#1New Maryland
New Brunswick · 4,455 peopleOverall B+·#626 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
New Maryland, #1 on this list · Photo: Scott Worsley (CC BY-SA 3.0)New Brunswick · 2026
Towns with the highest household incomes in New Brunswick
At the other end is Campbellton, with $48,800. Across Canada, the same list puts New Maryland #364 of 2,589. Canada’s top 100 on this list includes no place in New Brunswick. New Maryland tops the list in New Brunswick, at $117,900. Second place goes to Quispamsis, at $112,900, and third to Starlight Village, at $107,100. Fredericton, in the middle of the list, comes in at $73,000.
Median household income before tax, 2020 (2021 census) How grades work
#1$117,900 Household income
#2Quispamsis
New Brunswick · 20,240 peopleOverall A·#179 of 2,556
Strongest: safety A+, jobs & income A·lowest: health D
#3Starlight Village
New Brunswick · 5,108 peopleOverall B·#887 of 2,556
Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
All 60, ranked in New Brunswick
Best first in New Brunswick; beside each place, its rank on the same list for all of Canada.
60 places
#TownHousehold incomeCanada rankWhat drives it
1New Maryland4,455 people$117,900#364 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A·lowest: hazard risk C−
3Starlight Village5,108 people$107,100#588 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability C−
4Kingsclear3,158 people$105,700#618 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, jobs & income B+·lowest: walkability D
5New Maryland3,198 people$104,900#636 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: walkability D
7Grand Bay-Westfield5,202 people$98,100#833 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income A−·lowest: health C−
8Saint Marys5,701 people$91,600#1,041 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
9Moncton12,238 people$90,900#1,063 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
10Oromocto9,451 people$90,800#1,068 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A+, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
11Hampton3,268 people$89,000#1,152 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B+·lowest: walkability D
12Burton5,424 people$88,900#1,158 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk D
13Coverdale5,167 people$88,000#1,198 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B−, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
14Douglas6,840 people$87,400#1,230 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living B−·lowest: walkability D
15Dieppe35,986 people$87,300#1,233 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B−·lowest: safety C−
16Lincoln8,093 people$86,400#1,278 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
17Hampton4,754 people$85,800#1,314 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income B−·lowest: health D
18Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est8,138 people$82,800#1,442 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
19Memramcook5,616 people$80,500#1,550 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, safety B·lowest: walkability D
20Simonds4,263 people$80,000#1,579 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: walkability D
21Riverview22,614 people$79,600#1,601 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, walkability B+·lowest: safety C−
23Shediac5,699 people$78,000#1,674 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
24Dundas4,733 people$77,200#1,719 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, safety C+·lowest: walkability D
25Grand Manan2,648 people$76,500#1,747 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A, cost of living A−·lowest: safety C−
26Saint George2,675 people$76,500#1,748 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, jobs & income C·lowest: walkability D
28Cap-Pelé3,092 people$75,800#1,783 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income B, cost of living C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
29Cocagne2,982 people$74,100#1,852 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
30Studholm3,668 people$73,400#1,888 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability D
31Fredericton74,655 people$73,000#1,900 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income A−·lowest: hazard risk C−
32Sussex2,742 people$73,000#1,901 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, hazard risk C+·lowest: walkability C−
33Bathurst4,840 people$72,700#1,911 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: walkability D
34Salisbury2,585 people$71,700#1,949 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk C−
35Wakefield2,749 people$70,800#1,995 of 2,589Strongest: jobs & income A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk C−
36Salisbury3,806 people$70,500#2,011 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B+, health C·lowest: walkability D
37Wellington3,458 people$70,000#2,025 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A+, safety A·lowest: walkability D
38Beresford6,543 people$69,500#2,047 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B+·lowest: hazard risk D
39Sackville6,572 people$68,100#2,109 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, health B−·lowest: hazard risk C
40Moncton102,378 people$67,800#2,122 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, jobs & income B·lowest: hazard risk C−
41Beresford4,389 people$66,800#2,166 of 2,589Strongest: safety A+, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
42Shediac9,849 people$66,700#2,171 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, jobs & income C+·lowest: cost of living C−
43Miramichi19,402 people$66,200#2,189 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B−, walkability B−·lowest: hazard risk D
44Caraquet4,572 people$65,800#2,201 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income B−·lowest: hazard risk D
45Haut-Madawaska4,098 people$64,300#2,244 of 2,589Strongest: safety A, cost of living A−·lowest: hazard risk D
46Saint John79,371 people$62,800#2,306 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: health C
47Atholville3,346 people$62,600#2,315 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A−, walkability C+·lowest: health D
48Shippagan4,721 people$61,400#2,344 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, health B−·lowest: walkability D−
49Tracadie16,453 people$61,400#2,346 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living B, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D−
50Bouctouche2,678 people$60,500#2,379 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B−, health C+·lowest: hazard risk C−
51Alnwick3,767 people$60,200#2,390 of 2,589Strongest: cost of living A, walkability C−·lowest: health D−
52Woodstock6,260 people$59,800#2,402 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, jobs & income C+·lowest: safety D
53Shippagan3,073 people$59,600#2,407 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B·lowest: hazard risk D
54Grand Falls / Grand-Sault5,465 people$59,300#2,418 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, safety B−·lowest: hazard risk D
55Edmundston18,174 people$58,600#2,431 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B, cost of living B−·lowest: hazard risk D
56St. Stephen4,876 people$56,400#2,477 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living C+·lowest: safety D
57Sussex4,994 people$55,200#2,494 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, hazard risk C+·lowest: jobs & income C−
58Bathurst13,331 people$54,900#2,503 of 2,589Strongest: walkability B+, health B−·lowest: hazard risk D
59Dalhousie3,255 people$54,300#2,511 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A−, cost of living B+·lowest: health D−
60Campbellton7,485 people$48,800#2,563 of 2,589Strongest: walkability A, cost of living C+·lowest: safety C−
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Photos: New Maryland, Scott Worsley (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Quispamsis, P199 (CC BY-SA 3.0) · Starlight Village, Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson S… (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons.
Sources: TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranking Canadian towns against each other only, run #73 of 10 November 2026. 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).