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Saint AndrewsNew Brunswick

Statistics Canada places it in the Charlotte census division. The town, home to 2,167 people, lies in New Brunswick.

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Photo: Cernavoda · CC BY-SA 2.0
Centre-ville Saint-Andrews

Saint Andrews, New Brunswick · Photo: Cernavoda · CC BY-SA 2.0

Population
2,167
people, 2025 estimate
Median age
57.2
years · New Brunswick’s towns: 46.8
Postsecondary
72%
of residents 15 and over hold a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree · Canadian towns: 56%
Walk, cycle, transit
25%
walk, cycle or take transit to work · Canadian towns: 8%

Is Saint Andrews a good place to live?

Saint Andrews’s strongest subject is walkability (A+). Health is a weak point (D). A median home here was worth $300,000 at the census, or 4.1 times what the middle household earns in a year. Hazard risk is weaker too (D).

Figures: home values and income: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint Andrews has its subject grades alone.

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. 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.

StrongestA+WalkabilityAJobs & incomeWeakestDHazard riskDHealth

What makes Saint Andrews stand out

The 3 things Saint Andrews does most differently from other towns.

Picked automatically from the data
25%8%Saint AndrewsMedianWalk, cycle or transit to work
Getting around
25% walk, cycle or take transit
Half of Canadian towns are above 8%, half below
Statistics Canada, Census 2021
Among the top 1%WorseBetterWalkability
Walkability
Better than 99%
of Canadian towns on walkability
Its walkability grade: A+.
34%19%Saint AndrewsMedianResidents 65 and over
Who lives here
34% are 65 or over
Where the typical figure for Canadian towns is 19%
Statistics Canada, Census 2021

How Saint Andrews grades

Each subject compares Saint Andrews with Canadian towns of 2,500 or more, ordered by how far it is from the middle. Towns in other countries are graded separately.

How grading works

An overall grade comes at 2,500 residents for Canadian towns; Saint Andrews has its subject grades alone.

WalkabilityAmong the easiest places to get around without a carA+Open →Hazard riskNear the bottom of the towns comparedDOpen →HealthGraded on how healthy residents areDOpen →Jobs & incomeIncomes and work are among the strongest comparedAOpen →Cost of livingAmong the weakest of the towns comparedC−Open →SafetyGraded on crime per residentC+Open →
SchoolsThe province publishes no results school by school, which leaves towns in New Brunswick without a schools grade.–

How TownRatings grades Canadian towns →

Nearby attractions

Ross Memorial Museum and 10 more in and around Saint Andrews

A first look at Saint Andrews’s museums, historic sites and days out, and a few just outside town.

All attractions →
MuseumRoss Memorial Museumin townAquariumAquariumHuntsman Fundy Discovery Aquariumin townHistoric siteHistoric siteCeltic Cross (1847)in townMuseumMuseumOppenheimer-Prager Museum at Dayspringin townMuseumMuseumAtlantic Reference Centrein townArt galleryArt galleryBertha Day Art and Craft Galleryin town
Places: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Wikidata · ODCAF · federal and Québec heritage registers · CPCAD

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (1)

The data

Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Saint Andrews.

Natural hazardsHazard risk D

Hazard risk in Saint Andrews is higher than in 89% of Canadian towns

More homes than usual carry radon here, 11% over the guideline where the typical town has 6.6%. Little of the land around Saint Andrews has burned: 0.8% within 25 km since 1986, or 0.02% a year. NRCan’s model puts the yearly earthquake loss at $0.17 per $1,000 of building value, higher than both New Brunswick’s towns ($0.036) and Canadian towns ($0.030). Flood mapping exists: a study by Service New Brunswick - GeoNB.

Lowwildfire bandDHazard risk Grade

Radon tests above the guideline · share of tested homes, 200 Bq/m³

Saint Andrews11%
New Brunswick’s towns20%
Canadian towns6.6%
HazardsSaint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Earthquake loss per $1,000 of buildings a year$0.17$0.036$0.030
Radon tests above the guideline11%20%6.6%
$0.17
expected earthquake loss a year per $1,000 of buildings
Low
wildfire band
5.6 km
to the nearest land burned since 1986
1
flood study on the national inventory
Full pageSaint Andrews’ flood & hazards pageOpen the full Flood & hazards page
WildfireLow wildfire band · 0.8% of the land within 25 km burned since 1986FloodOne flood study on recordEarthquakes$0.17 a year per $1,000 · Canadian towns: $0.030Radon11% of tests above the guidelineBe readyAlerts, FireSmart and radon tests

NRCan seismic risk model and burned areas, Health Canada radon survey, the Flood Hazard Map Inventory · Data for radon tests covers the Region 2 health region

HealthHealth D

Saint Andrews scores below 89% of Canadian towns for health

Area-wide: health survey and life expectancy, counted over the Zone 2 (Saint John area)

Self-rated health is ordinary for New Brunswick: 43% of the region’s adults say very good or excellent, the province 44%. The three chronic conditions the survey tracks average just over a fifth of adults, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (17%). For 2022/2024, the region’s figure is 79.3 years at birth, 81.1 for women and 77.3 for men. The town’s own part is the trip to care, and Saint Andrews’ is long: 21 km to a hospital on average, against 3.7 km typical.

