RogersvilleNew Brunswick
Home to 1,288 people, this town lies in New Brunswick. It is part of Northumberland, a census division.
Is Rogersville a good place to live?
Rogersville’s strongest is safety (A−). Fewer journeys need a car (B+). Incomes are on the low side (D−). It lags on health as well (C). Homes were valued at a median $125,000 at the 2021 census, 2.7 times the typical household’s income. Natural hazards weigh more here (D).
Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Rogersville has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
This town's rent is the 2021 census rent scaled to 2025 by its province's ratio of surveyed to census rents: no rental survey covers it, so its Cost Grade is less sure. Safety is the police detachment's figure, shared with the towns and countryside around it. 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.
How Rogersville grades
Each subject compares Rogersville with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.
Rogersville has subject grades but no overall grade: Canadian towns get one from 2,500 residents.
How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →
What makes Rogersville stand out
The 3 things Rogersville does most differently from other towns.
The data
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Rogersville.
Commuters in Rogersville travel further than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns, 27 min on average
The car took 90% of commuters, about level with Canadian towns (89%) and below New Brunswick’s towns (95%).
How working residents got to work · census 2021
| Census 2021 | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip | 27 min | 21 min | 26 min |
| Car or van | 90% | 95% | 89% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · Counted in May 2021, under pandemic rules: fewer commutes and more people between jobs than in a normal year.
29% of homes tested in Rogersville’s area are above the radon guideline
Fire seldom reaches Rogersville: since 1986, 0.5% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.01% a year). No one has filed a flood map for Rogersville on the national inventory. Rogersville shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Region 7 health region.
Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³
| Hazards | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Radon tests above the guideline | 29% | 20% | 6.6% |
| Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year | $0.049 | $0.036 | $0.030 |
NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory
The police who cover Rogersville record less serious crime than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: a Crime Severity Index of 45
Where it is policed, thefts, break-ins and damage came to 17.4 per 1,000 a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike. The force’s area logs 11.6 violent incidents per 1,000 residents a year. Rogersville doesn’t get its own Crime Severity Index, Violent Crime Severity Index, violent crime and property crime per 1,000 figures; the ones here come from the Rogersville detachment area.
Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year
| 2023–2025 | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crime per 1,000 | 17.4 | 30.9 | 31.2 |
| Crime Severity Index | 45 | 73 | 67 |
| Violent Crime Severity Index | 56 | 82 | 86 |
| Violent crime | 11.6 | 14.9 | 12 |
Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average
Around Rogersville, 43% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town
Arthritis, diabetes and high blood pressure affect 18% of the region’s adults on average, near New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and higher than Canadian towns (17%). At 12%, the share of adults who smoke sits under the 14% for New Brunswick. Life expectancy in the region is 81.5 years (83.5 for women, 79.5 for men, 2022/2024). The town’s own part is the trip to care: residents of Rogersville live 31 km from a hospital on average, and 100% of them more than 30 km. Behind health survey and life expectancy sits data gathered across the Zone 1 (Moncton area), with Rogersville one part of it.
Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised
| Health | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Very good or excellent health | 43% | 43% | 52% |
| Chronic conditions (average share) | 18% | 18% | 17% |
| Life expectancy at birth | 81.5 | 80.1 | 81.5 |
| Smokers | 12% | 13% | 12% |
Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities
More of Rogersville’s residents have an Indigenous identity than in New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 4.5%
Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021
Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over
Women and men · all residents
Women make up 54.6% of Rogersville
650 women and 540 men at the 2021 census; across Canada, women are 50.9%.
| Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 9.6% | 15% | 16% |
| 15 to 64 | 52% | 63% | 64% |
| 65+ | 38% | 23% | 19% |
| No certificate, diploma or degree | 47% | 18% | 16% |
| Postsecondary qualification | 35% | 50% | 56% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+
Fewer households own their home in Rogersville than in New Brunswick’s towns or across Canadian towns: 61%
Just over one in ten households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, above New Brunswick’s towns (9%) but below Canadian towns (18%). 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.
