Saint-Charles’s median sale runs 49% lower than across New Brunswick’s towns
By the 2021 census, half of owned homes were worth more than $150,000; the average was $166,000. The census figure is the owner’s own reckoning of value in May 2021; actual sale prices may differ. The 2024 property assessment puts the median residential property at $51,700.
Saint-Charles’s homes, by three sources
Three sources, each set against New Brunswick’s towns only: provinces measure value differently, so they don’t line up across borders.
median, owners’ estimate
- Average
- $166K
- Owners
- 800
- New Brunswick’s towns
- $187K
- The typical Canadian town
- $406K
median sale price
- Average sale
- $154K
- ÷ buyers’ income
- 1.7×
- Buyers
- 80
- 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).
Houses in Saint-Charles carry assessments 44% under the middle of New Brunswick’s towns
Detached houses account for 83% of the 1,020 properties on Saint-Charles’s 2024 roll.
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.
Major repairs needed: 10% of the homes in Saint-Charles, where New Brunswick’s towns have 7%
The 2021 census counted 915 occupied homes in Saint-Charles; 91% of them are single-detached houses. The older half dates from before 1981.
Homes by period of construction the tick is the median of New Brunswick’s towns
Homes by kind
| Saint-Charles | New Brunswick | Canada | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Condominiums | 2% | 2% | 8% |
| Needing major repairs | 10% | 7% | 6% |
| Too small for the household | 3% | 2% | 3% |
| Households in core housing need | 6% | 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.
3 new homes a year per 1,000 in Saint-Charles: fewer than New Brunswick’s towns (10.9)
Over 2018–2022, 12 homes were permitted in Saint-Charles, close to 2 each year. Houses dominate the permits, at 100% in single-unit buildings (New Brunswick’s towns: 64%).
The busiest year: 2022, with 6 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.
Saint-Charles is 20% below the $187,000 median of New Brunswick’s towns
60 of New Brunswick’s towns (2,500 people or more), by median value at the 2021 census, dearest first.
Census 2021, owners’ estimates; towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, no city as a whole, no reserve.
Lower values near Saint-Charles: Saint-Louis de Kent, Saint-Louis and Richibucto
Next to Saint-Charles: 2021 census values and the share of owners.
| Town | Median home value | Average | Owners | km |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saint-Charles | $150K | $166K | 87% | |
| Saint-Louis de Kent | $130K | $158K | 54% | 3.9 |
| Saint-Louis | $135K | $160K | 94% | 6.2 |
| Richibucto | $125K | $161K | 58% | 6.5 |
| Rexton | $174K | $193K | 79% | 8.3 |
| Richibucto 15 | – | – | 5% | 12.6 |
| Richibucto | $180K | $209K | 92% | 15.4 |
Census 2021 values; km.
Questions about property prices in Saint-Charles
How many households in Saint-Charles are in core housing need?
6% of Saint-Charles’s households, above the 4% of New Brunswick’s towns, live in a home that is unaffordable, crowded or in poor repair, with no acceptable one nearby they could afford.
What is the average house price in Saint-Charles?
Buyers paid $154,000 on average in 2023, or 1.7 years of their income at the median.
Is Saint-Charles expensive for New Brunswick?
Less than most: New Brunswick’s towns have a median of $187,000, and Saint-Charles sits below it.
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).