QuispamsisNew Brunswick

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#179 of 2,556

Population 20,240: a town in New Brunswick. It sits within the Saint John census metropolitan area.

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Population

20,240

people, 2025 estimate

Median age

43.2

years · New Brunswick’s towns: 46.8

Postsecondary

65%

of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%

Walk, cycle, transit

walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Quispamsis a good place to live?

Low prices, and some weak spots to weigh against them. Its strongest subject is safety (A+). The catch is health (D). It also trails on walkability (C). All told, that adds up to an A overall and a rank of #1 of 59 in New Brunswick. On that grade it does better than 90% of Canadian towns.

Rents here are the metro area's average, shared by every town and neighbourhood in it. Safety is the regional police service's figure, shared with its other towns. 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.

StrongestA⁺Safety AJobs & income ACost of livingWeakestDHealth

How Quispamsis grades

Each subject compares Quispamsis with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

SafetyNear the top of the towns comparedA⁺Open →Jobs & incomeBased on what households earn, poverty and workAOpen →Cost of livingHomes are very affordable for local incomesAOpen →HealthNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →WalkabilityBased on walking, cycling and transit to everyday placesCOpen →Hazard riskMore exposed to natural hazards than mostC⁺Open →

SchoolsWith no open results to compare (the province publishes no results school by school), there’s no schools grade in New Brunswick.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

What makes Quispamsis stand out

The 3 things Quispamsis does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data

Walk, cycle or transit to work

Getting around

2% walk, cycle or take transit

The midpoint across Canadian towns is 8%

Statistics Canada, Census 2021

Safety

Better than 99%

of Canadian towns on safety

Its safety grade: A+.

Home value ÷ household income

Housing

2.5 times household income

The middle of Canadian towns: 4.7 times

Median owner’s estimate $280,000, Census 2021; income for 2020.

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Quispamsis.

SafetySafety A⁺

The force covering Quispamsis records less serious violence than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, at 28

20Crime Severity Index

The Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 numbers here cover the Kennebecasis Region service area

Violent crime in the area its police cover: 3.9 per 1,000 people a year. Across the area its police cover, the Crime Severity Index averaged 20 over 2023–25, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (73) and Canadian towns (67). Property crime in the area its police cover: 7.6 per 1,000 people a year.

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202318

202425

202517

2023–2025	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Crime Severity Index	20	73	67
Property crime per 1,000	7.6	30.9	31.2
Violent Crime Severity Index	28	82	86
Violent crime	3.9	14.9	12

non-violent Crime Severity Index

47%

of incidents cleared, 2023–25

Full pageQuispamsis’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report

Safety20 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Quispamsis’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Quispamsis safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Household incomes in Quispamsis top those of 94% of Canadian towns

2%walk, cycle or take transit

Commutes averaged 22 min, above New Brunswick’s towns (21 min) but below Canadian towns (26 min).

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van97%

Walk1%

Public transit0%

Census 2021	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Average trip	22 min	21 min	26 min

$113,000

median household income, 2020

20%

worked from home, May 2021

17%

of commuters work inside the municipality

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Unemployment7.2% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work2% walk, cycle or take transit Where people commute to4,115 commuters · The biggest flow out: to Saint John

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · These are May 2021 figures, gathered while COVID-19 kept many people home or out of work.

HousingCost of living A

Renting in Quispamsis costs 14% of household income, less than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns

$280,000median home value, 2021ACost of living Grade

The owner-occupied share of households is 91%. 8% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, below New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike. Nobody publishes rent as a share of income and monthly rent for a two-bedroom for Quispamsis alone, so this card uses the figure for the Saint John metro area.

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Quispamsis$280,000

New Brunswick$187,000

Canadian towns$406,000

Census 2021	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Rent as a share of income	14%	20%	20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter	8%	9%	18%
Households owning their home	91%	86%	74%

$1,290

monthly rent for a two-bedroom

$1,260

median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021

Full pageQuispamsis’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page

Renting$1,290 a month · A two-bedroom apartment, CMHC’s survey Cost of living2.5 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $280,000, against the median household income Owners and renters91% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · These are 2021 census values, as owners judged them, set against household income in 2020.

HealthHealth D

For health, Quispamsis sits behind 85% of Canadian towns

43%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Measured across the Zone 2 (Saint John area): health survey and life expectancy

The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average just over a fifth of adults, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%) alike. About as many adults call their health very good or excellent here as across New Brunswick, 43% against 44%. The region’s 2022/2024 life expectancy is 79.3, with women at 81.1 and men at 77.3. What sets Quispamsis apart within its region is a longer trip to hospital, 17 km for the average resident (3.7 km typical).