43%very good or excellent healthDHealth Grade

Very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardised

Saint Andrews43%
New Brunswick’s towns43%
Canadian towns52%
HealthSaint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Chronic conditions (average share)21%18%17%
Very good or excellent health43%43%52%
Life expectancy at birth79.380.181.5
Smokers13%13%12%
79.3
years of life expectancy, 2022/2024
21 km
from homes to a hospital, on average
13%
of adults smoke, age-standardised
0.8 km
from homes to a pharmacy, on average
Full pageSaint Andrews’ health pageOpen the full Health page
Health survey43% very good or excellent health · adults, age-standardisedGetting care21 km to a hospital · A pharmacy 0.8 km away on averageThe wider areaLife expectancy: women 81.1, men 77.3Conditions and habits21% with chronic conditions · adults, age-standardised

Statistics Canada, Canadian Community Health Survey 2023/2024 and life expectancy 2022/2024; Open Database of Healthcare Facilities

Work & commuteJobs & income A

Trips to work from Saint Andrews are shorter than from New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 17 min on average

25%walk, cycle or take transit

How working residents got to work · census 2021

Car or van73%
Walk23%
Bicycle2%
Census 2021Saint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Average trip17 min21 min26 min
$74,500
median household income, 2020
20%
worked from home, May 2021
67%
of commuters work inside the municipality
Full pageSaint Andrews’ work & commute pageOpen the full Work & commute page
Unemployment4.7% unemployed · Of the labour force · Canadian towns: 9.9%Getting to work25% walk, cycle or take transitWhere people commute to55 commuters · The biggest flow out: to St. Stephen

Statistics Canada, Census 2021 (labour and commuting) · The 2021 census was taken in May 2021, during COVID-19 restrictions: more people than usual worked from home or were off work.

HousingCost of living C−

Measured against local pay, Saint Andrews costs more to live in than 84% of Canadian towns

Shelter took 30% or more of income for 11% of households, between New Brunswick’s towns (9%) and Canadian towns (18%). Owners make up 73% of households.

$300,000median home value, 2021C−Cost of living Grade

What homes were worth · The median owner’s estimate at the 2021 census

Saint Andrews$300,000
New Brunswick$187,000
Canadian towns$406,000
Census 2021Saint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Rent as a share of income23%20%20%
Households spending 30%+ on shelter11%9%18%
Households owning their home73%86%74%
Median home value, 2021$300,000$187,000$406,000
$900
monthly rent for a two-bedroom
$880
median monthly shelter cost for owners, 2021
Full pageSaint Andrews’ cost of living pageOpen the full Cost of living page
Cost of living4.1 times household income · The median owner’s estimate, $300,000, against the median household incomeRenting$900 a month · The median rent at the 2021 censusOwners and renters73% own their home

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; CMHC Rental Market Survey via Statistics Canada · The 2021 census asked owners what their home was worth; those values, and 2020 incomes, are what this compares.

Who lives here

Immigrants are a bigger part of Saint Andrews than of New Brunswick’s towns or Canadian towns: 13%

Both official languages: 15% of residents, between New Brunswick’s towns (27%) and Canadian towns (7.5%). Visible minorities make up 6.1% of the population, higher than New Brunswick’s towns (2.3%) yet lower than Canadian towns (15%).

57.2median age
Saint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada

Ages · Share of residents in each age group, Census 2021

Schooling · Highest qualification, residents 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree9%
Postsecondary qualification72%

Women and men · all residents

Women make up 51.7% of Saint Andrews

In 2021 there were 1,060 women to 990 men; Canada as a whole is 50.9% women.

Who lives in Saint Andrews
Saint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Under 1511%15%16%
15 to 6455%63%64%
65+34%23%19%
No certificate, diploma or degree8.8%18%16%
Postsecondary qualification72%50%56%
Full pageSaint Andrews’ Who lives here pageOpen the full Who lives here page
Immigrants13% are immigrants · 6% belong to a visible minorityAges57.2 median age · 34% are 65 or overHouseholds920 households · 2.1 people per householdEnglish and French15% speak both · 0% speak French but not English

Statistics Canada, Census 2021; New Brunswick and Canada: medians of towns of 2,500+

SafetySafety C+

Saint Andrews’s Violent Crime Severity Index, 53, runs below New Brunswick’s towns and Canadian towns

Violent incidents came to 11 per 1,000 residents a year, below both New Brunswick’s towns (14.9) and Canadian towns (12). Thefts, break-ins and damage came to 33.6 per 1,000 residents a year, above New Brunswick’s towns (30.9) and Canadian towns (31.2) alike.

