Photo: P199 · CC BY-SA 3.0Homes in Rothesay sell for 66% more than the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Going by owners’ own estimates in 2021, the typical home is worth $286,000, the average one $352,400. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $286,000. Rothesay permitted around 49 new homes a year over 2018–2023.
What Rothesay’s homes are worth, three ways
Every figure here is compared within the province, against New Brunswick’s towns, since each province assesses on its own terms. Treat the values as owners’ May 2021 guesses: they are self-reported, and they come from before rates went up.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $352K
- Owners
- 3,935
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $450K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 2.7×
- Buyers
- 255
- 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, Rothesay’s houses sit 70% above New Brunswick’s towns
In 2024, Rothesay had 4,265 residential properties on the roll, detached houses 86% of them and condos 2%.
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.
Rothesay’s homes: when they went up and what they are
At the 2021 census, 76% of Rothesay’s 4,875 occupied homes were single-detached houses. Half or more were standing by 2000.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Rothesay | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 5% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 6% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 2% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 5% | 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.
Building at the pace of New Brunswick’s towns: 9.3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Rothesay, against 10.9
Single-unit buildings took 31%, the rest buildings of two or more, against 64% for New Brunswick’s towns.
The busiest year: 2023, with 104 new homes
New homes a year per 1,000 homes
Up 41%: 1,384 new homes in the year to August 2026
Monthly permits for the Saint John metro area
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.
Rothesay is 53% above the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
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.
Cheaper next to Rothesay: Kingston, Saint John and Simonds
Next to Rothesay: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rothesay | $286K | $352K | 81% | |
| Quispamsis | $280K | $299K | 91% | 4.2 |
| Kingston | $200K | $247K | 94% | 11.7 |
| Saint John | $174K | $198K | 54% | 13.1 |
| Simonds | $174K | $185K | 95% | 13.7 |
| Hampton | $224K | $246K | 96% | 15.4 |
| Westfield | $174K | $197K | 95% | 16.1 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Rothesay
Is Rothesay expensive for New Brunswick?
Dearer than the middle: New Brunswick’s towns come to $187,000, Rothesay to more.
What is the average house price in Rothesay?
The average sale was $450,000 in 2023, and at the median, buyers paid 2.7 times their income.
How many households in Rothesay are in core housing need?
In Rothesay, 5% of households are in core housing need, close to the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns: those whose home costs too much, is too small or needs major repairs, with nothing suitable nearby under 30% of their income.
Can I see individual sales or prices by street?
Not here: individual sales sit with provincial registries and aren’t open, so the published figures are town medians and averages.
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).