QueensburyNew Brunswick

Commuters in Queensbury travel further than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, 34 min on average

97% of commuters drove, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (95%) and above Canadian towns (89%).

On health, Queensbury falls short of 86% of Canadian towns

The survey puts the region’s share in very good or excellent health at 45%; New Brunswick as a whole is at 44%. Smoking is commoner than in the province: 15% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. Across the region, life runs to 80.1 years on average: women 81.9, men 78.2, in 2022/2024. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average 18% of adults, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and above Canadian towns (17%). Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Zone 3 (Fredericton area), with Queensbury one part of it.

High radon around Queensbury: 17% of homes tested in the area exceed 200 Bq/m³

Measured across the Region 3 health region: radon tests

Seismic risk in Queensbury sits near the middle: $0.041 of expected damage per $1,000 of buildings a year, the typical town $0.030. No flood study for Queensbury is on the national inventory.

Queensbury is graded a C for safety

A best guess: the nearest detachment’s figures, since none is filed under Queensbury · The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Nackawic detachment area

Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 82 over 2023–25, above New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67) alike. The force’s area logs 14.5 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year.

Around Queensbury, 2 elementary schools and 1 secondary school: 3 schools in all

Elementary school is 12 km away at the nearest, above both New Brunswick’s towns (1.6 km) and Canadian towns (0.5 km). Teenagers have 19 km to go to the closest secondary school, above both New Brunswick’s towns (4.5 km) and Canadian towns (1.2 km).

More households own their home in Queensbury than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 91%

A year’s rent came to nearly a quarter of the median household income, above New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%) alike. 8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Queensbury doesn’t get its own rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom figures; the ones here come from the Fredericton metro area.

July highs in Queensbury: 25.9°C, against 25.1°C in New Brunswick’s towns and 25.5°C in Canadian towns

Gardeners get 135 frost-free days, from 14 May to 27 September. A normal winter brings 241 cm of snow, lower than New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) yet higher than Canadian towns (141 cm). Snow peaks in January: 64 cm in a normal year. Rain and snow peak in October, at 106 mm.

Within 10 km of Queensbury: 26 public protected areas

Biggest among them: 4002400, 2,057 ha, 0.5 km off. The protected share within 10 km is 6.3%, where a typical Canadian town has 2.3%. National parks are all over 100 km off. Within 5 km are 5 beaches; Mactaquac Beach is the nearest.

12% of Queensbury’s residents speak English and French (New Brunswick’s towns: 27%; Canadian towns: 7.5%)

0.8% of residents belong to a visible minority, below New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) and Canadian towns (15%) alike. People 65 and over make up 24% of the town.

Queensbury in November: highs near 6°C, lows near −3°C

The month after, December, normally sees freezing afternoons and −10°C nights. November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. In November, the normal is 97 mm of rain and snow. The year peaks in July (26°C) and bottoms out in January (−15°C).

Tobique—Mactaquac, which takes in Queensbury, is held by Richard Bragdon (Conservative Party of Canada)

For local government, Queensbury is a parish.

The nearest public library to Queensbury is Harvey Community Library, 23 km away

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