72Crime Severity Index

Year by year · Crime Severity Index for each year

202375
202497
202543
2023–2025Saint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Violent Crime Severity Index538286
Violent crime1114.912
80
non-violent Crime Severity Index
9%
of incidents cleared, 2023–25
Full pageSaint Andrews’ safety reportOpen the full Safety report
Safety72 Crime Severity Index · The index weighs each crime Saint Andrews’s police recorded by how serious it is.Questions“Is Saint Andrews safe?”

Statistics Canada, Uniform Crime Reporting Survey, 2023–2025 average

Climate

Saint Andrews is wetter than 83% of Canadian towns: 1,125 mm of rain and snow a year

Rain and snow peak in October, at 120 mm. Snowfall adds up to 215 cm a year, below New Brunswick’s towns (310 cm) but above Canadian towns (141 cm). Most of the snow comes in January, about 60 cm.

25.7°CJuly afternoons

Average high by season · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

Winter−0.5°C
Spring10.7°C
Summer24.4°C
Autumn14.2°C
Normals, 1991–2020Saint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Snowfall a year215 cm310 cm141 cm
Precipitation a year1,125 mm1,121 mm883 mm
July afternoon high25.7°C25.1°C25.5°C
Days with frost a year172170159
215 cm
of snow a year
172
days with frost a year
109
days with precipitation a year
Full pageSaint Andrews’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page
Rain and snow1,125 mm a year · Canadian towns: 883 mmThe yearJuly highs 25.7°C, January lows −13.6°CSnow215 cm of snow a yearWeather station21 km to the station · St. Stephen

Environment and Climate Change Canada, Canadian Climate Normals 1991–2020 (St. Stephen)

Schools

In and around Saint Andrews, 2 schools: 1 elementary school and 1 school for every grade

2schools within 3 km
SchoolLevelStudentsSystem
Deer Island Community SchoolIn Saint AndrewsElementaryElementary–English public
Sir James Dunn AcademyIn Saint AndrewsAll gradesAll grades–English public
0.4 km
to the nearest secondary school
Full pageSaint Andrews’ schools pageOpen the full Schools page
Every school2 schools within 3 km · 1 elementary school and 1 school for every gradeLanguage0 of 2 teach in French · 28% of schools in New BrunswickQuestions“What schools are there in Saint Andrews?”

Statistics Canada’s Open Database of Educational Facilities · In New Brunswick, no schools grade. The province publishes no results school by school.

Weather

Saint Andrews in November: highs near 7°C, lows near −3°C

Then December: 1°C by day, −9°C at night. A typical November adds 13 cm of snow. Expect about 103 mm of rain and snow over November. Normal highs peak at 26°C in July; nights bottom out at −14°C in January.

7°Ca normal November afternoon

Normal highs, the months ahead · ECCC normals, 1991–2020

November7°C
December1°C
January−2°C
February−1°C
SeasonHighLowRain and snow
Winter0°C−12°C263 mm
Spring11°C−1°C289 mm
Summer24°C11°C250 mm
Autumn14°C2°C322 mm
−3°C
a normal November night
103 mm
of rain and snow in a normal November
Full pageSaint Andrews’ weather pageOpen the full Weather page
Next 24 hoursTemperature and chance of rain, hour by hourThe week aheadECCC’s days ahead, beside the normalsThe yearWarmest July, coldest January

ECCC normals, 1991–2020 (St. Stephen); the forecast is on the Weather page

Town hall

John Williamson (Conservative Party of Canada) represents Saint Andrews in Ottawa as MP for Saint John—St. Croix

From New Brunswick come 10 MPs, 6 of them with the Liberal Party of Canada.

Full pageSaint Andrews’ town hall & politics pageOpen the full Town hall & politics page
Who runs itTown

Wikidata, MAMH, MMAH, Statistics Canada

Library & civic lifeCivic life grade A−

Saint Andrews’s public library is Ross Memorial Library

From the centre of Saint Andrews, it is 0.6 km away.

Full pageSaint Andrews’ library & civic life pageOpen the full Library & civic life page
The libraries1 LibrariesPlaces to belong10.2 charities per 1,000 residents

Provincial library statistics, OpenStreetMap, the CRA and Statistics Canada

Outdoors

14 beaches lie within 5 km of Saint Andrews

Parks and reserves take up 0.7% of the ground within 10 km, below New Brunswick’s towns (6%) and Canadian towns (2.3%) alike. There is no national park within 100 km of the town. For a provincial park, New River Beach Provincial Park lies 40 km off. 4042100 (51 ha) is the biggest, 3.4 km from town.