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Quispamsis43%

New Brunswick’s towns43%

Canadian towns52%

Health	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Chronic conditions (average share)	21%	18%	17%
Very good or excellent health	43%	43%	52%
Life expectancy at birth	79.3	80.1	81.5
Smokers	13%	13%	12%

79.3

years of life expectancy, 2022/2024

17 km

from homes to a hospital, on average

13%

of adults smoke, age-standardised

2.7 km

from homes to a pharmacy, on average

Full pageQuispamsis’ health pageOpen the full Health page

Health survey43% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised Getting care17 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 2.7 km away on average The wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.1, men 77.3 Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Climate

Summers stay cool in Quispamsis: July afternoons reach 23.0°C, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

23.0°CJuly afternoons

A normal January brings 60 cm of snow, the most of any month. Snowfall adds up to 215 cm a year, between New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) and Canadian towns (141 cm). Gardeners get 128 frost-free days, from 21 May to 27 September. Rain and snow peak in November, at 138 mm.

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.9°C

Spring8.9°C

Summer22.0°C

Autumn12.9°C

Normals, 1991–2020	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
July afternoon high	23.0°C	25.1°C	25.5°C
Snowfall a year	215 cm	310 cm	141 cm
Precipitation a year	1,271 mm	1,121 mm	883 mm

215 cm

of snow a year

128

frost-free days, 21 May to 27 Sep

120

days with precipitation a year

Full pageQuispamsis’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page

The yearJuly highs 23.0°C, January lows −13.2°C Rain and snow1,271 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mm Snow215 cm of snow a year Weather station13 km to the station · Saint John

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Saint John)

Natural hazardsHazard risk C⁺

Flood mapping exists for Quispamsis: 1 on record, latest by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB

Lowwildfire bandC⁺Hazard risk Grade

For earthquakes Quispamsis is middling, $0.031 a year per $1,000 against $0.030 for the typical town. Radon is higher than usual: 11% of tested homes in the survey area topped the guideline, against 6.6% for the typical town. Wildfire is rare near Quispamsis: 0.3% of the land within 25 km has burned since 1986, a burn rate of 0.008% a year. Quispamsis doesn’t get its own radon tests figures; the ones here come from the Region 2 health region.

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Quispamsis11%

New Brunswick’s towns20%

Canadian towns6.6%

Hazards	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Radon tests above the guideline	11%	20%	6.6%
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year	$0.031	$0.036	$0.030

Low

wildfire band

23 km

to the nearest land burned since 1986

flood study on the national inventory

Full pageQuispamsis’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page

FloodOne flood study on record WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.3% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986 Earthquakes$0.031 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030 Radon11% of tests above the guideline Be readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory

Weather

In Quispamsis, November normally means 7°C afternoons and −2°C nights

7°Ca normal November afternoon

December follows at 1°C by day and −8°C by night. Precipitation in November averages 138 mm. November usually brings some 13 cm of snow. ECCC’s forecast for Quispamsis is on the Weather page, hour by hour.

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C

December1°C

January−3°C

February−2°C

Season	High	Low	Rain and snow
Winter	−1°C	−11°C	336 mm
Spring	9°C	−2°C	301 mm
Summer	22°C	10°C	249 mm
Autumn	13°C	3°C	385 mm

−2°C

a normal November night

138 mm

of rain and snow in a normal November

Full pageQuispamsis’ weather pageOpen the full Weather page

Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hour The week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normals The yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Saint John); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

Quispamsis sends Wayne Long (Liberal Party of Canada) to the Commons from Saint John—Kennebecasis

The Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick’s ridings aren’t published as open data we could find, so Quispamsis isn’t placed in one.

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Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade C

Kennebecasis Public Library is Quispamsis’s public library

From the centre of Quispamsis, it is 2.1 km away.

Full pageQuispamsis’ library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page

The libraries1 Libraries Places to belong1.1 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

A national route near Quispamsis: the Trans Canada Trail (NB)

5%of the land within 10 km protected

CPCAD lists 14 protected areas within 10 km. Within 5 km are 14 beaches; Gondola Point is the nearest. The nearest national park is Fundy National Park, 62 km away. Out to 10 km from the town’s edge, 5% of the land is protected; 2.3% is typical for a Canadian town.

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Quispamsis5%

New Brunswick’s towns6%

Canadian towns2.3%

Outdoors	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Protected land within 10 km	5%	6%	2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km	1	7	4

62 km

to Fundy National Park

51 km

to New River Beach Provincial Park

beaches within 5 km

public protected area within 10 km

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Footpaths & routes3 named routes · Trans Canada Trail (NB)Protected landof the land within 10 km Protected areas14 protected areas within 10 km · 4040400 National & provincial parks62 km to a national park · Fundy National Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

Who lives here

Children make up 18% of Quispamsis, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

43.2median age

People 65 and over make up 18% of the town. Both official languages: nearly a quarter of residents, below New Brunswick’s towns (27%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%).