What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census
| Census 2021 | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households owning their home | 61% | 86% | 74% |
| Rent as a share of income | 23% | 20% | 20% |
| Median home value, 2021 | $125,000 | $187,000 | $406,000 |
| Households spending 30%+ on shelter | 11% | 9% | 18% |
Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · Values come from owners at the 2021 census and incomes from 2020, so they predate the later rise in rates.
Rogersville has colder winters than New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: January lows of −15.3°C
Snow peaks in January: 82 cm in a normal year. Frost comes on 177 days a year, about level with New Brunswick’s towns (170) and above Canadian towns (159). The frost-free season runs from 23 May to 5 October, 133 days. October is the wettest month, with 113 mm of rain and snow on average.
Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Normals, 1991–2020 | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowfall a year | 312 cm | 310 cm | 141 cm |
| January night low | −15.3°C | −13.3°C | −13.5°C |
| Days with frost a year | 177 | 170 | 159 |
| Precipitation a year | 1,083 mm | 1,121 mm | 883 mm |
Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (Miramichi)
Rogersville’s one school is Étoile de l'Acadie
| School | Level | Students | System |
|---|---|---|---|
| Étoile de l'Acadie FrenchIn RogersvilleAll grades | All grades | – | French public |
Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In New Brunswick, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.
A normal November in Rogersville runs from −3°C to 6°C
A typical November adds 24 cm of snow. Looking ahead to December, expect highs near −1°C and lows near −10°C. A normal November brings 93 mm of rain and snow. Over the year, July is warmest at 26°C by day and January coldest at −15°C by night.
Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020
| Season | High | Low | Rain and snow |
|---|---|---|---|
| Winter | −3°C | −13°C | 248 mm |
| Spring | 9°C | −2°C | 275 mm |
| Summer | 24°C | 12°C | 264 mm |
| Autumn | 13°C | 3°C | 296 mm |
ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (Miramichi); the forecast is on the Weather page
Mike Dawson (Conservative Party of Canada) holds Miramichi—Grand Lake, the riding that includes Rogersville
In the census’s list of municipalities, Rogersville is a village.
Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada
The nearest public library to Rogersville is Newcastle Public Library, 31 km away
After it comes Chatham Public Library (Miramichi), 32 km away.
Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada
A national park 28 km from Rogersville: Kouchibouguac National Park
Biggest among them: 4005400, 4,049 ha, 9.1 km off. Of the country within 10 km, 7.2% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. The 10 km around town hold 7 protected areas.
Protected land · of the land within 10 km
| Outdoors | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protected land within 10 km | 7.2% | 6% | 2.3% |
| Public protected areas within 10 km | 6 | 7 | 4 |
Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches
1 historic place on the heritage registers in Rogersville
At the 2021 census, 28% of homes dated from before 1961, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%).
Historic places by designation · inside the town
Among them
| Heritage | Rogersville | New Brunswick | Canada |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes built before 1961 | 28% | 18% | 18% |
Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period
Everything we know about Rogersville
Famous people from Rogersville
5 notable people were born in Rogersville.
About Rogersville
Town in New Brunswick
Every figure TownRatings gives for Rogersville covers the municipality as Statistics Canada maps it, one census subdivision in New Brunswick.
Statistics Canada: population estimates 2025 (17-10-0155), Census of Population 2021, 2021 census boundaries.
- Population
- 1,288 (people, 2025 estimate)
- Province or territory
- New Brunswick
- Census division
- Northumberland
- Census subdivision
- 1309017
Rogersville’s neighbours
The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada
| Town | People | km | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rogersville | 1,288 | — | — | C+ | A− | C |
| Rogersville | 1,131 | 6.5 | — | A− | A− | C |
People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.
Questions about Rogersville
Do people in Rogersville speak French?
English and French are both spoken by 81% of residents, where the median of Canadian towns is 8%. French alone: 10.7%.
Who are the people of Rogersville?
0% of residents belong to a visible minority, against 15% for the median of Canadian towns; 5% have an Indigenous identity and 0% are immigrants.
Is Rogersville a young town or an old one?
The typical resident is 59.6 (Canadian towns: 45.2), with seniors at 38% of the population and under-15s at 10%.
Has Rogersville grown?
Yes: the census counted 1,166 in 2016 and 1,193 in 2021, a rise of 2.3%, against 4.1% for the median of Canadian towns. The 2025 estimate is 1,288.
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).