0.7%of the land within 10 km protected

Protected land · of the land within 10 km

Saint Andrews0.7%
New Brunswick’s towns6%
Canadian towns2.3%
OutdoorsSaint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Protected land within 10 km0.7%6%2.3%
Public protected areas within 10 km574
40 km
to New River Beach Provincial Park
14
beaches within 5 km
Full pageSaint Andrews’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Protected landof the land within 10 kmProtected areas8 protected areas within 10 km · 4042100National & provincial parks40 km to a provincial park · New River Beach Provincial Park

Canadian Protected and Conserved Areas Database (CPCAD), OpenStreetMap routes and beaches

History

Saint Andrews’s oldest designated place, St. Andrews Historic District, dates from 1784

Canada’s heritage registers list 9 historic places inside the town, 4 with the highest designation. Among the places are 3 provincial or municipal listings and 2 Recognized Federal Heritage Buildings. At the 2021 census, 42% of homes dated from before 1961, above both New Brunswick’s towns (18%) and Canadian towns (18%). 2 more stand just outside, within 5 km of the town’s edge.

9historic places

Historic places by designation · inside the town

Highest designations4
Other federal designations2
Provincial and local listings3
1784
oldest construction date on the record
42%
of homes built before 1961 · Canadian towns 18%
2
historic places just outside the town
4
National Historic Sites
HeritageSaint AndrewsNew BrunswickCanada
Homes built before 196142%18%18%
Full pageSaint Andrews’ history pageOpen the full History page
On the registers9 historic places inside the townHighest designations4 top designations · St. Andrews Historic DistrictOlder homes42% built before 1961 · Canadian towns: 18%Questions“How many historic places does Saint Andrews have?”

Canadian Register of Historic Places, Directory of Federal Heritage Designations, Québec’s Répertoire du patrimoine culturel, Wikidata; Census 2021 homes by period

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Saint Andrews

15pages on Saint Andrews
The big questions
SafetyC+Crime Severity Index 72Housing & costC−Homes 4.1 × incomeProperty pricesSchools2 schools within 3 kmHealthDLife expectancy 79.3 in its regionWork & commuteA53% of adults in workNatural hazardsDWildfire band: low
Out and about
Outdoors0.7% of the land within 10 km protectedAttractionsClimateJuly afternoons around 26°CWeatherECCC’s forecast, beside the normals
The story
Who lives hereMedian age 57.2History9 places on the heritage registersTown hallFamous people

Famous people from Saint Andrews

10 notable people were born in Saint Andrews.

See all 10 →
E
Edward Mitchell BannisterBlack Canadian-American visual artist · 1828–1901
T
Thomas Storrow BrownCanadian writer and revolutionary · 1803–1888
G
George Johnson ClarkeCanadian politician · 1857–1917
B
Benjamin Robert StephensonCanadian politician · 1835–1890
R
R. Fraser ArmstrongCanadian engineer · 1889–1983
C
Colborne MeredithCanadian architect · 1874–1967

Saint Andrews’ neighbours

The nearest places of 1,000 or more. Statistics Canada

Saint GeorgeSt. GeorgeSaint GeorgeSt. GeorgeSaint Andrews
How the neighbours grade
TownPeoplekmOverallCostSafetyHealth
Saint Andrews2,167——C−C+D
Saint George2,67516DBCD
St. George1,75719—B−CD

People: Statistics Canada, Census 2021. Distances: centre to centre.

Questions about Saint Andrews

Is Saint Andrews growing?

Between the 2016 and 2021 censuses it went from 1,786 to 2,048 residents (up 14.7%; Canadian towns’ median: 4.1%), and Statistics Canada now estimates 2,167.

Is Saint Andrews a young town or an old one?

Half its people are older than 57.2 (the middle of Canadian towns: 45.2); children under 15 make up 11%, people 65 and over 34%.

Do people in Saint Andrews speak French?

Many do: 15% are bilingual in English and French (Canadian towns’ median: 8%), and 0% speak French only.

What kind of homes are in Saint Andrews?

Single-detached houses make up 79% of the homes here, where Canadian towns sit at 64%; 0% are in high-rise apartments. 34% of households are one person, and the average is 2.1.

About Saint Andrews

Town in New Brunswick

Every figure TownRatings gives for Saint Andrews 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
2,167 (people, 2025 estimate)
Province or territory
New Brunswick
Census division
Charlotte
Census subdivision
1302026

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).