against 10.9
Plaster Rock issued permits for 25 new homes from 2019 to 2023, or about 6 a year. The mix: 28% in single-unit buildings, beside 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
A peak in 2023: 15 new homes
A year with no report is left out.
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.
Plaster Rock is cheaper than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 52% under their $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.
Home values around Plaster Rock
The places around Plaster Rock at the 2021 census: median and average value, and how many own.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Plaster Rock | $90K | $102K | 70% | |
| Gordon | $100K | $142K | 92% | 6.7 |
| Denmark | $110K | $135K | 89% | 16.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Plaster Rock
What is the average house price in Plaster Rock?
Homes sold for an average $79,000 in 2022; the median buyer paid 1 times their household income.
Is Plaster Rock expensive for New Brunswick?
No: Plaster Rock’s census median is below the $187,000 of New Brunswick’s towns.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Canada has no open register of individual sales; Statistics Canada publishes medians and averages by town only.
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).