QuispamsisNew BrunswickCanada

New BrunswickCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

18%

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree10%

Postsecondary qualification65%

Women and men · all residents

51.2% of Quispamsis’ residents are women

In 2021 there were 9,610 women to 9,160 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Quispamsis
	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Under 15	18%	15%	16%
15 to 64	64%	63%	64%
65+	18%	23%	19%
No certificate, diploma or degree	9.8%	18%	16%
Postsecondary qualification	65%	50%	56%

Full pageQuispamsis’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page

Ages43.2 median age · 18% are 65 or over Households6,855 households · 2.7 people per household Immigrants7% are immigrants · 6% belong to a visible minority English and French23% speak both · 0.1% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

Schools

Around Quispamsis, 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools: 11 schools in all

11schools within 3 km

School	Level	Students	System
Chris Saunders Memorial Elementary SchoolIn QuispamsisElementary	Elementary	–	English public
Kennebecasis Valley High SchoolIn QuispamsisSecondary	Secondary	–	English public
École des Pionniers FrenchTeaches in FrenchElementary	Elementary	–	French public

See all 11 schools →

Schools by system · Schools within 3 km

English public10

French public1

Schools within 3 km	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
School boards	2	1.5	3
Nearest secondary school	2 km	4.5 km	1.2 km

2 km

to the nearest secondary school

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Every school11 schools within 3 km · 9 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools Language1 of 11 teach in French · 28% of schools in New Brunswick The boards2 school boards · Asd-S Questions“What schools are there in Quispamsis?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · Ungraded on schools in New Brunswick, because the province publishes no results school by school.

History

Heritage in Quispamsis: 1 historic place of the highest rank

1historic place

Homes from before 1961 make up 4.4% of the stock, lower than both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations1

Other federal designations0

Provincial and local listings0

Among them

St. Luke's Anglican Church 1833

1833

oldest construction date on the record

4.4%

of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%

Heritage	Quispamsis	New Brunswick	Canada
Homes built before 1961	4.4%	18%	18%

Full pageQuispamsis’ history pageOpen the full History page

On the registersOne historic place inside the town Highest designations1 top designation · St. Luke's Anglican Church Older homes4.4% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Quispamsis have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Quispamsis

15pages on Quispamsis

The big questions

SafetyA⁺Crime Severity Index 20 Housing & costAHomes 2.5 × income Property pricesSchools11 schools within 3 km HealthDLife expectancy 79.3 in its region Work & commuteA62% of adults in work Natural hazardsC⁺Wildfire band: low

Out and about

Outdoors5% of the land within 10 km protected AttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 23°C WeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals

The story

Who lives hereMedian age 43.2 HistoryOne place on the heritage registers Town hallFamous people

Nearby attractions

Spy Glass Hill and 8 more within 40 km

One place to visit is mapped within 5 km of Quispamsis; with it, the best known within 40 km.

All attractions →

ViewpointViewpointSpy Glass Hill3.8 km outside town, to the south

CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception18 km south

WaterfallReversing Falls21 km south

MuseumCarleton Martello Tower21 km south

FortFort Howe19 km south

FortFort La Tour19 km south

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (5)

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception: Cusack5239, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Reversing Falls: Hinto, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Carleton Martello Tower: Sajith T S, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Fort Howe: Magu2k at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Fort La Tour: DDD DDD, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons

Famous people from around Quispamsis

One notable person was born in Quispamsis; with them, the best known born in the towns around it.

Their page →

Brenda FowlieCanadian politician · born 1953

John Peters HumphreyCanadian legal scholar · born in Hampton · 1905–1995

Gordon FairweatherCanadian politician · born in Rothesay · 1923–2008

Charles Carter DruryCanadian admiral · born in Rothesay · 1846–1914

George Burpee JonesCanadian politician · born in Kingston · 1866–1950

William Herman RulofsonAmerican photographer · born in Hampton · 1826–1878

Photo credits

John Peters Humphrey: Edgar P. Smith [1879-1952], Public domain · George Burpee Jones: Parliament of Canada, Public domain · William Herman Rulofson: Bradley & Rulofson, San Francisco, active 1860-1878, Public domain

About Quispamsis

Town in New Brunswick

Statistics Canada treats Quispamsis as a single census subdivision in New Brunswick, and TownRatings keeps to that line.

Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.

Population: 20,240 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory: New Brunswick
Census division: Kings
Metro area: Saint John
Census subdivision: 1305057

Quispamsis’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

RothesayKingstonHamptonSimondsHamptonGreenwichQuispamsis

How the neighbours grade

Town	People	km	Overall	Cost	Safety	Health
Quispamsis	20,240	—	A	A	A⁺	D
Rothesay	12,626	4.2	A	B⁺	A⁺	C⁻
Kingston	3,577	8.2	C	B	A	D
Hampton	3,268	12	B⁻	B⁺	A	D
Simonds	4,263	16	C⁺	B	A	D
Hampton	4,754	16	C⁻	B	C⁺	D
Greenwich	1,272	16	—	B⁻	B⁻	D

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Quispamsis

Do people in Quispamsis speak French?

French alone: 0.1%.

What kind of homes are in Quispamsis?

83% 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 2.7 people; 17% are one person living alone.

Who are the people of Quispamsis?

At the 2021 census, 7% were immigrants and 6% belonged to a visible minority (Canadian towns’ median: 15%). 2% identify as First Nations, Métis or Inuit.

Is Quispamsis growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 18,245 to 18,768 residents (up 2.9%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 20,240.

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).