Photo: Quintin Soloviev · CC BY 4.0A home in Richibucto sells for 50% less than in the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
In May 2021 the median owned home was worth $125,000 by its owner’s reckoning, the average one $161,000. A census value is an owner’s guess at a selling price in May 2021, and prices have moved since. For 2024, the median assessed value of a residential property is $96,400.
Three ways to price a home in Richibucto
Each source sits beside its own median for New Brunswick’s towns; none compares across provinces, which value homes in their own ways.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $161K
- Owners
- 370
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $153K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.2×
- 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).
On the assessment roll, Richibucto’s houses sit 36% below New Brunswick’s towns
Of Richibucto’s 500 residential properties on the 2024 roll, 81% 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.
More need than most: 13% of households in Richibucto (New Brunswick’s towns: 4%)
The 2021 census counted 650 occupied homes in Richibucto; 59% of them are 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
| Richibucto | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 13% | 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.
Permits in Richibucto ran at 13.8 homes a year per 1,000, where New Brunswick’s towns ran at 10.9
Building permits added 56 homes in Richibucto between 2018 and 2023: some 9 a year. Only 18% went into single-unit buildings, beside 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
The busiest year: 2021, with 17 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.
Richibucto is cheaper than most of New Brunswick’s towns: 33% 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.
Richibucto’s neighbours by home value
Next to Richibucto: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richibucto | $125K | $161K | 58% | |
| Rexton | $174K | $193K | 79% | 4.4 |
| Saint-Charles | $150K | $166K | 87% | 6.5 |
| Saint-Louis de Kent | $130K | $158K | 54% | 9 |
| Richibucto | $180K | $209K | 92% | 9.6 |
| Saint-Louis | $135K | $160K | 94% | 11.6 |
| Richibucto 15 | – | – | 5% | 14.2 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Richibucto
What is the average house price in Richibucto?
Buyers paid $153,000 on average in 2023, or 1.2 years of their income at the median.
Is Richibucto expensive for New Brunswick?
Cheaper than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Richibucto to less.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
No. Sales are published as town figures (median, average, buyers); street-level or single sales aren’t released.
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).