SackvilleNew Brunswick

20% of homes tested in Sackville’s area are above the radon guideline

Service New Brunswick - GeoNB has mapped the flood hazard here: one study on the national inventory. Fire seldom reaches Sackville: since 1986, 0.2% of the land within 25 km has burned (0.005% a year). Sackville shares its radon tests numbers with the rest of the Region 1 health region.

Sackville’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 110, runs above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Violent crime is recorded at 17.7 per 1,000 residents a year. Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 34 per 1,000 residents a year, above New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

Home ownership in Sackville, 66%, runs below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

A year’s rent came to 23% of the median household income, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns (20%) and Canadian towns (20%). 18% of households spent 30% or more of their income on shelter, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and near Canadian towns (18%).

Summers stay cool in Sackville: July afternoons reach 24.3°C, below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

A normal year brings 1,161 mm of precipitation, close to New Brunswick’s towns (1,121 mm) and above Canadian towns (883 mm). Frost usually lifts by 27 May and returns around 3 October: 128 days without it. In January, overnight lows in Sackville settle at −11.7°C. Snow peaks in January: 74 cm in a normal year.

Trips to work from Sackville are shorter than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 18 min on average

Sackville and its edges hold 4 schools: 2 elementary schools and 2 secondary schools

What November brings in Sackville: −1°C at night, 7°C by day

About 19 cm of snow falls in a normal November. Expect about 114 mm of rain and snow over November. Across the year, normals run from −12°C nights in January to 24°C afternoons in July. Hour-by-hour figures come from ECCC’s Sackville forecast, on the Weather page.

Beauséjour gave Dominic LeBlanc a 17,787-vote lead in 2021, bigger than in 85% of ridings

Sackville sends one MP to Ottawa from Beauséjour, its riding (a federal electoral district, which elects one MP): Dominic LeBlanc (Liberal Party of Canada).

Ralph Pickard Bell Library and Sackville Public Library are Sackville’s two public libraries

Visits and loans aren’t published as open data in New Brunswick, so this page has none for Sackville.

Older residents shape Sackville: 25% are 65 or over, above New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Under-15s account for 14% of the population. 22% speak both English and French, below New Brunswick’s towns (27%) but above Canadian towns (7.5%).

A national park 45 km from Sackville: Fundy National Park

Of the country within 10 km, 6.5% lies in protected areas; the median Canadian town has 2.3%. Tintamarre National Wildlife Area (1,941 ha) is the biggest, 0.4 km from town. The closest provincial park is Amherst Shore Provincial Park, 33 km from the edge of town.

Around Sackville, 43% rate their health very good or excellent, against 52% for the typical Canadian town

Life expectancy at birth in the region is 81.5 years, about level with Canadian towns (81.5) and above New Brunswick’s towns (80.1). Smoking is rarer than in the province: 12% of adults, against 14% for New Brunswick. For Sackville itself the measure is access, and it scores well: 2.0 km to the nearest hospital, where 3.7 km is typical.

Heritage in Sackville: 3 historic places, one of the highest rank

The record has a heritage railway station and a provincial or municipal listing. Captain George Anderson House, begun in 1855, is the oldest by its record. Before 1961 is when 33% of the homes went up, above New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%) alike.